Port Tarragona Champions Collaborative Port-City Governance in Dunkirk
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- TARRAGONAPort Tarragona defensa la necessitat de promoure models de governança col·laborativa en la gestió dels espais de port-ciutat
- diario del puertoPort Tarragona defiende los modelos de gobernanza colaborativa en la gestión de los espacios puerto y ciudad
- Info PuertosPuerto-ciudad. Port Tarragona defiende en la World Conference on Cities & Ports una gobernanza colaborativa de los espacios puerto-ciudad
Port Tarragona is taking part this week in the 21st edition of the World Conference on Cities & Ports, organized by the Association Internationale Villes et Ports (AIVP) in Dunkirk, France. A delegation from the Port Authority of Tarragona is attending the event with the aim of strengthening ties with other ports and institutions involved in the management of port-city spaces, sharing experiences and reinforcing its position as a pioneering port in opening up its spaces to the city. The organization took advantage of the event to advocate for the need to promote collaborative governance models that facilitate coordination among the different public administrations with authority over these spaces.
Delegation and meetings
The Port Tarragona delegation is headed by its president, Santiago J. Castellà, and also includes the head of the External Relations department, Joan Basora; the head of the Public Domain and Legal Services area, Josep Lluís Díez; and the head of the Port-City division, Teresa Jacas. During the conference, meetings were held with representatives from ports around the world and with institutions working on port and city integration, including Édouard Philippe, outgoing president of AIVP and president of the Port of Le Havre, and Olga Farman, newly appointed president of AIVP and president of the Port of Quebec.
The presentation on passenger terminals
During the event, Josep Lluís Díez delivered the presentation 'Cruise and Ferry Maritime Stations: Towards an Expanded Port-City Interface,' as part of the panel 'Building Governance Frameworks for the City-Port Interface: From Rules to Practice.' Díez explained that the evolution of passenger terminals towards more open models connected with the city has meant that these spaces are no longer dedicated exclusively to port operations, but now also include tourism, commercial and urban activities.
A new legal framework
As Díez explained, this functional transformation shows that the traditional legal model, based on a strict separation between the port and the city, is no longer sufficient, as it poses challenges related to the coexistence of uses within the port public domain, urban planning, and the coordination of responsibilities among administrations. He therefore advocated for the need to create a new category within the typology of port spaces, the expanded port-city interface, which would require collaborative governance models integrating port authorities, municipalities and private operators to provide a response better suited to the reality of contemporary terminals.
