The process of deindustrialization of the urban core of Sabadell through the “use transformation areas” (1978-2010)

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  • Oriol Mestre Vall Institut d'Estudis Catalans

Keywords:

deindustrialization, urban plan, industrial heritage, urban transformation, city center.

Abstract

This article analyzes urban transformation, public returns, social impact and industrial heritage conservation in the city center of Sabadell during the deindustrialization process, on the basis of the 46 “use transformation areas” identified in the 1978 General Urban
Development Plan of the Sabadell borough. The city center, the old factory town, concludes the urban Planning strategy of the seventies by deindustrialization and industrial vacuum policies towards a new emphasis (or “towards the focusing”) on private housing, services and public equipments.

Keywords: deindustrialization, urban plan, industrial heritage, urban transformation, city center.

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Mestre Vall, O. (2013). The process of deindustrialization of the urban core of Sabadell through the “use transformation areas” (1978-2010). Treballs De La Societat Catalana De Geografia, (75), 33–54. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/TSCG/article/view/67867

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No. 75: juny 2013

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