Industrial heritage is attracting a growing focus within the international expansion of research around heritage tourism. The largest share of literature relates to industrial heritage in developed ...economies. The aim in this paper is to examine industrial heritage tourism in a developing economy context and specifically the challenges of maximising heritage tourism for local development in South Africa. The analysis focuses on the diamond-mining village of Cullinan in Gauteng Province, South Africa. In terms of methods and sources the analysis combines material from policy documents from the provincial and local government, local tourism data, and visitor trends to the heritage site, a visitor survey and key stakeholder interviews. Overall, the results reveal that the assets of industrial heritage tourism are underperforming in terms of growing the local economy at Cullinan. In interpreting this finding the study shows that the key explanations relate to the capacity constraints on local governments in tourism development, planning and management. The analysis shows that capacity constraints at the level of local government must be addressed if the potential of industrial heritage tourism in South Africa is to be maximised for the future benefit of local economies.
The study focused on the application of Open Innovations (OI) in industrial heritage tourist sites. The transformation of a former industrial plant into a tourist attraction is one of the most ...effective ways of heritage preservation. However the process of revitalization can take years or even decades, and guidelines set from experienced facilities that have already gone this path could be extremely valuable for regions aspiring to hold such sites in the future. The benefits would be mutual if the OI had an Outbound Pecuniary structure. Therefore the main goal of our study was to recognize the attitude of industrial heritage sites towards the concept of OI and sharing their experiences regarding revitalization and their business models. For this purpose, a survey was conducted on European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) members. The results that were received from 70 sites show that a vast majority of the subjects are open to the idea of OI with no limitations coming from the type of ownership they have, nor from the sector a recipient of OI would be from. The benefits gained from OI to ERIH sites could have a potentially significant impact on their future development.
Over the past few decades, China has undergone thorough reforms. Changes triggered by deindustrialization, market orientation, and land utilization have led to the demolition, replacement, and ...regeneration of traditional industrial neighborhoods in urban centers. Meanwhile, the indigenous residents, who used to be members of the working class in the Danwei era, have lost the protection of state-owned enterprises, or “Danwei”, and suffered from social disparity, displacement, identity loss, and trauma amid the socialist deindustrialization process. As a socialist country dedicated to regulating overcapitalization and social polarization, neoliberal China has been committed to exploring moderate social transformation strategies in the process of deindustrialization in recent years. In the given example of Tianjin's Mian 3 (an urban regeneration project of an old textile industrial community), both qualitative and quantitative analyses are employed to evaluate the cognitive complexities of residents' needs and place attachment in relation to heritage evaluation. The results from these analyses are further used to examine the problems in the redevelopment of industrial heritage communities and the social expression of the working class. The research shows that the cognitive complexity of the working class should be included in the social value of industrial heritage protection and given more importance in the process of coordinating the development of industrial heritage and its surroundings. In the context of ongoing deindustrialization and urban redevelopment of industrial heritage communities in China and the rest of the world, this study provides theoretical support and data for understanding working-class residents and building sustainable and caring heritage communities.
Industrial heritage serves as a poignant testament to the historical narrative of industrial civilization. The European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) is a pan-European network that connects ...industrial sites and museums to enhance public awareness of the significance of the industrial heritage sector and to promote sustainable development practices in urban areas through collaboration and cooperation between these sites. The ERIH is crucial in promoting economic, cultural, and social values associated with industrial heritage and creating opportunities for tourism and education in Europe. Taking the ERIH as the research object, the nearest-neighbor index, kernel density, geographic detector, and other methods are used in this study to explore the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of European industrial heritage. The results of this study have implications for urban and regional planning endeavors aimed at advancing sustainable urban development. Furthermore, they contribute to cultivating a sense of place and identity by identifying and preserving industrial heritage institutions while fostering social cohesion and community identity practices. The results show that (1) the spatial distribution of European industrial heritage presents a cohesive distribution, and the spatial distribution is uneven; (2) the spatial distribution of European industrial heritage forms “dual cores, dual centers, one belt, three zones and multiple scattered points”—the center of gravity shows a trend of “first north and then east” and the north–south movement is relatively small; and (3) a combination of natural and social factors shape the spatial distribution of industrial heritage. Natural conditions, such as altitude, topography, and hydrological characteristics, influence the distribution patterns of industrial heritage sites. Meanwhile, human factors, including infrastructure level, cultural tourism potential, and social development, play a pivotal role in determining spatial distribution patterns. Among these factors, the socio-economic level exhibits the strongest influence, with an explanatory power of 0.763. The results of this study can contribute to the conservation and tourism practices regarding industrial heritage sites, thus promoting sustainable urban development practices.
Post-industrial sites in Chinese cities are being redeveloped as catalysts for urban regeneration, often tuning into the creative cultures of these cities to provide platforms for creative ...enterprises to flourish. The success of these projects in driving the development of China’s creative economy, however, has led to many imitative redevelopment projects, creating a blueprint for the format of industrial zones and cultural parks in cities. Many recent urban renewal projects have placed great emphasis on commercial and practical aspects of implementation and creative practice but have failed to respond to the different contexts of each location within the design and planning, and therefore performed poorly in providing opportunities for developing local enterprise or addressing social welfare needs. A recent funded research project has been conducted by an international cross-disciplinary team that is seeking different opportunities for developing relevant creative industries while retaining cultural and industrial heritage. The project focuses on regional culture and, with use of new methodologies, studies its impact on urban regeneration. By working with participants who are both site users and developers, this paper explores the research conducted so far and offers initial findings. Findings include that regenerations should integrate the characteristics of historic industrial sites with the new requirements of the creative industries. The major stakeholders whose impact on urban regenerations have also been identified and the most important factors for successful transformations from heavy to creative industry are discovered to be local geography, history, culture, politics, economy and ethnography.
La preservación del patrimonio arqueológico industrial, especialmente el arquitectónico, ha planteado en las últimas décadas la necesidad de darles nuevos usos para su correcta conservación. Una de ...las experiencias más interesantes desde este punto de vista ha sido la reconversión de antiguos edificios industriales en museos. En este estudio, se realiza un análisis histórico por las diferentes tipologías y modelos museísticos desarrollados en los distintos testimonios industriales de Europa.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Abadan oil industry in Iran is very significant due to its various valuable layers as a part of national memory and identity. Therefore, to protect and reuse this ...industrial heritage, the adaptive reuse strategy by means of the landscape is considered. The purpose of this study is to achieve urban sustainability through a landscape adaptable to the oil industry heritage.METHODS: This research is descriptive-correlational and has been done through a survey. The statistical population of this research consists of pundits and experts of Abadan’s oil industry and the sample size is 88 people. In the analytical section, while using documentary studies, a questionnaire with 21 closed questions was used for data collection. After collecting the data, its validity and reliability were measured and confirmed.FINDINGS: In this study, the relations between nine environmental, historical, economic, social, cultural, policy, technology, physical, and infrastructure factors were measured as the factors affecting the landscape adaptable to the oil industry heritage.CONCLUSION: The results showed that the completion and facilitation of policies lead to the creation and strengthening of opportunities for cultural and social interactions in the industrial landscape. Also, the impact of physical factors on infrastructure, economic, and environmental leads to strengthening economic factors and infrastructure reuse in urban development. Findings indicated that the impact of environmental factors on economics and policy by using landscape leads to success in the mentioned fields.
The role of industrial heritage objects in the image of a city is considered. Using specimens of industrial architecture from Nizhny Novgorod as research material, three scenarios of their ...functioning in the urban socio-cultural space are demonstrated: architectural object as an illustration of the phenomenon of industrialization of the country; as a monument of engineering thought, and as an object that brings about material artifacts that become symbols of the region. Methodologically, the study displays a value-based approach: not only does industrial architecture perform a utilitarian function in the urban space, but it also contributes to the image of the city, reflecting the values that dominate and guide its communities and development strategies. A review of domestic semiotic research suggests three ways by which objects of industrial heritage become key elements in the geocultural image of Nizhny Novgorod. These include communication of invariant information, actualization of citizens’ creative activities, and preservation of iconic elements of its history and achievements in the city's memory. By performing the above informative, creative and memorial functions, objects of industrial heritage influence the formation of the so-called phenomenon of urban patriotism. Acting through its industrial facilities, urban space concentrates in itself the memory of significant events and achievements of both the city and the country about people who contributed to the development of the city, thereby forming a special mental field that can be considered as a local axiological paradigm. Action being taken to integrate former industrial facilities into the socio-cultural space of the city contributes to the understanding of the city as a mental structure.
Chinese industrial heritage is the materialized carrier and historical witness of the evolution of urban spatial structure and industrial development. As an inseparable part of cultural heritage, it ...has rich historical, social, economic, scientific, technological, and aesthetic value. However, industrial heritage as a value is not suffi ciently acknowledged in the Chinese society. The factories, their activity, and their historical evolution are often disconnected and isolated from the daily life of the cities, being quite an unknown aspect for most citizens. In addition, due to the acceleration of urbanization, many industrial heritages in cities have disappeared. China has spent two decades promoting sustainable development of its industrial heritage, but there is still a lack of knowledge on how to promote sustainable development of industrial heritage through digital education. Based on these findings the paper discusses our research that promotes sustainable development aspects of industrial heritage, and our subsequent work has particularly focussed on associated landscape recovery. It does so by focussing on the particular highly valued heritage case of the Anshan Steel production site in China, and the environmental consequences of the Dagushan Open mine on the landscape. The paper ends with a critical reflection on how a digital tool can help to shape industrial heritage education, appreciation and involvement, and hence foster sustainable development processes.
Partint de la idea de la ciutat com a palimpsest en el qual se superposen les petjades de les generacions, el text que es presenta a continuació reflexiona sobre el paper del paisatge i el patrimoni ...com a dipositaris de la memòria col·lectiva. Per a això, després de realitzar una exposició de la problemàtica del cas d'estudi triat (el llegat patrimonial de la mineria a Melilla), justifica la seva idoneïtat emparant-se en un marc estratègic i conceptual específics, situant el seu punt de partida en les polítiques contemporànies de paisatge i patrimoni. Posteriorment, presenta una metodologia d'anàlisi de la percepció subjectiva, que es complementa amb anàlisis històriques i espacials. L'objectiu d'aquest mètode és mesurar com de llegible és un paisatge patrimonial per a la població. Una de les principals aportacions és la transformació de les dades d'una enquesta en una cartografia que mostra el model mental de percepció d'aquest paisatge de cada grup de població analitzat. La seva pretensió és la de funcionar com una eina de diagnòstic de la problemàtica paisatgística des de l'anàlisi de la percepció, que pugui ser útil com a base per a plantejar accions específiques encaminades al reforç de la relació entre el patrimoni i el seu context.
Starting from the idea of the city as a palimpsest in which the traces of generations are superimposed, the text that follows reflects on the role of landscape and heritage as repositories of collective memory. To do this, after exposing the problem of the chosen case study (the patrimonial legacy of mining in Melilla), it justifies its suitability based on a specific strategic and conceptual framework, placing its starting point in contemporary landscape policies and heritage. Later, it presents a methodology for the analysis of subjective perception, which is complemented with historical and spatial analyses. The objective of this method is to measure how legible a heritage landscape is for the population. One of its main contributions is the transformation of the data from a survey into a cartography that shows the mental model of perception of this landscape for each population group analyzed. Its aim is to work as a diagnostic tool for landscape problems from perception analysis, which can be useful as a basis for proposing specific actions aimed at strengthening the relationship between heritage and its context.
Partiendo de la idea de la ciudad como palimpsesto en el que se superponen las huellas de las generaciones, el texto que se presenta a continuación reflexiona sobre el papel del paisaje y el patrimonio como depositarios de la memoria colectiva. Para ello, tras realizar una exposición de la problemática del caso de estudio elegido (el legado patrimonial de la minería en Melilla), justifica su idoneidad amparándose en un marco estratégico y conceptual específicos, situando su punto de partida en las políticas contemporáneas de paisaje y patrimonio. Posteriormente, presenta una metodología de análisis de la percepción subjetiva, que se complementa con análisis históricos y espaciales. El objetivo de este método es medir cómo de legible es un paisaje patrimonial para la población. Una de las principales aportaciones es la transformación de los datos de una encuesta en una cartografía que muestra el modelo mental de percepción de este paisaje de cada grupo de población analizado. Su pretensión es la de funcionar como una herramienta de diagnóstico de la problemática paisajística desde el análisis de la percepción, que pueda ser útil como base para plantear acciones específicas encaminadas al refuerzo de la relación entre el patrimonio y su contexto.
PDF
