The current stage in the developing relationship between city and industry intensifies the development of heterogeneous environments that include varied industrial activities, and is accelerating the trend of industrial renewal in older industrial zones. Industrial renewal begins with the preservation and development of industry and production, based on a mix of uses that supports and strengthens industry without replacing it. Examples include education, health and welfare services for employees that are designed to increase employment opportunities for residents and accelerate the local economy.

The industrial renewal plan in the southern industrial zone of Kiryat Shmona is a strategic document based on an industrial-zone-level, proprietary vision, derived from the regional-urban industrial vision. The plan includes the design of a public skeleton and planning recommendations for renewal of the various industrial complexes, which are defined on the basis of costs, typologies and uses, as well as future opportunities. The pilot offers a flexible framework within which the various actors will be able to act while maintaining a uniform, shared agenda and narrative. The overall goal is to preserve the industrial and employment sector in the city and the region, and guide the municipality, entrepreneurs, property owners and planning agencies through the growth and renewal processes.