INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE IN URBAN CONTEXT

This contribution deals with possibilities to include industrial heritage in the urban planning and development, concerning mainly local circumstances in the Czech Republic. First, arguments for connection between industrial heritage regeneration and urban planning and development are set. The research focused on assessment and application of known means, starting with databases, classification, concerning embedded values and heritage conservation, up to regeneration strategy. Generally, the strategy is explained to initiate a complex regeneration process avoiding extremes, at least in the Czech Republic, both often resorted to strict heritage conservation or complete demolition.