Oakley, S.2008-04-222008-04-222007Urban Policy and Research, 2007; 25(1):113-1280811-11461476-7244http://hdl.handle.net/2440/42306The Port Adelaide waterfront redevelopment is a property-led urban venture that is being driven by a logic and ideology of new forms of urban politics that are oriented towards post-industrial capital accumulation. While local residents are in favour of the waterfront being revitalised there is concern about the nature and scale of the redevelopment being proposed. Through a carefully managed 'place-marketing' process, the Port's industrial landscape is to be re-conceptualised as a future-oriented landscape of cosmopolitan residential-work-leisure lifestyle as an expression of desire for professional occupancy. The study reveals that local participation and influence in planning decisions of this public-private venture is somewhat marginal to economic considerations.en© 2007 Editorial BoardUrban PolicyUrban Research MethodsUrban SociologyHuman Geography: Urban StudiesUrban Studies: Urban StudiesJournal article00200765012008042216310410.1080/081111407012255942-s2.0-3764900759744866Oakley, S. [0000-0003-4791-9498]