CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POST-INDUSTRIAL TOURISM - MARZENA LAMPARSKA

Discover the fascinating world of post-industrial tourism! This book provides a comprehensive look at the inventory, categorization, and valuation of technical monuments related to hard coal mining in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union. Get to know the most valuable natural and cultural areas that are worth protecting.

• Inventory and categorization of technical monuments
• Valuation of mining heritage
• Protection of post-industrial areas
• Connection of cultural tourism and geotourism
• Development of cultural tourism in Upper Silesia
• Conditions and problems of heritage protection

Marzena Lamparska's book is not only an analysis of the current state but also an attempt to understand the conditions and problems related to the protection of post-industrial cultural heritage in Poland in the European context. The author shows how cultural tourism and geotourism combine, creating a new, culturally valuable quality in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union. This is a must-read for anyone interested in industrial history, heritage protection, and the development of cultural tourism.

The University of Silesia Publishing House presents readers with a publication that is a valuable source of knowledge about industrial heritage and its tourism potential. This book is the result of many years of research and analysis, and its content is based on solid scientific foundations. Thanks to it, you can better understand the transformation process of industrial areas and the possibilities of their revitalization through tourism.

This work focuses on the inventory, categorization, and valuation of technical monuments related to hard coal mining located in the area of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union. It highlights the most valuable natural and cultural areas worth protecting or already protected. It presents the conditions and problems of protecting post-industrial, post-mining cultural heritage in Poland against the European background. It shows how cultural tourism and geotourism combine, creating a new, culturally valuable quality in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, namely the possibility of developing cultural tourism in this area.

This book is an excellent proposition for students, scientists, tourism practitioners, and all those interested in industrial heritage and its use in the development of cultural tourism. Thanks to it, you can look at industrial areas from a new perspective and see their potential as attractive tourist destinations. It is an inspiring read that encourages reflection on the future of industrial heritage and its role in shaping regional identity.