title: Tendenzen der Ghettobildung in Österreichs Großstädten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Situation auf dem Wohnungsmarkt
Creators: name: Ast, Verena-Adamina
Publisher: name: :none
Year: 2013

description: Segregation and especially the tendency to ghettoization are an important and often discussed topic within US-American cities. Can these tendencies also be found in European cities, and in this context within large cities in Austrian? The main focus of this master’s thesis is the evaluation of the housing market and its parameters in Austria’s large cities Vienna and Graz to provide an answer to the research question: Does socio-spatial segregation of ethnic groups in terms of segmented ghettos in Austrians Vienna and Graz exist? The structure of this thesis can be described as follows: In the theoretical part, which consists of chapter one and two, the words integration, segregation and ghetto are defined and theoretical models of integration will be presented. In the second part which consists of chapter three, the analyses of the housing markets parameters distribution of population, rent prices, social housing, structure of ownership and duration of rent in Vienna and Graz will be presented. The fourth chapter tries to give an answer to the research question by summing up the most important results of the housing market analysis of chapter three and the theoretical background of chapter one and two. The wide field of segregation will be completed by showing the advantages and disadvantages of segregation. The Brunnenviertel – as good example of integration – will be presented in the fifth chapter. A summary and an additional outlook in chapter six finalizes this thesis and illustrates possible ways of city development in Vienna and Graz.
description: Segregation and especially the tendency to ghettoization are an important and often discussed topic within US-American cities. Can these tendencies also be found in European cities, and in this context within large cities in Austrian? The main focus of this master’s thesis is the evaluation of the housing market and its parameters in Austria’s large cities Vienna and Graz to provide an answer to the research question: Does socio-spatial segregation of ethnic groups in terms of segmented ghettos in Austrians Vienna and Graz exist? The structure of this thesis can be described as follows: In the theoretical part, which consists of chapter one and two, the words integration, segregation and ghetto are defined and theoretical models of integration will be presented. In the second part which consists of chapter three, the analyses of the housing markets parameters distribution of population, rent prices, social housing, structure of ownership and duration of rent in Vienna and Graz will be presented. The fourth chapter tries to give an answer to the research question by summing up the most important results of the housing market analysis of chapter three and the theoretical background of chapter one and two. The wide field of segregation will be completed by showing the advantages and disadvantages of segregation. The Brunnenviertel – as good example of integration – will be presented in the fifth chapter. A summary and an additional outlook in chapter six finalizes this thesis and illustrates possible ways of city development in Vienna and Graz.