Industrial Heritage and UNESCO by Massimo Preite
In Paesaggi industriali e Patrimonio Unesco (Industrial Landscapes and Heritage of UNESCO) Massimo Preite delineates a general frame concerning the nature of industrial landscapes in Italy and in Europe. He also illustrates the presence and the role of this kind of heritage in UNESCO’s categories. The Italian title involves the definition of the industrial landscape. Over the last twenty years the author, a member of the board of TICCIH, AIPAI and ERIH, has paid attention to the regeneration phenomena in Italy and across Europe. The volume, which follows the essay “Toward the Industrial Heritage”, offers a critical review of the interventions of regeneration and valorization of the last 30 years.