Chapter 1: Introduction. Reclaiming and rewilding river cities for outdoor recreation.
Charly Machemehl, Olivier Sirost & Jean-Paul Ducrotoy
Chapter 2: Cities and their waterways.
Christian Lévêque
Chapter 3: With rivers to the sea: Ecological restoration of rivers and estuaries and nature-based activities.
Jean-Paul Ducrotoy
Chapter 4: Behind good ecological status, the quest to reconquer water territories.
Olivier Sirost & Charly Machemehl
Chapter 5: Planning and designing facilities that enhance rivers and encourage the development of tourist and recreational spaces: urban promenades.
Sylvie Miaux & Maxime Demers-Renaud
Chapter 6: Outdoor leisure activities at odds with the city. Arcachon Bay and the Massif des Calanques.
Ludovic Ginelli
Chapter 7: "On the conquest of wild nature" ... but what is meant by 'nature'?
Sarah-Jane Krieger
Chapter 8: The Darsena di Milano (Italy): 'restoration' of an urban artificial aquatic environment between citizens' hopes and municipal projects.
Laura Verdelli and Noémie Humbert
Chapter 9: Grenoble, the river city facing the mountains (End 19th century-1930s).
Attali Michaël and Bazoge Natalia
Chapter 10: The role and significance of the recreational reconquest of port spaces: Rouen (France), reinvention at the neck of the estuary.
Damien Féménias, Olivier Sirost and Barbara Evrard
Chapter 11: Recreational Activities, Economic and Territorial Development: Caen (France) in the Reconquest of its River?.
Sébastien BOURDIN and Yann RIVOALLAN
Chapter 12: Bordeaux's playful and sporty maritime life: a revolution of venues and activities.
Jean-Pierre Augustin
