Maritime cities are a unique type of urban asset. Often but not always serving a port function, these cities retain a privileged relationship with the sea and its resources. Working in this context requires knowledge of a particular combination of themes: marine ecology, harbor infrastructure and industrial change, maritime economies, trade networks, tourism, climate change, as well as sociological conditions common among maritime communities. We can:

Develop knowledge profiles for cities and institutions

Spatialize contemporary economic activity
Document types of knowledge present and locations (formal and informal) critical to new knowledge production; identify events of knowledge transfer and integration of new technology into traditional industries
Classify and track emergent industries and place-based innovation

Identify underutilized sites and vacant buildings
Identify of opportunity for redevelopment based upon building stock attributes, neighborhood age-diversity and other factors
Develop strategies to manage building stock inventories in order to connect developers and financial partners with investment opportunities

Understand competing interests for land and water resources, as well as pertinent regulation of maritime activities
Assess conditions, trends and cultures within particular industries, such as shipping, fishing and tourism
Understand the interrelationship of forces in a maritime economies and seasonal patterns of activity