Soziales Wohnen in Wien

A transdisciplinary dialogue

Social housing in Vienna has many facets and is currently facing major challenges. This anthology brings together academic and practical perspectives to shed light on the complexity of Vienna's housing sector. At the interface between housing research and practice, it shows how political, economic, spatial, and social dynamics influence the housing market, housing construction, and everyday life.

It addresses affordability as well as quality, legal frameworks, neighborly relations, adaptations to climate change, innovation potential, and new forms of living. Experts from the fields of architecture, planning, social sciences, economics, and law engage in a transdisciplinary dialogue and present a multi-layered analysis of housing production, allocation policy, and, last but not least, coexistence in subsidized housing complexes and municipal housing. The volume is aimed at academics and students as well as planners, political decision-makers, and anyone interested in the history and current situation of social housing and innovative ideas for its future. An indispensable contribution to the debate on social housing provision—in Vienna and beyond.