I'm happy to announce that I'm co-organizing a lecture series entitled "Gentrifizierung in Wien: Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis" together with my colleague Mara Verlic. It will take place this semester at Vienna University of Technology. The series comes out of a book project that Mara and I are currently involved in. We are … Continue reading Lecture series: Gentrification in Vienna.
Tag: displacement
New interview with Austrian Tenant Association.
I've given a longer interview for the magazine of the Austrian Tenant Association "Fair Wohnen". We talked about the current problems on Vienna's housing market, gentrification dynamics in the city, displacement, investment patterns, as well as the plans of the new Austrian coalition government and what they may mean for tenants in the city. The … Continue reading New interview with Austrian Tenant Association.
Talk and interview: Housing policies in Austria. Where are they headed?
I've recently given a lecture at the symposium "Markt oder Staat? Wohin steuert die Wohnungspolitik?". The event was organized by the Verein für Wohnbauförderung. It aimed at discussing recent developments of housing policies in Austria in the context of the reform plans of the new coalition government. There was a set of very interesting national … Continue reading Talk and interview: Housing policies in Austria. Where are they headed?
New publication: The business with the holiday homes. Airbnb in Wien.
I've contributed a short text on Airbnb in Vienna to the current issue of the journal Mieterecho, journal of the tenant association Berlin. The text is co-authored with my colleagues Leonhard Plank and Roman Seidl. It briefly sketches our research project on Airbnb in Vienna, specifically focusing on the business model for real estate investors … Continue reading New publication: The business with the holiday homes. Airbnb in Wien.
