DESIGNING FOR BETTER INTERACTION BETWEEN WATER , WATER’S EDGE AND URBAN FABRIC
AGE GROUPS Maximum respondents belonged to the 31 to 40 years age group
USER GROUPS Most respondents were from within U.K.with a huge number of international visitors too
PURPOSE OF VISIT A large chunk of the people surveyed were on the Thames Southbank for leisure / Sightseeing
MOST IMPRESSIVE WATERFRONT ELEMENT While most people spoke about the promenade itself , many also felt that architecture and open spaces are value additions
SENSE OF WATERFRONT Most people felt that open access to water with animation on its surface as well as edge can really uplift the sense of the waterfronts
WATER’S EDGE Maximum people showed preference towards fig 4 which shows steps leading to water while only 10% were happy the way things currently are (Fig 1) DEBANIL PRAMANIK , BARTLETT SCHOOL OF PLANNING
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