Industrial heritage is a gift from the human past. Ex‐industrial sites are here to stay. Finding potential in them, despite their difficulties, is a major challenge that professional in the field will have to constantly face. This paper will analyze the actual condition of former industrial sites in the Southeastern Europe and also will give a clear vision about the principles and strategies that should be used to face the urban decay of this typology of heritage. Apart from the analysis, this paper will compare the development of industrial heritage in the Southeastern Europe with it in Austria, where industrial monuments are under increasing pressure to be demolished and replaced by housing. What means cultural heritage in regard of restorative sustainability, here specifically related to industrial monuments, is considered the subjected question.
The reuse of industrial heritage as an approach to restorative sustainability and conservation. Comparison between industrial heritage development in the Southeastern Europe and Austria
Egla Luca
2017
Abstract
Industrial heritage is a gift from the human past. Ex‐industrial sites are here to stay. Finding potential in them, despite their difficulties, is a major challenge that professional in the field will have to constantly face. This paper will analyze the actual condition of former industrial sites in the Southeastern Europe and also will give a clear vision about the principles and strategies that should be used to face the urban decay of this typology of heritage. Apart from the analysis, this paper will compare the development of industrial heritage in the Southeastern Europe with it in Austria, where industrial monuments are under increasing pressure to be demolished and replaced by housing. What means cultural heritage in regard of restorative sustainability, here specifically related to industrial monuments, is considered the subjected question.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
