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Recent Evolution of Research on Industrial Heritage in Western Europe and China Based on Bibliometric Analysis

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  • Jiazhen Zhang

    (Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Mons, Rue d’ Havre, 88, 7000 Mons, Belgium)

  • Jeremy Cenci

    (Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Mons, Rue d’ Havre, 88, 7000 Mons, Belgium)

  • Vincent Becue

    (Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Mons, Rue d’ Havre, 88, 7000 Mons, Belgium)

  • Sesil Koutra

    (Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Mons, Rue d’ Havre, 88, 7000 Mons, Belgium
    European Research Area Chair (*Holder) “Net-Zero Energy Efficiency on City Districts, NZED” Unit, Research Institute for Energy, University of Mons, Rue de l’ Epargne, 56, 7000 Mons, Belgium)

  • Christos S. Ioakimidis

    (European Research Area Chair (*Holder) “Net-Zero Energy Efficiency on City Districts, NZED” Unit, Research Institute for Energy, University of Mons, Rue de l’ Epargne, 56, 7000 Mons, Belgium
    Inteligg P.C., Karaiskaki 28, 10554 Athens, Greece)

Abstract

Using the CiteSpace software and bibliometric methods, with the core collection of the Web of Science (WoS) database as the data source, the development of industrial heritage research in China and Western countries since the 2006 Wuxi Proposal was analyzed. The study found that the latest quantitative changes in China and Western countries’ industrial heritage research have similar fluctuations. However, researchers and institutions in the two places are independent of each other, lacking in-depth cooperative research. Notwithstanding, comprehensive and holistic research needs to be strengthened. The research content in China mainly focuses on the issues of urban renewal, industrial heritage tourism and creative industries, whereas Western countries are dominated by heritage and community building industrial heritage, the exploration of tourism and the protection of industrial sites, post-industrial heritage protection, and new technology use. Finally, by comparing and analyzing the research status of the two regions, future research on industrial heritage in China and Western countries are encouraged.

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  • Jiazhen Zhang & Jeremy Cenci & Vincent Becue & Sesil Koutra & Christos S. Ioakimidis, 2020. "Recent Evolution of Research on Industrial Heritage in Western Europe and China Based on Bibliometric Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-15, July.
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