<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the paper was to consider the extent of the impact of revitalization on the evolution of post-industrial sites, which manifests itself in morphological and functional changes of urban space. Research was performed on three former iron and steel works areas located in the Ruhr region in Germany: one of the Thyssen's ironworks in Duisburg - Meiderich, the area of steelworks complex Gute-Hoffnungs-Hütte in Oberhausen and the area of the iron and steel works Phönix in Dortmund - Hörde. Methods were applied specific to urban morphology. For each object of study a comparative analysis of the town plan was carried out. Town plans were compared before and after the revitalization process and special attention was paid to land use. This allowed us to observe morphological and functional changes which occurred as a result of the revitalization of the study areas. The research showed that the revitalization of post-industrial space may be conducted in many different directions but irrespective of that it has a huge impact on the evolution of urban space in both a morphological and a functional way. The extent to which revitalization affects morphological and functional structure of urban space depends on the future plan for the spatial development of the site and its attitude to its post-industrial heritage.</p></abstract>

The aim of the paper was to consider the extent of the impact of revitalization on the evolution of post-industrial sites, which manifests itself in morphological and functional changes of urban space. Research was performed on three former iron and steel works areas located in the Ruhr region in Germany: one of the Thyssen's ironworks in Duisburg - Meiderich, the area of steelworks complex Gute-Hoffnungs-Hütte in Oberhausen and the area of the iron and steel works Phönix in Dortmund - Hörde. Methods were applied specific to urban morphology. For each object of study a comparative analysis of the town plan was carried out. Town plans were compared before and after the revitalization process and special attention was paid to land use. This allowed us to observe morphological and functional changes which occurred as a result of the revitalization of the study areas. The research showed that the revitalization of post-industrial space may be conducted in many different directions but irrespective of that it has a huge impact on the evolution of urban space in both a morphological and a functional way. The extent to which revitalization affects morphological and functional structure of urban space depends on the future plan for the spatial development of the site and its attitude to its post-industrial heritage.

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

Department of Economic Geography, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, Będzińska Str. 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland

Cultural Geography Work Group, Department of Geography, RWTH Aachen University, Wüllnerstraße 5b, 52062 Aachen, Germany

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies

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The aim of the paper was to consider the extent of the impact of revitalization on the evolution of post-industrial sites, which manifests itself in...

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

Published Online: May 23, 2015

Page range: 31 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/environ-2015-0005

Keywords
Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord, Neue Mitte Oberhausen, Phönix Dortmund, morphological and functional changes, urban morphology

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: May 23, 2015

Page range: 31 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/environ-2015-0005

KeywordsLandscape Park Duisburg-Nord, Neue Mitte Oberhausen, Phönix Dortmund, morphological and functional changes, urban morphology

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord, Neue Mitte Oberhausen, Phönix Dortmund, morphological and functional changes, urban morphology