Designing the Sustainable Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage to Enhance the Local Context

Stefania De Gregorio, Mariangela De Vita, Pierluigi De Berardinis, Luis Palmero and Alessandra Risdonne
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Stefania De Gregorio: Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Mariangela De Vita: Construction Technologies Institute CNR, Via G. Carducci 32 C, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Pierluigi De Berardinis: Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Luis Palmero: Department of Architectural Constructions, Universitat Politècnica de València, 42022 Valencia, Spain
Alessandra Risdonne: Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-20

Abstract: Since the European Year of Cultural Heritage, adaptive reuse is considered a strategy for intervention on historical buildings and territories to preserve and enhance artifacts, cities, and communities. Adaptive reuse can also generate social and economic benefits. This work looks at adaptive reuse in the context of industrial heritage, which represents an excellent test benchmark because of its intrinsic architectural characteristics and its localization in the city suburbs. The paper puts forward a methodological approach, verified through the application to a case study, which analyzes both the local context and the building. This study concludes using the data obtained to define an adaptive reuse project with positive repercussions for the community, the environment, and the local economy.

Keywords: adaptive reuse; circular economy; local supply chain; sustainability; industrial heritage; Valencia; Fábrica de Hielo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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