Regeneração de sítios industriais: da influência das indústrias à necessidade de cidades sustentáveis

Abstract

The Industrial Revolution was a milestone for all of us and for the life in the cities of the time. Besides, this milestone left us with several problems in the urban fabric, such as abandoned zones and empty urban areas. These problems should be still considered in our currently days. For this reason, one possible solution is the reuse of the built space. The mindset o re-use of built spaces has been changing - necessarily - since the beginning of horizontal-territorial expansion. It is also usual that, in their opportunities, one has thought deeper about the practices of restoration and reuse of underutilized areas. It should never be allowed to leave aside the importance of the sustainable principles applicable in the production of the professionals involved and/or in any intervention in these historic spaces or buildings. There is a need of eco-efficient cities. For this reason, it is necessary a careful study of the subject fitting it to the contemporaneity and applied sustainability. It makes available an adaptation of the sustainable principles in a way it can be applied to historical patrimony and/our local buildings.