Contribution to Westminster's Welsh Affairs Committee, "The environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past (Inquiry)"

Whitman, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7779-6930, Tam, Lui ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3159-6006, Guirnaldos Diaz, Melina, Ntzani, Dimitra ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9798-8873, Halford, Emma and Capelao, Antonio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2405-0099 2025. Contribution to Westminster's Welsh Affairs Committee, "The environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past (Inquiry)". Westminster: UK Gov.

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Abstract

The evidence contained within this document is based on teaching and research of the authors specifically related to questions 1 and 2 of the call: 1. What progress has been made in addressing the environmental legacy of Wales’ industrial past? • How could the UK Government further support the remediation of former industrial sites in Wales? • Can former industrial sites contribute to the green transition in Wales, and how could the UK Government help to maximise opportunities? 2. How has deindustrialisation shaped socio-economic conditions in Wales today? • What does access to the labour market look like in former industrial areas of Wales that were once centred around heavy industries? • How effective have UK Government policies and funding interventions been in responding to the consequences of deindustrialisation in Wales? In section 1, two pedagogical activities are presented relating to question 1 of the call, the first at primary level and the second in higher education. Both show how in different ways Welsh industrial heritage and former industrial sites can contribute to Wales’s sustainable future. Section 2 covers a response to the call’s second question with the presentation of an initial engagement and research workshop with a post-industrial community highlighting the need to understand their diversity and complexity.

Item Type:	Other
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Architecture
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Publisher:	UK Gov
Related URLs:	Project
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 March 2025
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2025 12:47
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/177021

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