The Role of Industrial Heritage in Present Cultural Landscape Typology
| Title in English | THE ROLE OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE IN PRESENT CULTURAL LANDSCAPE TYPOLOGY |
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | UGI 2011 Regional Geographic Conference, Conference Proceedings |
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| Field | Earth magnetism, geography |
| Keywords | postindustrial landscape, industrial heritage, mapping, typology, Ústí Region |
| Description | Data on industrial heritage was applied for the identification and typology of the post-industrial landscapes on the regional level on the example of the Ustí Region in the North of the Czech Republic. This Region was presumably the most industrialized territory in the country and was significantly changed after the structural changes in regional economy. The planning of the future Regions development requires a precise target areas definition, delineation, typology and multi-parameter depiction. The industrial heritage is represented by objects and traces in any landscape left by the industry in the previous period which is not serving the present industrial activities. Accessible data sources on man-made land forms, land use, brownfields, undermined sites, contaminated sites, industrial architectural heritage, etc. were applied to identify and classify the post-industrial landscape (PIL) in the study region using GIS technology. The outline, area, content and topic description are essential for the decision making about PIL future fate. The planners require this crucial information to start negotiations with the local authorities as well as with developers and investors. The mining activity was usually the main cause of the PIL origin. The territorial extend of the underground or open cast mining is dominating. The additional role was played by the iron/steel industry, textile and glass industry. The present landscape is mostly given by the man-made land forms, brownfields and architectural heritage, while the territory stability reflexes the number and concentrations of contaminated sites. |