dockland
Port industrial zone
Dockland is the district surrounding commercial docks and shipping facilities in a port city: London's Docklands have been transformed into upscale residential areas.
The term evokes working-class neighborhoods, warehouses, and maritime industry.
Usually plural in British usage when referring to specific areas.
Vessel construction site
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- portDocking place for ships
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
pier · cargo · vessel · freighter · stevedore · longshoreman · shipping · crane
Bulk goods storage building
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- millGrain-crushing facility
foundry · forge · blue-collar · labor · manufacturing · rope-walk · cooperage · chandler
Rebuilding an existing area
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- brownfieldPreviously developed, possibly polluted land
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- mixed-useCombining different functions
shipyard
Vessel construction site
quay · pier · cargo · vessel · freighter · stevedore · longshoreman · shipping · crane · container
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
mill · foundry · forge · blue-collar · labor · manufacturing · rope-walk · cooperage · chandler
redevelopment
Rebuilding an existing area
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- brownfieldPreviously developed, possibly polluted land
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
mixed-use · heritage · gastropub · yuppie · transformation
quayside
Waterfront loading zone
- promenadeLeisurely public stroll
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
- boardwalkPlanked waterfront pathway
embankment · waterside · riverwalk · seawall · jetty · landing · slipway · moorings · basin · tidal
docklandopen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
high seas · deep ocean · offshore waters · open water · offshore
docklandcountryside
Rural area beyond towns
farmland · hinterland · rural area · wilderness · residential district
docklandinland
Away from the coast
hinterland · interior · backcountry · heartland · upland