Heidi Pinkepank

Dr. Heidi Pinkepank is an academic researcher affiliated with Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus through the Institute for New Industrial Culture (INIK). She participated in the 2023 Industrial Heritage Reloaded conference in Montréal as both presenter and attendee.

• Presented paper: Sustainable post mining regions through innovative land use (DS-1580, 9:30-9:50 AM)
• Co-presented session: Legacy of innovative land use after open pit mining (DS-1580, 9:00-10:30 AM)

Her research focuses on post-mining landscape transformation and industrial heritage with emphasis on:

• Technogenic landscape reclamation
• Sustainable land use strategies
• Socio-cultural perspectives on industrial regions
• Community engagement in heritage preservation

Conference contributions showed particular interest in Lusatian lignite mining regions and their potential for future-oriented development that balances technological, economic, social, and cultural factors. Her work explores how industrial legacy landscapes can be reimagined through progressive nostalgia frameworks that challenge right-wing narratives about deindustrialization.