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Abstract.
In Spain, the birth of interest in the nation's industrial heritage dates from the 1980s and occurred alongside the process of deindustrialization. Policies concerning derelict industrial sites have shifted gradually from destruction to preservation, rehabilitation, and enhancement, and industrial heritage enhancement projects are now widespread in the country. However, a clear mismatching has arisen between institutional and academic initiatives and local communities, which exhibit widespread disinterest in or even rejection of industrial remains. This problematic situation can be related to the utilization of industrial heritage as an economic resource without paying much attention to its connections with memory and identity. Also, the mismatching is due to a positivist approach to industrial heritage whereby the monument and the museum are prioritized. We argue that projects which consider industrial remains as part of cultural landscapes might shorten the gap between the institutional and economic side of industrial heritage and its identity‐building and popular facets.
This study was conducted as part of the National Scientific Research, Development, and Technological Innovation Plan, financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CS02010‐18 471).
This study was conducted as part of the National Scientific Research, Development, and Technological Innovation Plan, financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CS02010‐18 471).
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This study was conducted as part of the National Scientific Research, Development, and Technological Innovation Plan, financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CS02010‐18 471).