A product life cycle approach to urban waterfronts: The revitalization of Galveston

1 January 1986

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Coastal Zone Management Journal

Vol. 14 (1-2) , 21-46
https://doi.org/10.1080/08920758609361993

Abstract

Urban waterfronts are increasingly the focus of revitalization efforts designed to enhance tourism and recreation. The evolution of urban waterfronts suggests that these resources experience distinct stages of introduction, growth, maturity, decline, and sometimes revitalization. In this paper the product life cycle is broadened to describe the evolution of the waterfront district of Galveston, Texas. Implications of the product life cycle model of urban waterfront revitalization pertain to public policy formation, “product”; development, and management response to different life cycle stages.

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