The Industrial Revolution accelerated natural resource extraction, profoundly transforming European ecosystems. The present post-industrial scenarios clearly illustrate the deep interrelation between nature and culture, producing spaces known as "Anthropogenic Landscapes." This is book explores European industrial heritage, revealing the deep interconnection between human activities and the natural environment, thus redefining the concept of heritage. By integrating political and social perspectives, the book examines the connections between industrial heritage and contemporary environmental crises like climate change and soil and water pollution. It provides readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to interpret, manage, and promote industrial heritage from this specific environmental perspective. Inspired by practical cases in Belgium, Italy, Serbia, and Sweden, it also explores former industrial sites repurposed for cultural and recreational use, offering a comprehensive understanding of industrial heritage in the Anthropocene era.

Stéphanie Crabeck holds a PhD in Tourism Management from the University of Brussels and a DEA in Spatial Planning and Environmental Management. As a professor at HEPH - Condorcet (Belgium), she regularly teaches in various programs in Europe and Africa. She directs research units on sustainable tourism and heritage interpretation. Elena Bougleux is an Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Bergamo. She has been a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin and is a member of the Anthropocene Curriculum Project (MPIWG and HKW). Her research focuses on the Anthropology of Science, Anthropology of Environment and Complex Societies. Sanja Iguman is a research fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade, and coordinator of the Laboratory for Theory, Creation and Politics of Space. She is a guest lecturer at the universities of Bergamo and Stralsund. Sanja coordinates the Summer School Waterscapes in Heritage and Environment with Elena Bougleux. Albina Pashkevich is an Associate Professor in Tourism Studies at Dalarna University, School of Culture and Society, Sweden. Her main research interests lie in the use of industrial mining heritage for sustainable tourism development. She has extensive experience in all aspects of the internationalization of higher education.