The City of Vienna decided to involve the population actively in planning processes for the restructuring of older urban quarters as well as for the creation of new neighbourhoods in order to take account of citizens’ manifold ideas already before the conclusion of a project. This makes it possible to identify, and take account of, sources of criticism, uncertainty and resistance against projects at an early date.

wohnpartner and the Urban Renewal Offices (GB*) support this intention and, above all, provide space for gathering all stakeholders “around a table”, as it were, in order to develop optimised solutions in co-operative fashion. Active participation by local inhabitants means that citizens take part in this dialogue, thus strengthening social cohesion and leading to greater solidarity in the respective neighbourhood.