The phenomenon of disposal of industrial areas is the result of the transformation process of the economic and productive system of a country and technological innovation has always been the leading cause and the engine of this economic, environmental and social transformation. Think of the industrial revolution which led many European cities to rapidly grow due to the transfer of industries inside of them.

But the issue of recovery of abandoned industrial sites is not historical, since in recent years, there has been an international crisis that will create new brownfield areas; and in non-European countries, such as China, where urban growth has resulted in the demolition of many industrial sites, the issue of reuse of brownfield areas is being addressed only in recent years, in order to preserve the remaining industrial heritage. The culture of tabula rasa, which has been established in many parts of Chinese cities, is fading due to the different preservation strategies that the government is developing.