- not diluting merchandising mix, filling vacancies with inappropriate tenancies, not maintaining standards of tenant fit-out.
4.Conclusions
In both Australia and Japan there is a fundamental belief amongst many public interest and Government bodies that if waterfront land is not specifically required for port type uses it should be available for public use and remain with the leasehold ownership bystem.
Governments are seen to have a responsibility to reclaim foreshore lands and turn them into publicly accessible areas.
It is also generally considered desirable for the historic working focus of the ports and harbours to be retained.
Access issues in Japan are of a broader nature than in Australia. In Australia most public interest groups believe the foreshore should belong to the public and not be alienated by residential development. There is a fear that these areas will become the domain of the wealthy.
In Japan the alienation of the waterfront has been more severe and any return to popular use be it open space, residential or mixed commercial use is seen as a positive.
At the end day the appropriate mix of land uses for any given waterfront development in Australia or Japan will require a delicate balance between public policy, community advocacy and market demand
