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Generally located in convenient locations near city centers or along rivers, and supported by existing infrastructure, post-industrial areas represent environmentally damaging resources that need to be returned to productive use and reintegrated into the surrounding community. However, the complexity of any post-industrial renewal project is evident in the many different ways described both in literature and by designers and programmers working on or analyzing these areas, making post-industrial renewal quite difficult. Considering the purpose of this study, it was necessary to use several methods during the research, including quantitative and qualitative research methods divided into two main parts: literature review and case study. Based on the experience gained in working on the international project ReTInA - Revitalization of Traditional Industrial Areas in Southeast Europe, we came to the conclusion that the role of geography and geographers is too insignificant and not in line with global trends of the interdisciplinary approach to problem solving. Old industrial centers, especially those developed on mineral resources and unskilled labor, were once the pride and driving force of economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Integration into the common European market and the transition to a market economy has led to the rapid collapse of traditional industries. The results of the research can be used in strategic planning at the municipal level, in the development and adaptation of concepts and programs for the development of territorial units, in the drafting of interregional agreements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]