Abstract:
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In the reclamation of derelict industrial areas it is essential to define the contributions of
the urban landscape components, once different approaches to these components, may give
different ways to reclaim this landscapes, allowing the use of different design strategies. To
specify the different design strategies that may be used in the reclamation of derelict industrial
areas three case studies will be presented, each one related with a different strategy. Based on
the applied strategy, this thesis will analyze the three case studies: Industrial heritage in
Manchester; Distillery District in Toronto; Industrial heritage in Terrassa.
In these projects it was found that the adopted design strategies are beneficial to the
society, economy and the environment respecting the models of urban recycling. Through the
case studies, in this thesis will be present models of financing, method of protecting the
industrial heritage and the impact on the environment, economy and society. In the projects
specified above it was found that the adopted design strategies minimize the environmental
impact, respecting the cultural heritage, improve social conditions and contribute to economic
growth.
The interest for this thesis is to headline the importance of preserving the industrial
heritage and the different methods of its utilization. The research was carried out with the
intension to show the variety of possibilities for use of formal industrial districts. The intension
was to presented different approaches to resolving the problems of derelict industrial sites and
the process of transformation of abandoned and endangered industrial heritage. As an example
of good recycling process it will be present cases of reutilization of site and district to cultural,
commercial and residential purpose. |