ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book focuses on Asturias region that, like the Ruhr, was similarly based on both coal and steel. It shows that numerous 'constituencies' involved in industrial heritage. The book argues that the prospects of success of industrial heritage initiatives are bleak, as industrial heritage is disappearing fast from erstwhile industrial landscapes in Hungary. It highlights the important role of cultural production, specifically the arts and popular music, in Asturias. Class and class conflict also often stand at the center of narrative constructions of industrial heritage in Asturias. Considerable job losses and high unemployment inevitably accompanied de-industrialization and devastated working-class communities. Britain was a pioneer in industrial heritage initiatives, but this had as much to do with the prominence of the industrial revolution in the national imaginary as it did with economic and social developments summarized under the rubric of de-industrialization.
