Frontier Revitalisation of Industrial Heritage with Urban–Rural Fringe in China

• Published in: Buildings (Basel) 2024-05, Vol.14 (5), p.1256
• Main Authors: Gan, Tingjiang, Chen, Juan, Yao, Muxia, Cenci, Jeremy, Zhang, Jiazhen, He, Yunxiao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: bibliometric analysis; Bibliometrics; China; Construction; Context; Creative industries; Cultural heritage; Cultural property, Protection of; Cultural resources; Cultural tourism; Economic development; Geography; Industrial archaeology; Industrial development; industrial heritage; Natural resources; R&D; Regional development; Regional planning; Research & development; Resource development; revitalisation; Rural areas; Rural development; Social change; Sustainable development; Third Line construction; Tourism; United Kingdom; Urban areas; Urban regeneration; Urbanization; urban–rural fringe; Wilderness areas
• ISSN: 2075-5309; 2075-5309
• DOI: 10.3390/buildings14051256

The urban–rural fringe is at the forefront of the confrontation between the agricultural and industrial civilisations. How to handle the relationship between the two civilisations in this region and ensure its sustainable development is an eternal topic in the science of the human-living environment. Thanks to the special historical background of the Third Line construction, China’s industrial heritage connects with the urban–rural fringe that surpasses other countries. For the first time, this study connects China’s Third Line construction, industrial heritage, and urban–rural integration within the same context, combining big data bibliometric methods to obtain the development characteristics and context of China’s industrial heritage research starting from 2004. It has strong policy characteristics, is influenced by administrative orders, and is aligned with urbanisation efforts. Theoretical exploration is the first step in research, followed by value connotations and cultural qualities. It addresses various topics, including industrial heritage conservation, regeneration approaches, and cultural heritage tourism. The research focuses primarily on the value appraisal of industrial heritage, exploring revitalisation tactics and routes, as well as regional development models in urban–rural periphery areas. This study also examines how scholars generally consider the impact of industrial heritage on the economic, social, and cultural development of urban–rural fringe areas in order to integrate and propose various protection and utilisation strategies, such as industrial heritage preservation, cultural and creative industry development, and tourism resource development.