!!!Stadterneuerung

Urban Renewal, general term covering all measures designed to 
rehabilitate old and dilapidated urban quarters, the repair of 
infrastructural defects and the promotion of the economic and social 
development of city centres. Focal points are the preservation of 
historical quarters and the creation of adequate living conditions 
(Wohnhaussanierungsgesetz - Housing Rehabilitation Act of 1984). 
Particular significance attaches to the Urban Renewal Act of 1974, 
which includes measures empowering urban authorities to enforce area 
renewal measures. In the interest of preserving buildings and areas of 
historical and cultural value in Vienna, the Vienna Building 
Regulations were amended in 1972 by the Preservation of Old City 
Quarters Act (Altstadterhaltungsgesetz); the Vienna  
Altstadterhaltungsfonds is responsible for funding such activities in 
Vienna, and similar measures have been taken to ensure the 
preservation and rehabilitation of important quarters and buildings in 
the cities of Salzburg and Graz. Other important legal bases for urban 
renewal are the Housing Improvement Act (Wohnungsverbesserungsgesetz) 
and housing promotion legislation. Public support for urban renewal is 
to be ensured by "soft" measures.

!Literature
E. Lichtenberger, Stadtverfall und Stadterneuerung, 1990.


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