INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE IN ALBANIA: AN ASSESSMENT. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ayers, Brian; Parangoni, Ilir
• Is Part Of: Industrial archaeology review. Volume 37:Number 2(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 111
• Page End: 122
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Albanian industrial heritage -- industrial archaeology research -- communist heritage -- bunkers; Industrial archaeology -- Periodicals; 609.41
• DOI: 10.1179/0309072815Z.00000000046
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0309-0728

Abstract

Abstract : This paper summarises a pilot assessment of industrial heritage in Albania. It outlines the methodology employed, the sources of information, the character of the industrial resource, the limitations of the survey, and the results. It is prefaced by a brief historical overview of the development of industrial heritage within the country and ends with an appeal for industrial heritage to be placed within the general protective framework of Albania's cultural heritage system. Particular emphasis is given to the legacy and problem of the often vast industrial complexes of the communist era and to the extraordinary 'bunkerisation' programme of the 1970s and early 1980s.