Current challenges for Vienna's urban development Smart City Vienna and Urban Development Plan 2025 as answers 15 th September 2017, Study-Tour EFL (European Federation for Living) Thomas Madreiter Director of Planning City of Vienna Executive Group for Construction and Technology
Vienna - Facts and Figures: 1.8 million inhabitants on a surface area of 415 km²
UN-Headquarters and location of more than 40 International Organisations and institutions IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation OPEC Organisation of the Petrol Exporting Countries 10.000 diplomats and international bureaucrats live and work in Vienna Foto: Wien Tourismus / Christian Stemper
Oldest & largest university city in German speaking Europe More than 190 000 students 10 % of Vienna s population 30 % international students, over 50 English post-graduate programs 9 public universities, 6 universities of applied sciences, 5 private universities Foto:WU Wien
Popular travel destination an leading conference venue 6.9 million people visited Vienna in 2016 with 80 % coming from abroad 15 million overnight stays in 2016 Once of the world s leading conference locations with over 2.400 congresses and events per year Foto: 123rf / radub8
PID / Jobst
Massive global challenges UN
Climate Change
Growth of world population Source: United Nations, Dep. of Economic and Social Affairs World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision
Urbanisation Foto: Siqbal
GRAPHIC NEWS Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision
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We have to find a way, that cities can grow without a growing of the consumption of resources
Permanent innovation is a key to success
but innovation is a lot more than simple technological innovation http://www.nextgen.at http://techcrunch.com
For some cities world-wide a smart city is a wonderland of never ending technological gadgets, where technology ends in itself http://theperfectplaceblog.com
For Vienna a smart city is also a very traditional city Richard Kronberger-KRO
a city where the human aspect is in the center PID / Schaub-Walzer
a sustainable city TINA Vienna
a socially balanced city
but also an open city
a city with highest quality of living
a curious city, which is asking the relevant questions Kinderbüro Uni Wien / Barbara Mair
a city of permanent innovation Wiener Stadwerke/Johannes Zinner
What s a city in general? Christian Fürthner
And what s the core idea of Smart City Wien? Quality of living Social inclusion, participation Healthcare Environment Resources Energy Mobility Infrastructure Buildings Innovation Education Economy Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI)
Smart City Wien Framework Strategy Sectoral Strategies Thematic Concepts more to come
Objective: the Project supports cities in the realisation of the EU 20-20-20 targets Amsterdam Genua Hamburg Copenhagen Lyon Wien Results: Integrative approaches and concepts for energy-efficient urban planning Stakeholder Processes and financing strategies Smart energy Cities Planning Master Classes Smart Energy City Handbook TRANSFORMation Agenda for Low Carbon Cities 28
Example: Citizens solar power plants Wien Energie / Ian Ehm
Example: Train of Hope Volunteers aid for refugees PID / David Bohmann
Example: Open Government Wien https://open.wien.gv.at
Example: DigitalCity.Wien a joint initiative of the City of Vienna and private companies
Example: etaxi Wien an exploratory research project Wiener Stadtwerke/Michèl Pauty
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What characterises STEP 2025? Governance as a planning approach Strengthening of open, cooperative development processes, less predetermination; space-related determinations only where needful Frameworking predominantly by standards, principles and processes The city assumes leadership and management of development STEP as a management tool Urban development must not confine to making of plans, management of development is a basic necessity for implementation
Urban Development Plan 2025 (STEP 2025) Mission Statement for Urban Development
Target areas of urban development
Mobility Concept Motto: Together mobile fair Streetspace is shared to different users in fair way and sustainable mobility remains affordable to everybody healthy The share of active mobility rises, injuries to persons caused by traffic accidents decrease. compact Trips to and from work, dwelling, leisure, education, shopping etc are as short as possible ecological Environmental impacts of mobility decrease significally, the share of environment-friendly trips rises both in the city and the region. robust Mobility is reliable and crisisproof. Mobility is not bound to the possession of transport means utilisation instead of ownership efficient Resources are utilised efficiently by making use of innovative technologies and processes.
Integration of transport modes Commuter railway and metro
High acceptance of public transport Passenger numbers of Wiener Linien
Mobility Concept Fields of action GOVERNANCE: RESONSIBILITY AND RESOURCES PUBLIC SPACE: FAIR SHARING OF STREETSPACE EFFICIENTLY MOBILE BY MOBILITY MANAGEMENT
Change of paradigms Fair - together - versatile An attractive public space is a condition precedent to the utilisation by pedestrians, cyclists and passengers.
WienMobil Card A wide range of mobility in one hand
Sharing Economy as a transmission belt of social innovation in the city?
One good practice of participative urban planning: Redesign of Mariahilfer Straße
Vienna Main Station a hot spot of traffic and urban development
Former South/East Terminal Station and freight depot, 2005
Vienna Main Station, 27 th January 2017
Masterplan Wien Europa Mitte Station (2004)
Business District Quartier Belvedere S i g n a BAI
Housing Area Sonnwendviertel
Housing Area Sonnwendviertel Interlinkage of community facilities Quelle: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3931/15233793217_cdc7fab3bc_b.jpg
Educational Campus Sonnwendviertel
Helmut-Zilk-Park The central element of public open space
Vienna = the oldest capital city in Europe 1/3 of the housing stock dating from before World War I
Social housing construction during the interwar period Staatsoper, Frühjahr 1945 1930 2000 1924 to 1934: 64,000 new, affordable homes and social infrastructure (e.g. schools, kindergartens, laundry rooms, libraries, theatre)
New Housing: some 10,000 new dwellings annually Sonnwendviertel, Bauteil Geiswinkler & Geiswinkler average residence size per person: 37.8 square meters
New Housing: some 10,000 new dwellings annually Sonnwendviertel, Bauteil Geiswinkler & Geiswinkler Development Nordbahnhof
Municipal housing: The City of Vienna is the biggest landlord worldwide some 220,000 rental apartments
High-rise buildings at proper locations
Summary Only a holistic approach can manage climate change in cities Urban life is at first a social field of action So, social innovation is crucial for effective resource preservation An active government is necessary to take a leading role, it can help and support, ask for participation and work as enabler for private initiatives. Humans first Technology second. We need an innovation-driven and not an only technology-driven Smart City C l a i m i n g o u r h u m a n i t y Smart City Wien
People make change happen smart citizens build smart cities Thomas Madreiter Director of Planning City of Vienna +43 1 4000 82631 thomas.madreiter@wien.gv.at