EAN: 9783987411410

ESSEN | RUHRMETROPOLE - STADTENTWICKLUNG 21+

Essen  situated between the two rivers Ruhr and Emscher  lies in the heart of the Ruhr region.
The city is home to long-established industrial and energy companies  cooperation associations
and regional agencies of the Ruhr metropolitan area. It is not only a key economic center  but
also a city in transition. The requirements for urban planning processes have changed
enormously over the years. Especially in metropolitan areas  less and less space is available
while greater demands are being placed on the remaining space.  Divided into subject-related
chapters  this publication attempts to document the City of Essen's overall master plan and
guiding principles. In light of industrial restructuring  they serve as the basis for the
strategies and formats  spaces and projects which Essen is implementing according to
contemporary ideas of urban development.  The specific topography of the city plays a central
role in this process. The areas of the former coal and steel industry in need of conversion are
concentrated in the north and west. This results in an asymmetry that runs along the points of
the compass as the established residential neighborhoods are located south of the A40 highway 
which acts as a boundary dividing the city socially. In the minds of the people  it separates
these neighborhoods from the areas in transition in the northwest.  The authors  who are all
involved in urban development  shed light on the different aspects of transformation and
explore the question of how to design a sustainable  livable  future-oriented city of tomorrow
that can meet the global demands of the 21st century.

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