Industrial heritage and conservation planning, changing governance practices, examples from Europe

Veldpaus, L.; Wacogne, Remi

doi:10.4337/9781788974639.00017

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“…Industrial heritage is a relatively new concept; as a cultural practice, practitioners play a significant role in defining and developing its workings and doings (Veldpaus and Wacogne, 2021). It has been rapidly adopted in urban projects, especially in the form of adaptive reuse for urban regeneration.…”

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Economic value assessment of industrial heritage in Tangshan, China

Li,

Wahid,

Isa

et al. 2024

J. Infras. Policy. Dev.

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Industrial heritage is a legacy from the past that we live with today and pass on to future generations. The economic value of this heritage can be defined as the amount of welfare that it generates for society, and this value should not be ignored. However, current research based on economic analysis has mostly focused on qualitative statements instead of quantitative assessment. This study proposes an innovative methodology combining qualitative (field research) and quantitative (willingness to pay and contingent valuation) methods to assess the economic value of industrial heritage. The industrial heritage of Tangshan, China, was chosen as a case study, and the research found that museums and cultural creative parks are effective ways to conserve industrial heritage. The entrance fee can be used to represent the economic value of the heritage site. There was a positive correlation between the influence of economic value and the entrance fees residents would prefer to pay. The results indicate the locals would prefer lower entrance fees for the transformed heritage museums (The average current cost: $2.23). Locals were most concerned about the entrance fees for the Kailuan Coal Mine and Qixin Cement Plant Museums, which have both been renewed as urban landmarks for city tourism. Renewal methods have been applied to six industrial heritage sites in Tangshan; these sites have their own conservation and renewal practices based on city-level development or industrial attributes. Thus, when residents recognize the economic value of a heritage site, they are willing to pay a higher entrance fee. This research demonstrates the economic value of industrial heritage using a mixed methods approach and provides a basis for assessing the value of cultural heritage for urban tourism analysis.

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