Légende
Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, renaturalisation of the Emscher in the Holtener Bruch. A new floodplain landscape for flood protection and biodiversity is being created here. In the background, St Johann Holten Catholic Church. The Emscher, which is currently straightened, is given curves again and can meander through its new floodplain. The ecological conversion of the Emscher system consists of the construction of a centralised wastewater treatment system in the Ruhr area, the construction of sewers and the renaturation of the Emscher and its tributaries. Following the construction of a parallel sewer, the Emscher has been completely free of sewage since January 2022. The river was previously an open, above-ground combined sewer with rainwater and wastewater
Date
19 juil. 2023
Crédit
Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser
Notre référence
BRK26D96_437
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
128.1Mo (42.7Mo) / 46.3cm x 69.4cm / 5464 x 8192 (300dpi)