The Security of the Citizen’s Ports

One of the most important subjects in relation with the functioning of the ports is the conversion of the aged & unused port’s spaces. Entire societies can be developed and obtain the progress that they need when the ports stop giving the back to the city and develop great areas, in the majority of the cases abandoned, converting them in new spaces for the citizen’s enjoyment & tourist attractions; in short , economic developments creators of wealth for the cities located around the port. Following this line of thinking the study of previous cases that have been developed successfully through projects of cultural, commercial, entertainment and country's heritage projects give social and economic benefits to the region. The typology of scopes and characteristic of these cases are different and wide, but the key fact is they’re all focused on common objectives like the use of port’s spaces and maritime fronts With the come into force of the ISPS, appears a very important conflict, due that the new “citizens ports” must be incorporated to the Port facility security plan from the starting point of the project, until they are finished and implemented. To determinate the non-compatibility of these theories (“The theory of the relation between the port and the cities” and the “Security of the ports facilities”) or to find a cohesion point where this two theories can coexist, is a very important task that must be assumed very cautiously. All the agents involved must re-orientate their job in this kind of social projects, adding new security control systems on the commercials centre, museums, converted spaces, recreation zones, yacht harbours & marinas, because they all represent plenty source of income, that are the principal economic sustentation in the urbanized areas of the port. The social development of countries could depend of this.