Caption

Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Renaturalised Hellbach, renaturalised watercourse, the Hellbach is now free of wastewater after the construction of a parallel sewer, is part of the Emscher river system and thus part of the Emscher conversion, was previously an open, above-ground wastewater channel, mixed water channel with surface water and wastewater. The renaturalised Hellbach stream strengthens the city's climate resilience, promotes biodiversity and helps to mitigate urban warming caused by climate change

Date

Jul 19, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK25L89_369

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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128,1Mb (11,8Mb) / 18,2in x 27,3in / 5464 x 8192 (300dpi)

Keywords

parallel color heat warm modification construction house building city urban architecture help unhealthy emission pollutant tree vegetation plant drought dike gardens creek river wetland body of water meadow biotope air pollution environment protection environmental pollution ecocide global warming environment blue sky weather forecast nature weather Recklinghausen Ruhr district North Rhine-Westphalia German flora colorful Europe green lawn public park municipal park construction work hot meteorology open climate change natural dry riverbed river bank riverbank waterway landscape ecofriendly planted construction industry european carbon dioxide sewage renaturation burden filter River landscape contamination blaze of color Germany exterior view heatwave flood control environmental damage species conservation good weather renaturated overground environmental issue travel photography polluting outdoors contaminated Emscher course of a stream particulate matter river course creek bed wetland landscape Central Europe climate crisis meadow landscape Sewer Wast water Biodiversity floodplain Planting River system Surface water Emscher conversion River renaturalisation River dyke colour alteration Construction site home structure town urban environment assistance exhaust gas contaminant dryness dyke park brook wet land waters environmental protection pollution environmental destruction open air Ruhr area NRW plant life colourful Greenspace green space citypark opened original arid river bed shore canal scenery eco-friendly CO2 ecological damage effluent stress riverine landscape German Federal Republic exterior heat wave flood protection species protection nice weather renaturalised above-ground harmful to the environment outside dirty stream fine dust course of a river brook bed Middle Europe grassland landscape Wast water channel Dirty water species diversity flood plain conversion municipal waste gas embankment wetland biotope field environmental conservation pollution of the environment Ruhr Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia coloured city park watershore riverside water canal countryside environmentally friendly CO 2 wastewater river scenery Republic of Germany outdoor shot flood prevention fine Weather Environmentally harmful polluted stream bed Wastewater flue gas little River environmental contamination Ruhr region North-Rhine Westphalia colored waterfront channel landscape shot Environmental friendly Riverscape FRG exterior photograph weather is fine small river Ruhrgebiet Colourfully landscape photo outdoor photo weather is nice colorfully variegated multicoloured multi-coloured multi-colored different coloured colors modifications constructions houses buildings cities emissions pollutants trees vegetations plants droughts dikes creeks rivers wetlands meadows biotopes ecocides blue skies weather forecasts lawns municipal parks construction works riverbeds river banks riverbanks waterways landscapes helping construction industries carbon dioxides environmental pollutions sewages burdens filters River landscapes contaminations exterior views heatwaves environmental damages environmental issues floodplains colours homes exhaust gases dykes parks brooks originally shores canals sceneries effluents riverine landscapes waste gases embankments watershores water canals Waste water river sceneries outdoor shots streambed BRD exterior photographs outdoor photos Many-colored paint water body Water area open water Grass field Europe's greenery Stadtpark banks of landscape photograph helps River view flood water control outdoor out open sky course of course of the river water shore