Chapter 1 Introduction: Reclaiming and Rewilding River Cities for Outdoor Recreation

Chapter 2 Cities and Their Waterways

Chapter 3 With Rivers to the Sea: Ecological Restoration of Rivers and Estuaries and Nature-Based Activities

Chapter 4 Behind Good Ecological Status, the Quest to Reconquer Water Territories

Chapter 5 Planning and Designing Facilities that Enhance Rivers and Encourage the Development of Tourist and Recreational Spaces: Urban Promenades

Chapter 6 Outdoor Leisure Activities at Odds with the City? Arcachon Bay and the Massif Des Calanques

Chapter 7 “On the Conquest of Wild Nature”... But What Is Meant by “Nature”?

Chapter 8 The Darsena di Milano (Italy): ‘Restoration’ of an Urban Artificial Aquatic Environment Between Citizens’ Hopes and Municipal Projects

Chapter 9 Grenoble, the River City Facing the Mountains (End Nineteenth Century-1930s)

Chapter 10 The Role and Significance of the Recreational Reconquest of Port Spaces: Rouen (France) Reinvention at the Neck of the Estuary

Chapter 12 Bordeaux’s Playful and Sporty Maritime Life: A Revolution of Venues and Activities