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My Perfect City: Housing in Vienna

In Vienna housing is considered a basic human right, and 60 percent of citizens live in subsidised social housing. Is it a model other cities should follow?

In Vienna housing is considered a basic human right. Is it a model other cities should follow?

In the Austrian capital, 60% of citizens live in subsidised social housing. Rent is affordable and developments are built to a high design and environmental specification. Many include swimming pools, schools, medical and sports facilities, while people from all walks of life live side by side, encouraging social cohesion.

Fi Glover and panellists Greg Clark, urbanist and global city adviser, and urban designer Pooja Agrawal test the credentials of the Viennese housing model. Should it be added to the perfect city portfolio?

The team also consider Kigali鈥檚 public housing achievements.

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27 minutes

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Sun 10 Jan 2021 11:32GMT

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Alt-Erlaa housing estate, Vienna (Credit: Dimitry Anikin/Unsplash)

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  • Sun 10 Jan 2021 11:32GMT

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