Managing the industrial heritage in urban renovation: the experience of Terrassa 1959-2011

Authors

  • Sara Mas Ibáñez
  • Joaquín Sabaté Bel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5821/ace.v7i21.2582

Keywords:

Industrial heritage, heritage management, urban renewal, cultural heritage.

Abstract

Over the last decades industrial heritage has achieved a special relevance. The formerly neglected elements from industrial past in urban landscape are becoming central in urban planning. This fact has determined part of Terrassa’s renovation process in the last half century. With an undergoing pioneering management experience the city has been able to find on ancient textile heritage a worth asset for the future. The main goal of this research is to analyze the features and evolution of Terrassa’s industrial heritage management and to evaluate how urban management integrates heritage conservation and city renovation strategies. The research confirms a strong evolution from individual actions to contextualized urban renovation in a plural process which has still a long way to go.

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