Entities and associations
Collection of websites that contain information about industrial landscapes and its architecture. It must be said that it only includes information of active websites. Unfortunately, this criterion inevitably excludes some information of great interest on the subject of industrial landscapes, but which cannot be consulted from a web page.
Catalonia
Non-profit cultural association working since 2008 to restore and enhance the old industrial neighbourhood of Rec, in Igualada.
Association of the Barcelona neighbourhood of Poblenou that collects information on the industrial landscape of the neighbourhood, vital in the industrialisation of Catalonia. The website contains an extensive photographic archive.
Consortium that works to promote the economic and tourist development of the colonies of the Llobregat River while contributing significantly to spreading information on the industrial heritage of the Llobregat in the Berguedà and Bages regions. Reviews a large bibliography on Catalonia's industrial past.
Network that brings together 19 Catalan towns in order to generate common initiatives linked to industrial tourism and energisation of its elements in the local level.
Europe
Non-profit organisation dedicated to archaeology and preserving cultural heritage, paying special attention to industrial heritage.
Non-profit association under the Council of Europe's European Institute of Cultural Routes that covers the main European areas where the textile industry developed with the aim of bringing together cultural producers (designers, craftsmen, etc.), heritage stakeholders (museums, archives, etc.), researchers and textile-lovers in order to promote the exchange of information and experiences, and to foster cooperation in projects and seminars.
France
Association that protects the historical and mining heritage of the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments. The website has different information and links to different elements of industrial mining heritage.
Association that protects and spreads information about the industrial heritage of the region of Champagne-Ardennes. The website includes a lot of information on various activities, publications and documents. It features educational resources for both children and students.
Research centre linked to Haute Alsace University, dedicated to industrial heritage archaeology and the history of economics and industrial societies. It has an interesting inventory and documentation from all the seminars, courses and conferences it organises.
Interdisciplinary team of researchers interested in studying, exploring and protecting archaeological and mining industry heritage.
Website of the mining heritage association federation of eastern France.
Association dedicated to historical research and promotion of the industrial heritage of the Semène River Valley.
Ireland
Articles, calendar and list of all the interesting industrial heritage sites in Ireland from this association to promote Irish industrial heritage; it also includes a discussion forum for association members and everyone interested in industrial heritage and places at risk of disappearing.
Foundation devoted to developing public awareness, respect and conservation of all facets of the mining heritage in Ireland. The website contains a full list of all mining heritage locations in the country.
Italy
Nationwide association that promotes and develops various research studies, projects and conferences on industrial heritage in the broad sense of the word.
Turin-based committee resulting from public-private cooperation that manages and supervises the transformation of an industrial zone of the city, Spina 3, including the park created by Latz+Partner over the industrial complex that skirted along the Dora River.
United Kingdom
Association that monitors the industrial heritage of London and consults with the government on how to conserve it and rehabilitate it. It also includes a calendar, news, documents and an interesting database of industrial heritage-related links.
Highly active organisation aimed at fostering the study, preservation and promotion of industrial heritage in Great Britain. Its activities include publishing a magazine, organising workshops and trips to discover industrial landscapes and delivering awards in the field of industrial archaeology.
Research group linked to the University of Birmingham that is devoted to the management of heritage and its historical context. The programme is coordinated jointly with the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and focuses on industrial heritage.
International
Canada
Organisation devoted to preserving and interpreting the industrial landscape of the Canadian peninsula of Nova Scotia, based on the region's industrial and heritage-linked legacy.
Association that promotes studying, conserving and improving the industrial heritage of Quebec. The website offers a long list of related places to discover.
International organisation to promote preserving, investigating and interpreting industrial heritage. It includes all the recommendations and declarations made by international organisations with regard to industrial heritage and has an extensive calendar of conferences taking place around the world.
United States
US association to preserve and spread information about industrial heritage, linked to Michigan Technological University' Department of Social Sciences. It organises events, conferences and study trips and has a forum on industrial archaeology.
Spain
Non-profit association that brings together people and organisations interested in protecting, studying and fostering industrial heritage and the industrial landscape.
Agency founded with the aim of protecting geological and mining heritage. Expanded information focused on extractive mining activity with an important bank of links and images of mining landscapes.
Andalusia
Organization focusing on the preservation of the mining heritage in the district of Linares-la Carolina (Jaén province).
Organisation promoted by the Professional Association of Industrial Engineers of Eastern Andalusia and the Local Association of Industrial Engineers of Western Andalusia, with the aim of preserving the industrial heritage as providing a vital link between history and the current industrial reality.
Castile-Leon
Association that oversees the dissemination of industrial heritage and development of the territory where it is located through publications, trips, projects and its own blog.
Castilla-La Mancha
Association that spreads information about the industrial heritage and landscape of this area around Sigüenza and about some examples declared assets of cultural interest by the Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha.
Murcia
Website of Fundación Sierra Minera (FSM), a non-profit organization that represents the civic associations of Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión and which is committed to the promotion of the local economy and the recovery of the heritage related to the mining activity.
The Basque Country
Organization focusing on the preservation of the mining area in the Vizcaya province, specializing in iron ore extraction.
Very complete interactive space that has sections of general content, photographs, debates and opinion forums. Notable are its large reference bibliography and list of links with similar international projects and experiences.
Foundation created to promote the master plan to recover the Añana Valley and the salt production complex, maintaining productive activity and combining it with the promotion of archaeological, landscape-related and geological values, etc.
Spanish section of TICCIH, an international organization focusing on the promotion and preservation of industrial heritage, working in different focus groups (labor culture, mining, cultural and industrial landscapes and railway).