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built. It is calculated by dividing the sum
total of all areas of a building on a given
plot of land by the size of the plot. The
net floorspace ratio (NFSR) is applied if
only the area of the actual building land is
used as divider without taking account
of public roads or open areas that are
also part of the plot. An NGFZ of 2.0 thus
would indicate that the total floor area of
a building is two times the area of the
plot on which it is constructed.
Non-formal learning
Non-formal learning is learning embedded
in planned activities but not explicitly
referred to as such (with regard to learning
goals, learning support or the time
spent with learning) yet including a distinct
“learning element”. From the viewpoint
of the learner, non-formal learning
is intentional, and its results can be validated
and certified. Non-formal learning
is also referred to as “semi-structured
learning”.
Parking slot regulation
The parking slot regulation is an instrument
embedded in the Building Code for
Vienna. In the context of land use and
development plan drafting, it is thus possible
to reduce the number of legally
mandatory parking slots if an area is easily
reachable by public transport. This
reduced number of mandatory parking
slots supports the traffic policy goal of
strengthening eco-friendly means of
transport (public transport, cycling and
walking).
PGO – Planungsgemeinschaft Ost
This is a joint organisation of the Federal
Provinces of Vienna, Lower Austria and
Burgenland to consult and agree on
relevant spatial planning issues. Its scope
of work comprises the development of
joint spatial planning objectives, the
thematic co-ordination and scheduling of
plans impacting regional space, the representation
of joint interests and the
implemen tation of research projects of
importance for regional planning in
the three federal provinces. In addition
to a political deci sion-making body and
the co-ordination body of the three provincial
administrations, PGO also operates
a joint office to implement its work programme.
Praxisbuch Partizipation
This practical manual published in 2012
by Municipal Department 18 supports
staff members of the Vienna City Administration
working in the field of urban
development or related areas such as
public space design in their professional
design, planning and implementation of
public participation processes (“Werk-
statt berichte der Stadtentwicklung Wien”
(No. 127)).
Rainwater management
Rainwater management offers the possibility
of retaining water precipitated
on built-up and sealed areas within the
natural water cycle and thus relieving
sewers. This can have a positive effect on
temperature, air quality and climate.
REGIONALE
REGIONALE was introduced in North
Rhine-Westphalia as a structural support
measure. The Land of North Rhine-
Westphalia thus offers regions ways and
means to strengthen their regional profile.
The aim lies in finding a common position
in the context of international and
national competition and thus to render
the region competitive as an attractive
place to live and do business in. Based on
this model, a similar REGIONALE initiative
could promote and strengthen competitions
for joint projects in the Vienna city
region.
Resilience
This word describes the ability of a system
to deal with change. Resilience strategies
may be inter alia preventive (resistance
developed providently to withstand negative
external influences), adaptive (ability
to return quickly to the original situation)
or innovative (active use of advantages
resulting from changing environmental
conditions).
Services of general interest
The term “services of general interest”
stands for the comprehensive and reliable
provision of public goods and services
entailing a special responsibility for the
community at large. This e. g. includes the
provision of energy, (drinking) water, solid
waste and wastewater disposal, education,
culture, medical services and public
transport. Services of general interest are
characterised by the fact that all citizens
have equal access to vital institutions and
services as well as by the reliability and
continuity of these institutions and services
and, in case of public ownership of
the bodies supplying them, by democratic
control and public responsibility for them.
In Austria, the definition and type of service
performance are normally associated
with a high degree of municipal autonomy.
Smart grid
Smart power grids are networks that
link and control various components –
electricity generator, storage unit, energy
distribution and transmission networks –
as well as consumers on the basis of
sophisticated, fine-tuned management.
In addition to the optimisation and monitoring
of the individual components, the
objective lies in ensuring efficient and
reliable energy supply in the future.
Stadtregion+
The term “Stadtregion +” defines eastern
Lower Austria, northern Burgenland
and Vienna and in addition to the “core
city” Vienna comprises 205 Lower Austrian
and 63 Burgenland municipalities.
Inter alia, commuter flows, accessibility
conditions and demographic forecasts
were used to delimit the space covered by
this extended agglomeration. Under the
title “Stadtregion+”, PGO analysed various
possible scenarios of future settlement
development and formulated a spatial
development strategy.
SUM – City-Environs Management
SUM (Stadt-Umland-Management,
City-Environs Management) is an initiative
of the Federal Provinces of Vienna and
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