1.2.2. Description of the Literature

Out of the 404 studies reviewed, we used three keyword tools (WordStat, Weiciyun and CiteSpace) and conducted keyword extraction, text analysis and significance presentation of 404 studies, and finally identified three main research themes: (1) the current barriers to industrial heritage reconstruction and reuse, (2) the coping strategies for industrial heritage reconstruction and reuse, and (3) the evaluation of the effects of industrial heritage reconstruction and reuse. These topics have been recurrent in the research on industrial heritage reconstruction and reuse; however, other pressing issues have certainly emerged in the past five years, with corresponding innovations in research methods and perspectives. Based on our sample, we focused on new research trends to inspire future research on industrial heritage reconstruction and reuse and to fully reflect the progress this research has achieved in the past five years.
