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habitats of animals and plants, the
biotope network and ecosystem protection).
As a rule, these four main functions
overlap and complement each
other in the defined open and green space
corridors, although the weighting of the
respective criteria obviously varies.
Viennese Analysis of Industrial
and Commercial Areas
Good-quality industrial and commercial
areas are essential for a city’s standing as
a business hub, the preservation of industrial
production on-site and its supply
with logistics and trade functions. In 2008,
the City of Vienna joined forces with the
Vienna Economic Chamber and the Vienna
Business Agency to conduct an analysis
of industrial and commercial areas to
obtain an overview of industrial and commercial
production in the Austrian capital,
to classify these areas and, in due course,
to designate zones for these purposes.
Waste Management Plan for Vienna
Whenever required and in any case every
six years, Municipal Department 48 develops
the Waste Management Plan for the
City of Vienna on behalf of the Vienna
Provincial Government. This document
inter alia comprises: 1) status quo of
waste management, in particular with
regard to the types and quantities of
waste produced in Vienna; 2) waste management
forecasts and related necessary
measures; 3) demand, status quo and
operation of waste treatment plants and
landfills; and 4) the required number of
persons or facilities for waste disposal
consultancy services. The current Waste
Management Plan for Vienna covers the
period from 2013 to 2018.
wohnfonds_wien
wohnfonds_wien was established in
1984 as the then Vienna Land Provision
and Urban Renewal Fund. Its tasks comprise
on the one hand the preparation
and implementation of urban renewal
measures in the context of gentle urban
renewal and on the other hand the provision
of real restate for social housing
construction in Vienna and quality assurance
in the field of building construction
with the aid of two instruments:
developers’ competitions and the Land
Advisory Board.
VOR – Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region
(Transport Association for
the Eastern Region of Austria)
Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region is the
oldest and biggest transport association
of Austria. VOR provides co-ordinated
services and management of public
transport in Vienna, Lower Austria and
Burgenland. It defines itself as a mobility
provider evolving comprehensive regional
transport offerings at the interface
between passengers and transport companies,
politics and administration. VOR
co-or dinates the public transport services
of more than 40 transport companies
operating over 900 bus and rail-bound
lines in the eastern region of Austria.
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