Cooperative Landscapes. A Comparative Study of Two Industrial Landscapes Linked to the Llobregat River

There are many definitions of the concept of cooperation, but all of them refer to collaboration between individuals with a common cause. The notion of Cultural Landscape is closely linked to this idea because it is a social construct that involves several agents cooperating in the adaptation process to the physical and social environment in which they inhabit. This article undertakes a comparative analysis which explores the influence of different cooperative processes in the historical genesis and contemporary revindication of two industrial landscapes linked to the river Llobregat (Catalonia), which are currently being claimed for their heritage value: the Infanta Canal (Baix Llobregat) and the Textile Colonies (Baix Bergueda). The article concludes by synthesising the different phases of these two productive landscapes and the characteristics of the cooperation models.