An Analysis Of ‘Interconnected Park System’ As An Integrated Structural Approach For The Regeneration Of Post-Industrial Region As In The Case Of Emscher Park

This study aims to analyze the integrated structural approach of the International Building Exhibition Emscher Park with a closer inspection on the concept of “interconnected park system” in the regeneration process of the polycentric region Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This case is very unique in its attempts to focus on a “structural change” for a whole region in its goals of urban development, ecological renewal, new infrastructure, and the use of international building exhibition as a cultural catalyst. From the point of typology and goals, it definitely aims economical, social and cultural development in regional scale.