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290057 EX Field Trip (2022S)
The Viennese Housing Market from the Point of Ecological, Social and Economic Sustainability: Aspiration or Contradiction?
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 09.02.2022 08:00 to Th 24.02.2022 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2022 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes
Fr, 6.5.
Mo, 9.5.
Mi, 11.5.
(jeweils ganztägig)
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
In addition to full attendance and active participation on all three days of the excursion (regardless of whether online or offline), the performance assessment consists of independent empirical preparatory work and a subsequent reflection on the contents of the excursion.Preparation: Reading of the central compulsory literature
• Especially for those students who do not have comprehensive knowledge of the Viennese housing market and sustainable urban development, it is assumed that the topic is approached using three central texts. Key questions are provided to check the learning objectives through readingEmpirical preparatory work and preparation of the final submission: photographs of "housing projects in the making":
• In order to prepare for the excursion, a small amount of empirical preparatory work is also expected: During the semester (before the excursion), students should move carefully through the city and collect photos (announcements of construction projects; construction sites) and information on the associated projects (on research the homepages of the property developers).
• For each of 4 construction projects, a photo, an advertising subject, as well as the coordinates and the date of the recording are to be collected and categorized.Final submission: discourse analysis of the announced construction projects:
• Based on the content learned in the excursion, the researched construction projects should be reflected: Who are the initiators of the construction projects? To what extent are dimensions of sustainability considered (or promoted)? Which legal requirements for sustainability are apparently observed (e.g. flat roof greening, distance green, replacement planting, parking space obligation, etc.)?
• Reflection on the content learned and integration of the compulsory literature
• Short delivery of approx. 2 DIN-A4 pagesMore detailed information will be provided via Moodle.
• Especially for those students who do not have comprehensive knowledge of the Viennese housing market and sustainable urban development, it is assumed that the topic is approached using three central texts. Key questions are provided to check the learning objectives through readingEmpirical preparatory work and preparation of the final submission: photographs of "housing projects in the making":
• In order to prepare for the excursion, a small amount of empirical preparatory work is also expected: During the semester (before the excursion), students should move carefully through the city and collect photos (announcements of construction projects; construction sites) and information on the associated projects (on research the homepages of the property developers).
• For each of 4 construction projects, a photo, an advertising subject, as well as the coordinates and the date of the recording are to be collected and categorized.Final submission: discourse analysis of the announced construction projects:
• Based on the content learned in the excursion, the researched construction projects should be reflected: Who are the initiators of the construction projects? To what extent are dimensions of sustainability considered (or promoted)? Which legal requirements for sustainability are apparently observed (e.g. flat roof greening, distance green, replacement planting, parking space obligation, etc.)?
• Reflection on the content learned and integration of the compulsory literature
• Short delivery of approx. 2 DIN-A4 pagesMore detailed information will be provided via Moodle.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
This course is aimed at motivated students who are self-organized, show initiative, and are in an advanced bachelor's or master's degree.
Instead of an excursion log, the excursion participants are expected to reflect on the content based on the examples collected.All individual performances must be completed at least positively (at least 50 out of 100 points).The assessment scale is made up as follows:
- 20% of the final grade: active participation (during the excursion)
- 35% of the final grade: collection and characterization of 4 construction projects
- 45% of the final grade: Written reflection
Instead of an excursion log, the excursion participants are expected to reflect on the content based on the examples collected.All individual performances must be completed at least positively (at least 50 out of 100 points).The assessment scale is made up as follows:
- 20% of the final grade: active participation (during the excursion)
- 35% of the final grade: collection and characterization of 4 construction projects
- 45% of the final grade: Written reflection
Examination topics
Reading list
Aigner, A. (2020) What's wrong with investment apartments? On the construction of a ‘financialized’ rental investment product in Vienna, Housing Studies, DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2020.1806992. Open Access.Cucca, R., M. Friesenecker (2021) Potential and limitations of innovative housing solutions in planning for degrowth: the case of Vienna, Local Environment, DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2021.1872513. Open Access.Franz, Y., E. Gruber (2018): Wohnen „für alle“ in Zeiten der Wohnungsmarktkrise? Der soziale Wohnungsbau in Wien zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit. In: Standort. Open Access: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007s00548-018-0533-1?wt_mc=Internal.Event.1.SEM.ArticleAuthorOnlineFirstPamer, V. (2019) Urban planning in the most liveable city: Vienna, Urban Research & Practice, 12:3, 285-295, DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2019.1635728
Association in the course directory
(MG3-EX) (MR3) (BA UF GW 18)
Last modified: Th 03.03.2022 15:29
The course is primarily aimed at students of the master's degree in "Spatial Research and Planning" and "Geography" with a focus on urban research and interested, advanced bachelor's and teacher training students. Extensive preparation, asynchronous content acquisition, and active participation during the excursion are required.General prior knowledge and research interests of urban housing markets and urban development are a basic requirement for this excursion, in order to be able to embed the content in a meaningful overall scientific context. Basic literature will be provided.Course objectives:
As part of the excursion, we look at the Viennese housing market in its entirety using example properties. In addition to the recording of epochs, construction methods, and ecological building (material) specifications, the development of conclusions from visible buildings on individual forms of living and the social living environment are in the foreground. In addition to getting to know ideal/typical housing projects, information about the actors involved, about the supply and demand side, political framework conditions (such as the climate timetable of the City of Vienna, Smart Climate City strategy, as well as national and EU level), objectives and motivation should be experienced be brought and thus a critical reflection of the past and current practice of housing construction succeed. The participants will be able to embed individual buildings in the big picture of urban sustainability transformation processes and to make derivations at the level of the residents, the immediate neighborhood, and the city as a whole. In addition, the various segments of the Vienna housing market are specifically evaluated based on the three dimensions of sustainability.