| Title |
An Analysis of Characteristics for Abandoned Whistle Stops as Industrial Heritage - With Focus on Abandoned Whistle Stops in Korea |
| Keywords |
산업유산 ; 폐간이역 ; 보전 ; 재활용 ; 도시재생 Industrial Heritage ; Abandoned Whistle Stops ; Conservation ; Reuse ; Urban Regeneration |
| Abstract |
Throughout the last five decades of our industrial history, industrial facilities have served as a legacy that represents the value and function in contemporary times. Among them is the abandoned whistle stops that played the role of a gateway, through which new cultures of modern times were introduced while unique cultures of different provinces were spread across the county. In addition, the abandoned whistle stops have a significant value in that it was installed in various rural areas throughout the country, including mining, port and agricultural areas as well as urban areas, serving as a center of each corresponding area that performs multiple functions. Against this backdrop, this study is trying, as its primary purpose, to excavate the characteristics of abandoned whistle stops as well as their vicinities that still exist around the country as regional industrial heritages and to come up with clues to reinvigorate regional vitality through the reuse of abandoned whistle stops. For this, this study conducts a three-step research. The first step is to investigate into the value and concept of the abandoned whistle stops as an industrial heritage through document researches. As the second step, it analyzes the current status and condition of nationwide abandoned whistle stops worthy of conservation through on-site examinations. In the third step, this study re-establishes the existing value of abandoned whistle stops from the perspective of industrial heritage while extracting their unique characteristics by classifying the patterns (space, function and scenery) of them. |