TY - JOUR

T1 - Typologising site-specific features in young industrial landscapes

AU - Heesche, Johanne

AU - Jørgensen, Gertrud

AU - Braae, Ellen Marie

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - Young industrial landscapes (YILs), dating roughly from the 1930s to 1970s, are by virtue of their location, size, and partly underused capacity potential new locations for urban redevelopment driven by municipalities and private investors. However, such redevelopment often neglects existing physical characteristics including heritage and ecological potentials. This paper raises awareness and knowledge of these potentials by examining YILs’ spatial characteristics as part of the process of elaborating their future roles as sites for urban transformation. We develop a typo-morphological approach to analyse the physical structure of YILs in the Copenhagen capital area, revealing both general and site-specific qualities relevant for future transformations. We find that YILs’ locations and edge zones hold potential for mediating access between cities and green wedges. Site-specific scenic locations, significant earthworks, plantings, and buildings have potential for reuse and contribute spatial ambience. The paper finally discusses how typo-morphology might be understood from a YIL perspective.

AB - Young industrial landscapes (YILs), dating roughly from the 1930s to 1970s, are by virtue of their location, size, and partly underused capacity potential new locations for urban redevelopment driven by municipalities and private investors. However, such redevelopment often neglects existing physical characteristics including heritage and ecological potentials. This paper raises awareness and knowledge of these potentials by examining YILs’ spatial characteristics as part of the process of elaborating their future roles as sites for urban transformation. We develop a typo-morphological approach to analyse the physical structure of YILs in the Copenhagen capital area, revealing both general and site-specific qualities relevant for future transformations. We find that YILs’ locations and edge zones hold potential for mediating access between cities and green wedges. Site-specific scenic locations, significant earthworks, plantings, and buildings have potential for reuse and contribute spatial ambience. The paper finally discusses how typo-morphology might be understood from a YIL perspective.

KW - Faculty of Science

KW - large-scale planning

KW - industrial areas

KW - urban transformation

KW - Spatial analysis

KW - typo-morphology

KW - general and site-specific spatial qualities

KW - Copenhagen

U2 - 10.1080/01426397.2023.2200994

DO - 10.1080/01426397.2023.2200994

M3 - Journal article

VL - 48

SP - 861

EP - 883

JO - Landscape Research

JF - Landscape Research

SN - 0142-6397

IS - 7

ER -