The European Climate and Health Observatory is undergoing reconstruction until June 2024 to improve its performance. We apologise for any possible disturbance to the content and functionality of the platform.
Info
Emscher in the 1900s
The Emscher was built as an open sewer system in the 1900 to protect the boosting mining region from flooding and increasing diseases such as Typhus and Cholera. Author and source: Emschergenossenschaft
