290021 EX "Waterfront Vienna" - Excursion in Urban Planning and Development (2013S)

Vienna’s urban planning strategies define the Danube River Area as one of the 13 target areas of urban development. “Waterfront Vienna” tries to connect the Vienna city center with the cities various bodies of water. It consists of housing and real estate development along the Danube River as well as of improved public spaces for leisure and recreation, including better access to the river. The main areas of planning and developing “Waterfront Vienna” are the “Donaukanal”, the former “Nordbahnhof”-Area, the Danube City, and the “Alte Donau”. Next to these main areas there are the South-Eastern riverbanks, the Vienna Marina and the Vienna Harbor Freudenau.