Wohnpräferenzen von Jugendlichen in Wien

New life styles and the transformation of and differentiation in housing conditions are essential phenomena of urban transformation and demand new solutions for urban and house-building planning. The aim of this project is to develop a new social and cultural geography of life in the urban space. The main aim of this study is the empirical coverage and analysis of young people's ideas on housing and their preferences as cultural and social phenomena. The theoretical section reviews previous research and develops a new theoretical and methodical research framework. The empirical section is about the various forms of housing occupied by young people at the moment. The first section sets out problems concerning their ideas on housing preferences, life-styles, location, size and age of accommodation. The second section discusses problems concerning young people's infrastructure preferences in their immediate environment as well as their living habits, including questions concerning mobility, work, shopping, leisure time and ecological aspects. The third group of problems deals with the legal aspects and the financing of the accommodation of their choice. The fourth group of topics inquires into the values and ideas of young people concerning the kind of family and work they would like to have in the future. Finally, the influence on housing construction of individual young people's preferences for certain ways of living is demonstrated.