Research of Renewal Plan for Areas along the Tainan Canal

Abstract

As the best preserved inland canal in Taiwan, Tainan canal has witnessed the rise and fall of the city along with the Tainan people. Due to the industrial restructuring along the canal in the past years, its navigation function gradually declined and the areas adjacent fell into a recession. In order to revive the canal and revitalize the areas along it, the Tainan city government initiates a re-development project. The ideas on revitalizing functions, sectional positioning and area control contained in the renewal planning provide an example for other river bordering cities.