The article concerns the assessment of the new landscape and spatial effects of brown coal mining areas transformation of in the region of the Lower Lusatia in eastern Germany, in the context of the region’s changes taking place after Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) Fürst-Pückler-Land 2000-2010. IBA Fürst-Pückler-Land functioned in 2000-2010 as the institution responsible for determining the direction of the transformation of Lower Lusatia. A region dominated by the brown coal mining industry, with a declining population and an unimaginably degraded landscape. The assessment, from the perspective of 20 years from the commenced process, raises research questions: in what part the assumed strategic goals were met, one of which was a development towards industrial heritage tourism and is the process initiated earlier perhaps still ongoing? The research method involved the use of planning tools such as: graphic interpretation of the resources of Geoportal.de and Google Earth Pro, analysis of data provided by: Lausitzer and Mitteldeutsche Bergbau-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (LMBV) and research trips in the years 2006-2019. Conclusions from the research are formulated through the prism of the European Landscape Convention [1], in which the postulate of treating landscape as an integrated term, consisting not only of natural and cultural elements but also human, is important. This approach provides the basis for establishing the rightness of transformations of post-industrial landscapes in the “pro-tourist” directions ensuring the connectivity of all elements using initiatives in the field of “industrial heritage tourism”. In situ studies have shown that the transformation process has not been completed and is still ongoing, and the assumed effects are still far from expected. Tourism of industrial heritage may be an interesting “combination” of industrial areas in the European service economy. However, given the scale of the impact of the energy industry and its importance for the development of the whole country, its impact on regional restructuring may be limited. At present, care for the environment and its repair are more important in the context of improving living conditions along with the implementation of the postulates of using alternative energy sources. And modern use of the industrial heritage for other economic activities than just tourism can be an important alternative for the development of the region.