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LICHTENBERGER Elisabeth
Austria

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Society and Regions
Year of publication: 2000
Publisher: VÖAW
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24x17cm, hb.

ISBN10: 3-7001-2775-8
ISBN13: 978-3-7001-2775-8

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ContentsnTERRITORIAL HISTORY AND LEGACYnThe historical sequence of Austria"-concepts; the search for the historical-territorial legacy; from antiquity to modern times; the Habsburg Empire; Vienna as a world metropolis; the First and the Second Republic of AustrianTHE POLITICAL LANDSCAPEnPolitical institutions of the Second Republic; centralism versus federalism; the primate city of Vienna and the small communities; dual economy and dual labor and housing marketnPOPULATION AND SOCIETYnAustria, a twice "turned-around" country; "guest" and "ghost" residents; immigration and the melting pot of Vienna; changing society; regionalism and disparitiesnENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCESnMorphotectonic regions; glacial landforms and present glaciation; climate and water resources; levels of vegetation; natural resources: mining and waterpowernAGRARIAN SOCIETY AND LEISURE SOCIETYnAgricultural policies and changes in agriculture in the post-war period; the problem of "mountain farming" and Alpine pastures; forestry and hunting; tourism and leisure society; nature conservation - National ParksnCITY AND COUNTRYnSettlement development in post-war Austria; building and dwelling; the cultural heritage of cities and rural areas; Vienna - from medieval burgher town to Eurometropolis; the achievements of "Monument Protection"nDUAL ECONOMY AND DUAL TRANSPORTATIONnThe post-war decades of economic development; the labor market; industry; the tertiary sector and the central place systems; the quarternary sector in the metropolis of Vienna; public versus private transportnCERTAIN AND UNCERTAIN FUTURESnThe "programmed demographic future; effects of the internationalization of the economy; the take-off of the real estate market; Austria´s regions among the regions of Europe; effects of EU membership; EU regional policy and its support regionsnAUSTRIA IN EUROPEnAustria´s geopolitical position in Europe after 1989; the legacy of a divided Central Europe; the by-passing of Austria: new transit routes in Europe; effects of the opening of the East on labor and capital markets; a triangle restored: Vienna - Budapest - Prague; Austria in Europe: an OutlooknnList of maps - List of figures - List of tables - List of illustrations - Bibliography - Index of Subjects - Index of Geographical Names

491 pages, 21 colored maps, 228 color illustrations, 82 figures, 78 tables

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