1. smart city Wien
Thomas Madreiter
City of Vienna
Head of the Department for
Urban Development & Planning

2. Low Carbon Economy Roadmap 2050
EU GHG emissions towards an 80% domestic reduction (100% =1990)
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3. ...a hub in Central Europe with a
traditionally strong position in the Danube Region

4. ... World heritage

5. ... a brand as a cultural capital

6. ... but also an international showcase
for environmental protection?

7. ... a change in the economic basis
of the city

8. ... dynamic population growth
since 2000
Demographic development in Vienna 1750 - 2050
Demographic
development accordin
to census
Long term
demographic
forecast

9. ... a true committment to
being inclusive

10. ... #1 in the worldwide Mercer 2011
Quality of Living ranking

11. strategies
Vienna is the City of programs
strategies

12. cooperation with neighbours - SUM
Supports co-operation and
conflict resolution,
establish mutual trust and
common understanding of
regional dimension, assist
in the exchange of
information, provide
support and management
in the development of
solutions to common
challenges.
Main issues are spatial and
landscape planning as well
as traffic issues.

13. cooperation in the metro area

14. Wien 4/2010

15. Integrated planning approach

16. We write our plans according to
smart ideas/principles; c.g. the urban dev. plan, ...

17. mobility
mobility
96% of residents have excellent access to public transport

18. ... or our integrated mobility masterplan, ...
Modal Split in Vienna
Modal Split in Vienna
100% 3% 3%
5% 10%
90%
28% 27%
80% 28%
27%
70%
60% bicyle
36% 31% 23% by foot
50% 40%
car
40% Public transport
30%
20% 40%
34% 36%
29%
10%
0%
1993 2001 2010 2020

19. ... or our climate protection plan,
and our energy efficiency programm....

20. ... participatory planning

21. Continuity in planning principles
• Compact urban development
• Development along axes of public transport
• Prioritise urban renewal over urban expansion
• Preserve a dense public transport network
• Safeguard and improve accessibility to green spaces
• Sustainable supply services and waste management

22. Complementary
concepts
Vienna is well prepared and activities
High share of public transport
EU SET project application:
TRANSFORMation Agenda
for Low Carbon Cities Project

23. ... high standard of public services

24. Seestadt Aspern – the first Smart City
net zero energy
net zero CO2 emissions
smart city Wien+
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25. Smart city components
and systems
smart city Wien+
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26.  Objective:
the Project supports cities in the
realisation of the EU 20-20-20
targets
Results:
Amsterdam
Genua  Integrative approaches and
Hamburg concepts for energy-efficient
Copenhagen urban planning
Lyon  Stakeholder Processes and
Wien financing strategies
 Smart energy Cities Planning
Master Classes
 Smart Energy City Handbook
TRANSFORMation Agenda for Low Carbon Cities
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27. Vienna ranks as Number 1 in Smart-Cities comparison
#1 Vienna
 innovation city (5)*
 regional green city (4)
 quality of life (1)
 digital governance (8)
* in parenthesis Vienna´s position in the respective rankings 27

28. Conclusion
• The Smart City requires a holistic approach.
• To become a smart city needs a kind of change
management.
• understand urban life primarily as a social, and only
secondary as a technical and logistic problem. You have
to involve the people.
• build strong partnerships between the city, the research
sector and the industrial sector. Smart city is an
economic opportunity.
• So, focus the money on internationally visible projects
• the goal is appliance, not basic research
• The Smart City appreach is a fundamental economic
and political issue for Europe

29. Thomas Madreiter
Head of Department
Urban Development and Planning
City of Vienna
Phone +43 1 4000 88811
thomas.madreiter@wien.gv.at
Thank you for your attention