The impact of revitalization on the evolution of urban space on former iron and steel works areas in Ruhr region (Germany)

Chmielewska, Marta; Otto, Marius

doi:10.1515/environ-2015-0005

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“…So that, among these case studies, Ruhr area represents a model of recovery and positive impact of instability on all territorial components of the system through a tertiary-type economic restructuring and the implementation of a sustainable land management built on integrated governance (Wegener 2012, Chmielewska and Otto 2013, Kretschmann 2013, Reuschke et al 2013. A comparison between the Moravian-Silesian region and the Silesian region, which are more similar in terms of evolution and dynamics, shows that the type of addressing instabilitysevere restructuring for the first case; and cautious restructuring grounded on entrepreneurship and a special taxing system, in the second case -constitutes the main factor of achieving or not successful redevelopment (Adamovský andHolešinská 2012, Hajduga 2014).…”

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Steps in Understanding the Role of Instability Upon Urban Teritorrial Systems

Schvab¹,

Sîrodoev²,

Paraschiv³

et al. 2020

JURA

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Instability is an omnipresent process that creates the conditions for adaptation and change. A territorial system cannot develop without instability. A high degree of system instability points out an acute structural and functional disorder. The present study proposes a method to measure system instability through economic structural and functional changes inside urban territorial systems. The analysis is done by quantifying the changes and transfers in internal economic hierarchies. System instability shows the role that the system plays in its environment and consequently the measures that can be taken to amplify or hinder (depending on the desired outcome) that role. The conceptual framework captures the adaptive processes associated with system instability and both structural and functional changes are evidenced. The non-linear processes were analysed for the urban territorial system of Baia Mare (Romania) underlining their role in the city’s adaptation to the changing of its environment. The proposed method starts from the assumption that internal systemic hierarchy is a very stable parameter of state. If the system is unstable, significant changes of the internal hierarchy will happen, and this will be reflected in a strong structural and functional shift. Measuring system instability helps better understanding the impact that change and adaptation have over the territorial system and its environment. Understanding these processes may offer policy makers the evidence they need to take actions in a conscious manner.

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Steps in Understanding the Role of Instability Upon Urban Teritorrial Systems

Schvab¹,

Sîrodoev²,

Paraschiv³

et al. 2020

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“…The Ruhr region is known for numerous major revitalisation projects which have led to the creation of large-scale leisure and entertainment spaces. The best example of these is the "Neue Mitte" in Oberhausen which has been changed from a former steelworks area into a new city centre with a shopping mall, event halls, museums, sports facilities and amusement centre (CHMIELEWSKA & OTTO, 2013). It is an attractive place for both locals and visitors, but not everybody can afford to visit facilities located there.…”

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“…As a consequence many mines and plants were closed down resulting in the creation of brownfield sites and this was the beginning of the revitalisation of this region. Nowadays the Ruhr area is a postindustrial region with developed services and high-tech industries as well as a postmodern place for tourism, leisure and culture, which are strongly attached to its industrial history (CHMIELEWSKA & OTTO, 2013).…”

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Revitalisation of spoil tips and socio-economic polarisation – a case study of Ruhr area (Germany)

Chmielewska

Otto

2014

Environmental &Amp; Socio-Economic Studies

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The paper discusses issues about the revitalisation of spoil tips, socio-economic polarisation and social exclusion in the field of municipal recreational activities based on an example of the largest post-industrial region in Europe – the Ruhr area in Germany. Revitalisation of brownfield areas very often leads to the creation of leisure facilities of various types (with a range of entrance fees) and because of this it may mitigate, or exacerbate, the severity of these negative phenomena. In the Ruhr area there are 104 spoil tips of different origins (mine tips, slag heaps, rubbish dumps), sizes and shapes (from conical heaps, through table mountains shaped tips and intentionally shaped for landscape tips, to major tips) and state of preservation. The research has shown that it is possible to use the majority of these spoil tips in the Ruhr area (87 of them) as leisure facilities as they have been changed into green areas, parks, playgrounds, locations for sports activities and tourist attractions after their restoration. Furthermore, they are mostly accessible free of charge and may serve a wide range of people – from locals to visitors, from children to senior citizens etc., regardless of their income. As such they may mitigate the socio-economic polarisation tendencies in the region.

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“…A fine example is provided by the Emscher-Zukunft Masterplan drawn up in 2006, and put into effect in the nearly two decades since along the valley of the Emscher -a river flowing through the very heart of the industrialised Ruhr. Numerous individual transition projects have been pursued in that area (Chmielewska & Otto, 2013;Otto & Chmielewska, 2014) -and the solution overall can be considered a model one worth following as other mining regions make their own efforts to move forward.…”

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Editorial: The transformation of post-industrial areas and territorial aspects of Just Transition Fund implementation

Sitek,

Chmielewska

2022

Europa XXI

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An introductory text discusses the Just Transition Fund’s core assumptions and origin, in the process revealing stages to the evolution of the approach taken – in the direction of ‘green economy’ assumptions. Activities financed within the framework of the Fund are identified, in respect of the restructuring of Poland’s mining regions. Examples of fields of intervention are then discussed by reference to the Terytorialny Plan Sprawiedliwej Transformacji Województwa Śląskiego 2030, i.e. the 2030 Territorial Plan for the Just Transition of Poland’s Śląskie Voivodeship, in Silesia. A particularly important aspect here is the timetable for closures of mines and conventional power plants. The material also presents selected data on the significance of mining and the extractive industries in both their social and economic dimensions. Particular attention is here paid to the labour-market consequences of the Just Transition. The references are to levels of pay in the sector referred to, as well as the wealth characterising the relevant Polish gminas (areas of local-governmental administration) – as an alternative way of looking at the entire process. The article also points to a large number of research aspects linking up with transitioning in the economy and requiring further study and analysis. Overall, the work points to the challenges that regions subject to restructuring are going to be faced with.

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The impact of revitalization on the evolution of urban space on former iron and steel works areas in Ruhr region (Germany)

Cited by 8 publications

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Steps in Understanding the Role of Instability Upon Urban Teritorrial Systems

Steps in Understanding the Role of Instability Upon Urban Teritorrial Systems

Revitalisation of spoil tips and socio-economic polarisation – a case study of Ruhr area (Germany)

Editorial: The transformation of post-industrial areas and territorial aspects of Just Transition Fund implementation

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