{"id":8473,"date":"2023-12-07T07:17:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T07:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circularports.vlaanderen-circulair.be\/?page_id=8473"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:19:00","slug":"leveraging-the-regeneration-agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/circularports\/themes\/port-regeneration\/leveraging-the-regeneration-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Leveraging the regeneration agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_5d1cd37b height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><nav class=\"g-breadcrumbs separator_custom align_none\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><div class=\"g-breadcrumbs-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/circularports\/\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"\/><\/div><div class=\"g-breadcrumbs-separator\">\/<\/div><div class=\"g-breadcrumbs-item\">Pages<\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:3rem\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-9 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_b7c933be has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>Leveraging the regeneration agenda<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date us_custom_d4d39eaf has_text_color entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-03T13:19:00+02:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\"><span class=\"w-post-elm-before\">Last modified: <\/span>3\/04\/2026<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_27ef7e6d height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_95846a27 height_large color_alternate\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Making insights actionable<\/h2>\n<p>There are numerous reasons why ports and port infrastructure may no longer be suitable for or required for port-related activities. For example, the land may be not well located or surplus to needs. The land may not have suitable infrastructure (such as quays) or loading equipment. The port activities may result in extensive environmental degradation and not gain a permit. Or most notably, land may be contaminated and unsuitable for use.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>If there is no clear business case for the use of the site and infrastructure, or it is not being maintained, the land may become stuck. Economic land that is not \u2018working\u2019 can quickly lead to industrial blight and ultimately environmental degradation, which is problematic for society and the environment. But this could be treated as an opportunity for the circular economy. If public finance is required to regenerate land, it may be held against different criteria to the economic priorities that drive conventional ports. Joanna Williams in her article \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/circularports\/library\/the-circular-regeneration-of-a-seaport\/\">The Circular Regeneration of a Seaport<\/a>\u2019 offers three directions for regeneration.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Regeneration for circular resource management<\/h3>\n<p>A first opportunity for regeneration is to be adapted for core circular activities which may not have been viable without public investment. For example the construction of a treatment site for the treatment and re-use of construction materials, such as concrete. Public investment into a site and infrastructure could create jobs, reduce emissions or save energy. The Carcoke site in the Port of Bruges is an example of an heavy public regeneration project where the public sector, the owner, can now stipulate the future function of the site.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Regeneration for urban renewal<\/h3>\n<p>Where the port has grown out of the port land, it may be suitable to be redeveloped for other functions. If the site is located near an urban area, urban redevelopment could use high cost real estate, such as housing, to pay for the redevelopment costs, while developing public space and including some smaller scale economic activities such artisanal manufacturing or maintenance. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portcityfutures.nl\/home\">Port City Futures<\/a> explored post-port activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Regeneration for renaturing (regeneration)<\/h3>\n<p>A dramatic departure from industrial scale port facilities is renaturing. Due to the heavy environmental impact from port activities, some ports are seeing the importance of creating spaces for nature. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espo.be\/news\/north-sea-port-wins-the-espo-award-2023#:~:text=North%20Sea%20Port%20won%20the%20ESPO%20Award%202023,that%20goes%20beyond%20merely%20acting%20as%20a%20buffer\">North Sea Ports<\/a> were awarded by ESPO for creating buffer spaces within the Ghent Canal Zone. In other cases, where the port has simply abandoned land, the former port land may be renatured which may also provide a Nature-Based Solution of depolluting contaminated land.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_43e8f671 has_text_color height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-10 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Insights summarized<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_5dc3df59 height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_6745946f has_text_color\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h5>Re-sources<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Recommended reads<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-grid us_post_list apply_url_params type_grid layout_7975 cols_3 overflow_hidden preload_style_spinner\" id=\"us_post_list_hc47\" style=\"--columns:3;--gap:1.5rem;\"><style>@media (max-width:1024px){#us_post_list_hc47{--columns:2!important}}@media (max-width:767px){#us_post_list_hc47{--columns:1!important}}.layout_7975 .w-grid-item-h{color:var(--color-content-text)}.layout_7975 .usg_post_image_1{margin-bottom:-2rem!important}.layout_7975 .usg_post_title_1{font-size:1.2rem!important}.layout_7975 .usg_vwrapper_1{margin-top:2rem!important;background:#ffffff!important;padding:24px 20px 48px 20px!important;border:1px solid #EFEFEF!important}.layout_7975 .usg_post_taxonomy_1{text-transform:capitalize!important}.layout_7975 .usg_post_date_1{color:rgba(77,77,77,0.50)!important}.layout_7975 .usg_post_content_1{margin-bottom:4rem!important}.layout_7975 .usg_btn_1{position:absolute!important;bottom:24px!important}.layout_7975 .usg_hwrapper_1{margin-left:-0.2em!important}.layout_7975 .usg_html_2{margin-bottom:.1rem!important}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-8030 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-espo tag-north-sea-port tag-port-regeneration type-of-practice-policy-strategy\" data-id=\"8030\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_2 blog--image-container align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 blog--image has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/circularports\/nsp-wins-espo-award-2023\/\" aria-label=\"NSP wins ESPO Award 2023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/circularports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Winners-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:63.1579%\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 blog--content align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-html usg_html_2\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size: 0.8rem; 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