Connecting with Ambivalent Heritage: Creative Uses of Postindustrial Spaces

Exploring the difficult and contested sites of deindustrialized society on the brink of transformation to either heritage or wasteland, this open access volume looks at the creative ways that such sites are (re)used and suggests that they are not always merely abject or abandoned. As a result, our understanding of the meanings given to left over spaces is enhanced by an examination of the ways they are used.

Ambivalent heritage sites are not always recognized for their potential, although ar...