Les équipements culturels de la vallée de l’Emscher (Ruhr, Allemagne) : de la régénération urbaine au développement d’une économie culturelle et créative

• Main Author: Bruno Lusso
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography 2014-12-01
• Series: Belgeo
• Subjects: cultural facility; old industrial area; urban regeneration; cultural economy; creative industries
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/13358

From an economic, social and environmental point of view, the Emscher Valley was at the end of the 1980s the more sinister area of the Ruhr. To ensure conversion and improve the negative image of the territory, the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia has used launched an international architecture exhibition. Created on former industrial wastelands, cultural facilities have developed an iconic architecture within the framework of urban regeneration programs. However, the territorial impact of these new cultural facilities is limited. If they strongly contribute to boost regional tourism economy, they are structurally in deficit. The Land of North Rhine-Westphalia must diversify their activities with the development of temporary exhibitions, festivals or the launch of a strategy into the creative industries.