Construction and housing Sample Clauses

Construction and housing. Sustainable urban development policy pursues the following goals in light of economic, cultural and social developments in our country: coping with the consequences of demographic change and structural change in the economy, climate protection, strengthening social cohesion and the integration of people from immigrant groups, the preservation of historic buildings and urban structures, the reuse and conversion of xxxxxxxxxx sites and the removal of constraints in the living environment. International co-operation must be intensified in sustainable urban development. Cross-border co-operation in town and country planning must also be intensified to accelerate the European integration process. Urban development funding Urban development funding makes an indispensable contribution to the living standards in cities and municipalities. We consider urban development funding to be a common function shared by the federal government, the federal states and the municipalities and we will maintain current levels of funding and, at the same time, introduce more flexibility. Private homeowners and businesses located in the municipal area must be more closely integrated into urban development processes and an integrated urban development concept is one instrument serving this purpose. We will respond to new challenges with pilot projects initiated by the federal government and the federal states. The “Urban Redevelopment in eastern Germany” programme should step up its efforts to upgrade inner cities, renovate historical building structures and revitalise technical and social infrastructure. The success of the programme should not be jeopardised by the pre-existing unsolved debt problems of a few housing companies from the demolition of unoccupied housing. The “Urban Redevelopment in western Germany” programme will be developed further. The “Social City” programme should be implemented using a more inter-departmental approach. We want to continue to contribute to strengthening internal development with the “Active City and Local Centres” programme. We will continue to fund the energy-saving renovation of the social infrastructure. Protection of historical buildings and monuments The “Preservation of Historic Buildings” programme is indispensable for the preservation and renovation of historical city centres. To benefit the protection of historical buildings and monuments we want to guarantee investors planning security and will therefore maintain the tax incentives for ...