Wohnraumversorgung und Wohnqualität einkommensschwacher Haushalte. Herausforderungen, Handlungsmöglichkeiten und Grenzen für Wohnungspolitik und Stadtentwicklung am Beispiel des Sonnenbergs in Chemnitz

In Germany, social disparities between the rich and the poor, and the poverty risk have been continuously increasing in recent years, in particular with regard to single parents, people with low income and increasingly also the elderly. This dilemma is not only a challenge to society in general but...

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Main Authors: Dörthe Brinker, Heidi Sinning
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: oekom verlag GmbH 2014-02-01
Series:Raumforschung und Raumordnung
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Online Access:https://rur.oekom.de/index.php/rur/article/view/651
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Summary:In Germany, social disparities between the rich and the poor, and the poverty risk have been continuously increasing in recent years, in particular with regard to single parents, people with low income and increasingly also the elderly. This dilemma is not only a challenge to society in general but also a huge challenge for cities and communities. In addition, the problem is intensified by a tight housing market, characterized by a lack of housing for low-income households. Morever, affordable and demand-oriented housing is becoming scarcer due to segregation and gentrification. A wide array of strategies has been developed to tackle these problems, e.g. rent control and new ways of providing public land for housing, to secure an appropriate supply of quality housing for low income households. Against this background the paper deals with two selected strategic approaches, namely cooperation of housing industry and urban development, and integrated area development. The case study of the Sonnenberg neighborhood in Chemnitz exemplarily describes options and limitations of housing supply. The results are discussed with regard to scientific debates on cooperative and socially cohesive urban development policies.
ISSN:0034-0111
1869-4179