Remy
Giordano
Architecture
The OWNERSHIP of the Marseille coastline
Degree - Marseille - 2021
General presentation
The study of the Marseille coastline offers the opportunity to understand the mechanisms, and
constraints of urban planning choices of a large coastal city.
By the analysis of several selected sites and developments, along its coastline, from the Fortin de Corbières (North) to the Calanques (South), relying on the iconography of the places and the great historical upheavals, the achievements take shape over time with the reality of economic, tourist, ecological issues.
What options are open to coastal cities that benefit from a coastline that they want to take advantage of?
At a time of ecological transition and the consideration of the fragility of our ecosystem, and through several examples, the study highlights the rules and choices that value the coastline, and offer an attractive living
environment in an economic dynamic.
Information
Location: Marseilles (13)
Year: 2021
Study report dissertation
Steps
The Marseille coast is a subject that interests me particularly because the middle of the sea is one of the places that I often frequent for navigation but also for sport: dynamic apnea of constant weight. I am therefore the first witness to a transformation of a territory that is both attractive and delicate with regard to environmental preservation. The choice of the city of Marseille was made naturally thanks to its history in relation to the sea. Its coastline, today, very urbanized, is in perpetual evolution. The very position of Marseille and its 57 kilometers of coastline, including 24 kilometers of creeks, naturally pushes it to take advantage of its location. Sometimes drastic changes have been made over time that have influenced the way of life of its inhabitants and shaped its shoreline from north to south. Today the environmental issue and the rising waters are opening the way to other challenges and the need to rethink its accessibility and protection. Studying the evolution of the Marseille coastline is therefore an opportunity to analyze the configuration of coastal cities in a more general way.