http://sustainablecities.dk/en/english-tags/iba The taxonomy view with a depth of 1. en http://sustainablecities.dk/en/city-projects/cases/emscher-park-from-dereliction-to-scenic-landscapes <p>The Ruhr district of Germany was once the heartland of Europe's steel and coal industries. Over the past 30 years, these heavy industries have been massively restructured, causing the abandonment and dereliction of many steel works and coal mining operations throughout the region. Consequently, Ruhr has been left with a legacy of high unemployment and the scars of environmental contamination as the old industrial workyards have slowly become brownfield sites in need of restoration.</p><p><a href="http://sustainablecities.dk/en/city-projects/cases/emscher-park-from-dereliction-to-scenic-landscapes">read more</a></p> http://sustainablecities.dk/en/city-projects/cases/emscher-park-from-dereliction-to-scenic-landscapes#comments bevaring Emscher Park emscher park Germany Green city IBA IBA industri industry preservation Project Rurh Project Rurh revitalization Ruhr District Ruhr Distriktet sanering Tyskland urban landscape urbant landskab Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:57:53 +0000 Malene Freudendal-Pedersen 505 at http://sustainablecities.dk