FROM INDUSTRY TO INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE. QUALITATIVE INDICATORS IN SUSTAINABLE RENEWAL PROJECTS. RESEARCH STUDY IN SOUTHERN ITALY

Southern Italy is rich in examples of industrial archaeology, that contribute to the creation of the industrial urban landscape emerged from the Eighteenth century and testify the process of transformation of both environment and society. The transition from industry to industrial heritage represents a breakpoint in appreciating the potential of these works, in the awareness of achieving sustainable development goals and reducing the consumption of resources. The recovery of abandoned factories represents a unique opportunity to rethink new and improved urban, social, economic, and cultural strategies. Certainly, it is not possible to pay the same attention to all the former industries of the Twentieth century, but there is a need for a primary selection by starting from a more comprehensive reflection. This paper intends to propose a methodology of analysis and action in any architectural and urban recovery and regeneration programs, evaluating all the aspects involved in recovery projects. This approach includes qualitative parameters of protection and development, to obtain more efficient and sustainable solutions. In this context, every project on the former factories allows both to rediscover the dynamic vocation of cities and to understand the historical-artistic value of such buildings crystallized in the not-too-distant past.