{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.waterfront","code":"thing-q1851368","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1851368/","name":"waterfront","alternateNames":["seafront"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.3","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.BLT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The part of a town or city that faces a sea, lake, river or harbour, including the shore itself and the streets, promenades, quays, docks and buildings along it, as in a seafront with esplanade and piers or a redeveloped harbour waterfront; waterfronts have shifted from working ports to leisure, housing and tourism in many cities, and their planning balances public access, flood risk, heritage and development.","purpose":"Let an agent explain waterfronts as urban places, relay planning and regeneration practice from urban 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seafronts develop with seaside resorts, and harbour fronts with trade?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits seaside resort?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"examples","name":"Examples","description":"Notable waterfronts.","findings":[{"id":"examples-finding","name":"Examples","description":"Examples.","questions":[{"text":"Which waterfronts are notable, and why?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific waterfront?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe a waterfront's features, access and history from public sources.","Monitor flood, tide and storm warnings for the operator that authorized it."],"mustNot":["Block public access to a waterfront without lawful authority.","Let people onto quays, piers or sea walls closed for storm or structural danger.","Discharge waste or runoff into the water.","Present development plans as approved before they are decided."],"requiresHuman":["Closing a waterfront or ordering evacuation during flooding or storms."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Waterfront redevelopment can push out residents and fishing communities.","Rising seas threaten waterfront homes and lives."],"affectedParties":["Residents","Visitors","Fishers and boat users"]},"owners":{"steward":"The landowners and the local authority; the public may hold rights of access.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Land registry or cadastre"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q468756","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q79007","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"shore","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"street","type":"related","note":"in registry terms, as a seafront road"},{"target":"urban planning","type":"related","note":"and regeneration"},{"target":"harbour","type":"related","note":"in port cities"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.waterfront","Wikidata: Q1851368 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planning sources be linked?","How should notable waterfronts be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q1851368/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q1851368/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T03:18:30Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:27+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}