@book{OPUS4-5070, title = {Emscher 3.0 : from grey to blue - or, how the blue sky over the Ruhr region fell into the Emscher}, editor = {Scheck, Hanna and Vallentin, Daniel and Venjakob, Johannes}, publisher = {Kettler}, address = {B{\"o}nen/Westfalen}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-50700}, pages = {204}, year = {2013}, abstract = {The river Emscher is - similar to the river Ruhr - the symbol of one of the internationally most renowned industrial regions: the Ruhr area with its 5 million inhabitants and an important location of key industries such as steel, chemical and materials industry. The revitalisation of the Emscher over the last 20 years marks a new phase in the region's history and is an impressive example of ecological and socio-economic transformation affecting all aspects of life along the river. What can we learn from the Emscher conversion for upcoming tasks in other infrastructure fields?}, language = {en} }