Thesis (M. Arch. D.U.)--University of Notre Dame, 2006. / Thesis directed by Richard Bullene for the School of Architecture. "April 2006." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-95).

On December 24, 1924, a wall of water and alkali muck engulfed Palmertown, a small community in Saltville, Virginia. Houses were swept away and by the time all of the bodies were pulled from the wreckage, the death toll had reached 19-an immense loss for the tight-knit community. A dam, owned by Mathieson Alkali Works, loomed approximately 100 feet above Palmertown, keeping at bay the chemical muck produced by the company plants. Despite the extent of the damage, the flood is largely absent from discourse and no historical marker exists to memorialize the tragedy. Furthermore, Palmertown and neighboring Henrytown were expunged in the mid-twentieth century when Olin Corporation rebuilt the dam overtop of the town sites. Stories of the event have been passed down for generations, immortalizing a specific story of the disaster in the memories of many local residents of Saltville, so why is it not memorialized? The cultural framework of Saltville determined how and why this disaster and others have been remembered or forgotten. In 1924, Saltville residents were accustomed to tragic events; to some extent these events were seen as part and parcel of life in a company town in Appalachia. Yet, nearly a century after the tragedy, the process of unearthing of difficult events can illuminate much of the community's collective history and restore the fragmented communal memory. The memorialization of the Palmertown Tragedy of 1924 establishes a framework for acknowledging an arduous past and identifying the roots of a town's resilience. / Master of Arts

Cette thèse examine le phénomène des company towns dans le Nord-Est du Brésil. La première partie retrace son développement historique de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle à la fin du XXe siècle, en examinant les aspects fondamentaux des dynamiques économiques et sociales du développement industriel de la région afin de comprendre les interconnexions entre les vicissitudes des company towns et leur base industrielle. En outre, elle analyse l’émergence de company towns articulée dans la construction des archétypes d’habitation ouvrière dans la région. Enfin, elle fournit une caractérisation du phénomène des company towns dans le Nord-est, en examinant son développement historique, dès les premières expériences de logement ouvrier établies par les premières manufactures du Brésil et la naissance des premières company towns à la fin du XIXe siècle, leur expansion pendant la première moitié du XXe siècle et leur déclin au cours de la crise de la base industrielle traditionnelle du Nord-Est vers la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle. La deuxième partie de la thèse considère la présence des company towns dans le contexte actuel, c’est-à-dire le patrimoine de ce type particulier de logement ouvrier dans le but de comprendre les enjeux de leur patrimonialisation, en particulier par rapport aux attitudes, perceptions, connaissance et utilisation de ces espaces actuellement, à la lumière des approches avancées par le domaine du patrimoine industriel. / This research examines the phenomenon of company towns in the Northeast of Brazil. The first part of the thesis trace their historical development from the second half of the nineteenth century to the late twentieth century by examining the fundamental aspects of the region’s industrial development, with its economic and social dynamics, in an attempt to understand the interconnections between the vicissitudes of the company towns and their industrial base. Furthermore, it analyses the emergence of the company towns articulated within the social construction of the working-class home and of positive and negative dwelling archetypes in Northeastern Brazil. Finally, it provides a characterization of the company town phenomenon in the Northeast, looking into its historical development, examining the first housing experience established by Brazil’s early manufactories, the birth of the first company towns at the turn of the nineteenth century their expansion throughout the first half of the twentieth century and their decline during the crisis of the traditional Northeastern industrial base during the second half of the twentieth century. The second part of the thesis considers the presence of the company-induced settlements in the present-day context, that is, the heritage of this particular type of working-class dwelling. It represents an effort to understand the “enjeux” of their heritagization, and particularly the attitudes and perceptions towards, and knowledge and uses of the company town spaces by their present-day users, in light of the approaches advanced by the field of Industrial Heritage.

Sudbury serves as a relevant historical case study of a settlement that has undergone several transformations since its inception as a fledgling village in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Though changes of this kind have been frequent in Ontario, they have not normally happened to hinterland resource communities. This article suggests that Sudbury is unique in this regard, having evolved through five distinct stages: (I) a railway company village, (2) a colonial-frontier mining town and city, (3) a regional central-place, (4) a declining metropolis, and (5) a nearly selfsustaining community. The constant restructuring of Sudbury's society and economic base has been caused by a variety of external and internal forces, among which the "human dynamic" has been vital and ever present. The paper suggests that under certain circumstances a resource community can progress from a staples and boom-bust existence to a more sustainable urban economy based on local and regional influences.

Most people are at least aware that, in the past, companies that owned mines, lumber mills, and other large-scale industrial projects in isolated areas also ran company towns. For many people, such towns conjure up images miserable working conditions, exploitative company stores, and inadequate shacks for most workers, while managers live in relative luxury up on “snob knob.” Most people are also fairly certain that such towns, at least in the United States, died out about the same time as the horse and buggy. Several industries in Wyoming, however, continued to support company towns through the end of the 20th century, with one such town surviving into the early 2000s. This project looks at two of these towns supported by the uranium mining and milling industry that dominated central Wyoming’s economy for about 30 years starting in the mid-1950s. These towns, Gas Hills and Jeffrey City, along with Wyoming’s other modern company towns represent a new era in the history of these communities. Furthermore, they actually had many advantages for inhabitants, companies, and the local economy, especially compared to a small conventional community located near a resource boom. Often, and in contrast to the towns in this thesis, conventional towns must scramble to meet the demands of a massive migration, only to be left with unpaid bonds when the resource dries up or becomes no longer profitable.

Uppsatsen undersöker de paternalistiska drag som präglade det samhälle som byggdes i Kallhäll i Järfälla av Bolinders mekaniska verkstad 1906–1931. Invånarna talar fortfarande om Kallhäll som en tidigare bruksort. Detta trots att fabriken grundades 100-150 år efter höjdpunkten för det svenska brukssystemet, med paternalismen som en viktig komponent. I början av 1900-talet hade förutsättningarna för företagen förändrats helt. Nya tekniska metoder för järnframställning användes, liksom importerade råvaror, järnvägen gav nya möjligheter till transporter och samhället i stort  hade liberaliserats. I den omgivningen grundade företagets huvudägare och verkställande direktör Erik August Bolinder en ny fabriksenhet med ett omgivande bostadsområde på egendomen Kallhäll. Det hade tydliga drag av ett paternalistiskt brukssamhälle. Källmaterialet, främst Bolinders styrelse- och stämmoprotokoll, visar hur demokratiseringen av samhället, de alltmer utvecklade spelreglerna på arbetsmarknaden och ett mer uttalat lönsamhetstänkande bjuder motstånd mot den paternalistiska ideologin. Men samtidigt lever flera av institutionerna i Erik August Bolinders samhällsbygge kvar till långt efter hans död.

Inserida no contexto das cidades empresariais, esta pesquisa objetiva contribuir com ainda incipiente literatura nacional sobre o tema, deixando em segundo plano a abordagem usual que parte da problemática habitacional e direcionando as discussões para o campo da urbanização. Portanto, nessa pesquisa busca-se a compreensão de um processo de urbanização conduzido pela indústria através da construção de cidades novas, mais especificamente das cidades siderúrgicas brasileiras a partir da década de 1940. O método de pesquisa adotado fundamenta-se na contextualização histórica e nos estudos de caso, de forma que dentre os diversos aspectos que tangenciam a questão da produção do urbano pela indústria privilegia-se sua contribuição para a formação e organização do espaço urbano brasileiro no nível local e regional. Assim, apresenta-se e contextualiza-se a ACESITA e Timóteo no processo de industrialização nacional, no universo das cidades siderúrgicas brasileiras, na região do Vale do Rio Doce e do Vale do Aço. Em seguida a leitura da cidade é feita tendo como contraponto a indústria, seja no seu relacionamento com o poder municipal ou com a comunidade local, de modo a que seja possível identificar na cidade atual o legado econômico, político e social da indústria, ou seja, seu legado urbano. / The current research work aims to contribute to the yet-incipient Brazilian literature on company towns departing from the usual approach that considers the housing problem as a starting point the present discussion focus on the field of urbanization instead. Therefore, our goal is to comprehend one special process of urbanization: a process conducted by the industry via the construction of new towns; more precisely, iron-work Brazilian towns built from the decade of 1940s and later. The methodology is based on historical contextualization and case studies in such a way that, among several aspects associated to the industry-dependent generation of the urban space, the main focus is on its local and regional contribution to the formation and organization of the urban space. Therefore, the company ACESITA and the city of Timóteo are presented in the contexts of national industrialization, Brazilian iron-work towns and Vale do Rio Doce and Vale do Aço region. Subsequently, the interpretation of Timóteo is permeated by the industry, considering its role on the municipal authority as well as on the local community. This interpretation allows the identification of the industry legacy on economical, political and social aspects of the current city, therefore its industry urban legacy.

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Inserida no contexto das cidades empresariais, esta pesquisa objetiva contribuir com ainda incipiente literatura nacional sobre o tema, deixando em segundo plano a abordagem usual que parte da problemática habitacional e direcionando as discussões para o campo da urbanização. Portanto, nessa pesquisa busca-se a compreensão de um processo de urbanização conduzido pela indústria através da construção de cidades novas, mais especificamente das cidades siderúrgicas brasileiras a partir da década de 1940. O método de pesquisa adotado fundamenta-se na contextualização histórica e nos estudos de caso, de forma que dentre os diversos aspectos que tangenciam a questão da produção do urbano pela indústria privilegia-se sua contribuição para a formação e organização do espaço urbano brasileiro no nível local e regional. Assim, apresenta-se e contextualiza-se a ACESITA e Timóteo no processo de industrialização nacional, no universo das cidades siderúrgicas brasileiras, na região do Vale do Rio Doce e do Vale do Aço. Em seguida a leitura da cidade é feita tendo como contraponto a indústria, seja no seu relacionamento com o poder municipal ou com a comunidade local, de modo a que seja possível identificar na cidade atual o legado econômico, político e social da indústria, ou seja, seu legado urbano. / The current research work aims to contribute to the yet-incipient Brazilian literature on company towns departing from the usual approach that considers the housing problem as a starting point the present discussion focus on the field of urbanization instead. Therefore, our goal is to comprehend one special process of urbanization: a process conducted by the industry via the construction of new towns; more precisely, iron-work Brazilian towns built from the decade of 1940s and later. The methodology is based on historical contextualization and case studies in such a way that, among several aspects associated to the industry-dependent generation of the urban space, the main focus is on its local and regional contribution to the formation and organization of the urban space. Therefore, the company ACESITA and the city of Timóteo are presented in the contexts of national industrialization, Brazilian iron-work towns and Vale do Rio Doce and Vale do Aço region. Subsequently, the interpretation of Timóteo is permeated by the industry, considering its role on the municipal authority as well as on the local community. This interpretation allows the identification of the industry legacy on economical, political and social aspects of the current city, therefore its industry urban legacy.

Syftet med denna undersökning är att se hur tidigare bruksorter arbetar för en fortsatt utveckling efter en tid av avindustrialisering. För att undersöka detta gjordes en fallstudie med Åtvidaberg kommun som studieobjekt. Tanken var att finna vilka utmaningar och möjligheter som en sådan ort har i att få en fortsatt utveckling samt vilka metoder som kan användas. Det teoretiska ramverket för studien består av fyra begrepp: platsmarknadsföring, platsidentitet, platsvarumärke och platsbild. Dessa begrepp används för att förstå de metoder som användes i utvecklingen. Studien genomfördes huvudsakligen genom 6 intervjuer samt analys av kommunala plandokument. Det huvudsakliga resultatet från studien är att Åtvidaberg kommun förlitar sig mycket på den större grannkommunen för bland annat arbetstillfällen medan deras egna fokus läggs på att utveckla bostadsmöjligheter. Åtvidaberg kommun spelar an på deras goda läge genom att försöka skapa en platsbild som god pendlingsort. Vidare använder Åtvidaberg kommun sitt industriella kulturarv för att behålla sin egen platsidentitet genom att lyfta upp det i olika sammanhang däribland skolan och kulturverksamhet. / The purpose of this study is to see how former company towns work for continued development after a period of deindustrialization. To study this, a case study was conducted with Åtvidaberg municipality as the study object. The idea was to find what challenges and opportunities such a place has in achieving continued development and what methods can be used. The theoretical framework for the study consists of four concepts: place marketing, place identity, place brand and place image. These concepts are used to understand the methods used in development. The study was mainly carried out through 6 interviews and analysis of municipal planning documents. The main result from the study is that Åtvidaberg municipality relies heavily on the larger neighbouring municipality for, among other things, job opportunities, while their own focus is on developing housing opportunities. Åtvidaberg municipality plays on their good location by trying to create an image of the place as a good commuting location. Furthermore, Åtvidaberg municipality uses its industrial cultural heritage to maintain its own place identity by highlighting it in various contexts including the school and cultural activities.