Models of Technical and Industrial Heritage Re-Use in Romania

The aim of this paper is to analyze preservation and capitalization of technical and industrial heritage in Romania. An ecosystemic approach to the heritage was used in order to study the interdependence between the quality of a monument building and the relation between the suppliers and recipients of services related to the heritage – with various functional models of towns. Thus, a classification was elaborated in order to establish the positive and negative aspects of behavior of urban metabolisms in terms of preservation and capitalization of technical and industrial heritage assets. For this purpose the most relevant case studies were selected to depict the different phases of urban regeneration projects (the cities of Bucharest, Timişoara, Călan, Reşita). The presence of a rich and diverse technical and industrial patrimony in Romania requires continuing the programs to preserve the industrial assets which have to be incorporated into economic policies for regional and national development and planning.