Geographical Analysis of Industrial Heritage and Landscapes of Industrialization as Tourism Resources

Industrial heritage tourism is currently one of the most recent and spectacular trends in the international tourist scene. The recovery of old industries and mining areas is a resource with a great power of attraction for its visual and aesthetic effects linked to technique, society, economy and territory. At the same time it provides numerous advantages for the employment, the environment and the collective memory of local populations.

Keywords: Industrial heritage, industrialization, landscape, cultural heritage,tourism.