Urban planning in the most liveable city: Vienna

摘要

Vienna is a top-ranking city in living quality. To keep the standard despite the fact that it is one of the fastest growing cities within the European Union urban planning becomes a crucial focus Point. Still the city has no ghettos, segregated areas, gated communities and no-go districts and this has to be the same in the future. Vienna has to stay a compact city preventing urban sprawl. Density and quality is a goal and planning processes are focussing on that issue. Vienna's approach can be an answer how to deal with the challenges that many cities faces.