What works in Vienna
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This profile covers practices recorded under this city name in 2 countries — check each practice's own page for its exact location.
Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Vienna
Vienna's governance combines long-term strategic planning with practical neighbourhood intervention. The Smart City Wien Framework Strategy sets legally binding targets including a 50% reduction in per-capita transport CO2 emissions by 2030 and has helped Vienna achieve repeated top rankings for global liveability. Vienna's soft urban renewal offices have upgraded over 142,000 apartments in 2,160 buildings since the mid-1970s through tenant-led rehabilitation that prevents displacement, demonstrating a commitment to inclusive neighbourhood development alongside climate and quality-of-life goals.
Drawn from: Austria's Violence Protection Act and Intervention Centres (Gewaltschutzgesetz 1997/2019) · Smart City Wien Framework Strategy · FFG Monitoringstelle des Bundes — Austria's Multi-Year Digital Accessibility Monitoring with Disability-Led Testing · fit4internet – National Digital Competence Assessment and Upskilling Platform · Gebietsbetreuung Stadterneuerung — Vienna's Soft Urban Renewal Offices · Austria's Constitutional Gender Budgeting Mandate (Article 13(3) B-VG) · Vienna's Dual Social Housing Model — Municipal Gemeindebau plus Limited-Profit Housing at City Scale · Vienna Expat Center — Free business-immigration and integration support by Wirtschaftsagentur Wien
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Inclusiveness / equity +28 pts 70 here · 43 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control +19 pts 67 here · 48 average
Sustainability +13 pts 91 here · 78 average
Evidence of impact / measured results +9 pts 67 here · 57 average
Weaknesses
Evaluated outcomes -12 pts 67 here · 79 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding -23 pts 67 here · 89 average
Achievement / evidence -25 pts 62 here · 88 average
Evidence of learning impact -26 pts 0 here · 26 average
Equity & inclusion -28 pts 22 here · 50 average
Impact on gender equality -33 pts 38 here · 71 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Vienna. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Austria's Violence Protection Act and Intervention Centres (Gewaltschutzgesetz 1997/2019) · 100
Smart City Wien Framework Strategy · 95
fit4internet – National Digital Competence Assessment and Upskilling Platform · 88
Gebietsbetreuung Stadterneuerung — Vienna's Soft Urban Renewal Offices · 86
Austria's Constitutional Gender Budgeting Mandate (Article 13(3) B-VG) · 85
Vienna's Dual Social Housing Model — Municipal Gemeindebau plus Limited-Profit Housing at City Scale · 81
Vienna Expat Center — Free business-immigration and integration support by Wirtschaftsagentur Wien · 76
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
- Rated highly transferable
- Matches your scale
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Women in Business in Bulgaria · fit 84/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Matches your scale
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Girl Power - Denmark · fit 84/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Matches your scale
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
With Purpose - Startup School · fit 84/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Matches your scale
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more