Konverze průmyslových areálů s důrazem na zachování jejich památkových hodnot

Abstract

This thesis provides an overview and possibilities of solution of the problems with abandoned industrial areas. Attenuation of heavy and consumer industry is reflected in all spheres of functional units of the city. Formerly a prosperous industrial regions and cities are now faced with the abandoned industrial areas and areas for witch tries to find a new usage. Besides, many of these areas are cultural monuments. Problems associated with finding suitable new functional contents has been solved in all their aspects (ownership, size of area, its location in the city, type of current usage, financing), but it has not yet been solved in detail the impact of their historical value to the new use. The doctoral thesis is suggestion of appropriate methods for searching quantity of new usage and way of restoration industrial monuments. The category of methods is based on outcomes of analysis preserving the cultural values of industrial monuments that have been already converted. The theoretical part of this work deals with assessing the state of technical and industrial heritage, finding their conservation status in the Czech Republic and abroad, including an approach to revivals of such monuments. For creating evaluative methods according to which the concept for new restoring could be done, was defined the term historical value, was made an evaluation of the restored areas, and prepared various criteria. Principles for assessing the status of the technical monuments and consequently, the selection of the best recovery options have been proposed in several forms - SWOT analysis, charts and graphs. The proposed guidelines might be used for potential investors, governments and developers.