Author(s): Carlos J. Pardo Abad

Publisher: Akal

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 288

Language: es

The widespread industrial production process over the last two centuries has created a vast array of buildings, machinery, and territories linked to industrialization. However, the subsequent abandonment and closure of factories—a striking aspect of the productive modernization undertaken from the second half of the 20th century—has given rise to numerous vacant spaces, a phenomenon sometimes of impressive proportions, whose urban, architectural, economic, and social impacts—not to mention the emotional—lead us increasingly to reflect on the existing possibilities for recovering these structures with a purpose different from the one they served for decades. Industrial Heritage in Spain: Landscapes, Places, and Unique Elements aims not only to raise awareness about an extraordinary legacy but also to showcase the most significant assets of a heritage that can lay the foundations for a new kind of cultural tourism.