This course unit examines concepts and strategies of sustainable urban revitalization, and the renewal of German cities, using the example of the Ruhr area (Dortmund, Bochum, Essen, Duisburg). The unit aims to address the challenges of structural transformation, and how these can be managed. Special emphasis is placed on the concepts of ecological renewal and restoration, and their function as a key to economic and social progress, the transformation of industrial heritage, and urban revitalization.
The ‘Walk in Ruhr Valley’ takes participants along the Emscher riverbank – a former sewer which is now being renaturalised – focusing on water as a resource in the former Dortmund steel plant, known today as Lake Phoenix.
With the mission to give an understanding of the driving forces of urban renewal in former industrial areas the THEMATIC CITY VIDEO presents various examples of urban redevelopment projects in the Ruhr metropolis.
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Learn more about ways to make cities more sustainable and resilient and start your virtual learning journey! This training course contains inspirational and informative videos as well as background information on the relevant topic of sustainable neighbourhoods and was produced by the CITYMAKERS core team in 2021 in Berlin.
Learn more about ways to make cities more sustainable and resilient and start your virtual learning journey! This training course contains videos and background information on the relevant topic of reusing construction waste and utilizing sustainable building materials and was produced by the CITYMAKERS core team in 2021.
Learn more about ways to make cities more sustainable and resilient and start your virtual learning journey! This training course contains videos and background information on the relevant topic of cultural heritage and sustainable urban renewal and was produced by the CITYMAKERS core team in 2021.
Learn more about ways to make cities more sustainable and resilient and start your virtual learning journey! This training course contains videos and background information on the relevant topic of adaptation strategies of german cities and was produced by the CITYMAKERS core team in 2021.