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For decades, Austria has been implementing sustainable development principles in ecological, social and economic dimensions. Sustainable development is a constitutional state goal, and a powerful and vital culture of sustainability has developed in public administration, business, the scientific community and civil society.

Concerning nutrition and food production, a high percentage of land being organically farmed makes Austria a world leader in this regard. Fresh, pure water is a treasure Austria is particularly proud of – unsurprisingly, therefore, the locals handle it with great care: 100% of Austria’s water comes from springs and groundwater, it is crystal-clear and of great quality. Austria is also working to protect and restore ecosystems. Austria is a country of forests. Almost 48% of the national territory is covered by forest, and around 22.6 % of Austria’s woodland is located in protected areas.

With a rising educational level and an above EU average in lifelong learning, Austria ranks consistently highly in the Employability Index, which documents the employment rates of recent graduates. Austria promotes competitiveness and innovation while safeguarding the diversity of natural resources, ecosystem services and social progress. Its well-developed social and health-care system is key in combating poverty and social exclusion, ensuring high-quality health-care to everybody, including disadvantaged and highly vulnerable groups. Targeted measures improve the living conditions of, among others, persons with disabilities, older persons, young people and children, as well as, in particular, disadvantaged and socially excluded groups.

Austria also uses its position as the official seat of International Organisations to promote sustainable development on a global level. Austria plays an active role in the EU and in International Organisations and is an official seat of the United Nations. With the Vienna International Centre, known locally as UNO City, Vienna is one of the four main headquarters of the United Nations and has a unique position in international cooperation as the official seat of 40 International Organisations.

Author
Book Title
Publisher
Bernhard Hofer
Tannenfall. The Other Light.
Emons Verlag
Author
Book title
Publisher
Bernhard Hofer
Tannenfall. The Other Light.
Emons Verlag
Wolfgang Fiel
Coming Full Circle. Sustainable Architecture by Baumschlager Hutter Partners
Birkhäuser
Author
Book title
Publisher
Wolfgang Fiel
Coming Full Circle. Sustainable Architecture by Baumschlager Hutter Partners
Birkhäuser
Christine Geyer
Natural Trust. Wilderness in Austrian National Parks.
Servus Verlag
Author
Book title
Publisher
Christine Geyer
Natural Trust. Wilderness in Austrian National Parks.
Servus Verlag
Andrea Karimé, Renate Habinger
Minu and the Mystery Man (Minu und der Geheimnismann)
G&G Verlag, Kinder- und Jugendbuch
Author
Book title
Publisher
Andrea Karimé, Renate Habinger
Minu and the Mystery Man (Minu und der Geheimnismann)
G&G Verlag, Kinder- und Jugendbuch
Michaela Konrad
Tomorrow
Luftschacht Verlag
Author
Book title
Publisher
Michaela Konrad
Tomorrow
Luftschacht Verlag
Ursula Guttmann, Susanne Hammer, Gabriele Kutschera
A MIND OF THEIR OWN* Jewellery from Austria. Focusing on Women Artists
arnoldsche Art Publishers
Author
Book title
Publisher
Ursula Guttmann, Susanne Hammer, Gabriele Kutschera
A MIND OF THEIR OWN* Jewellery from Austria. Focusing on Women Artists
arnoldsche Art Publishers
Lois Weinberger
Basics
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Köln
Author
Book title
Publisher
Lois Weinberger
Basics
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Köln
Ekow Eshun, Florian Steininger
The New African Portraiture. Shariat Collections
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Köln
Author
Book title
Publisher
Ekow Eshun, Florian Steininger
The New African Portraiture. Shariat Collections
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Köln
Amir Gudarzi
The End is Near.
dtv
Author
Book title
Publisher
Amir Gudarzi
The End is Near.
dtv
Julian Brues, Philipp Sternath
Diskursiv No.1, Models
Diskursiv, an association for archetectural research
Author
Book title
Publisher
Julian Brues, Philipp Sternath
Diskursiv No.1, Models
Diskursiv, an association for archetectural research
Elisabeth Klar
We Exist
Residenz Verlag
Author
Book title
Publisher
Elisabeth Klar
We Exist
Residenz Verlag
Hanno Milesi
The Young Man and the Sea
Atelier Verlag
Author
Book title
Publisher
Hanno Milesi
The Young Man and the Sea
Atelier Verlag

Tannenfall. The Other Light.

Bernhard Hofer

The mysterious place of Tannenfall, which cannot be found on any map, is the threshold to paradise, the inhabitants live in harmony with nature. But the land is changing: waters are poisoned, forests are burning and diseases are raging. Four sisters, born in Tannenfall and abducted a long time ago, answer the dying world’s call for help. Can they overcome the darkness together?
N/A Pages | 978-3-740-80709-2
Emons Verlag
https://emons-verlag.de

Tannenfall. The Other Light.

Bernhard Hofer

The mysterious place of Tannenfall, which cannot be found on any map, is the threshold to paradise, the inhabitants live in harmony with nature. But the land is changing: waters are poisoned, forests are burning and diseases are raging. Four sisters, born in Tannenfall and abducted a long time ago, answer the dying world’s call for help. Can they overcome the darkness together?
N/A Pages | 978-3-740-80709-2
Emons Verlag
https://emons-verlag.de

Coming Full Circle. Sustainable Architecture by Baumschlager Hutter Partners

Wolfgang Fiel

Sustainability, a necessity from an ecological point of view, is also becoming increasingly important from a developer’s perspective and flows into the valuation of a property. This thematic monograph presents 11 buildings complete with project-specific information and plans, and specially developed infographics and a glossary of relevant terminology. The opulent picture section shows the design quality of the buildings.
N/A Pages | 978-3-0356-2431-1
Birkhäuser
https://birkhauser.com/de

Coming Full Circle. Sustainable Architecture by Baumschlager Hutter Partners

Wolfgang Fiel

Sustainability, a necessity from an ecological point of view, is also becoming increasingly important from a developer’s perspective and flows into the valuation of a property. This thematic monograph presents 11 buildings complete with project-specific information and plans, and specially developed infographics and a glossary of relevant terminology. The opulent picture section shows the design quality of the buildings.
N/A Pages | 978-3-0356-2431-1
Birkhäuser
https://birkhauser.com/de

Natural Trust. Wilderness in Austrian National Parks.

Christine Geyer

In Austria’s six national parks, nature is left to its own resources. The book explains about existing ecosystems in the country’s most biodiverse habitats, the reintroduction and return of wild animals, the genetic significance of the wilderness, biodiversity and its role in species protection. Tourism and climate change in the Alpine region are also addressed.
N/A Pages | 978-3-7104-0293-7
Servus Verlag
https://www.servusmarktplatz.com/c/servus-buch

Natural Trust. Wilderness in Austrian National Parks.

Christine Geyer

In Austria’s six national parks, nature is left to its own resources. The book explains about existing ecosystems in the country’s most biodiverse habitats, the reintroduction and return of wild animals, the genetic significance of the wilderness, biodiversity and its role in species protection. Tourism and climate change in the Alpine region are also addressed.
N/A Pages | 978-3-7104-0293-7
Servus Verlag
https://www.servusmarktplatz.com/c/servus-buch

Minu and the Mystery Man (Minu und der Geheimnismann)

Andrea Karimé, Renate Habinger

Little Minu misses her grandmother, and Minu’s neighbor, the mystery man, misses his deceased wife. Together they listen to the grass grow in an enchanted garden full of fantastic plants and animals, tell each other stories and tell the wishing flower what they are longing for. Lavishly illustrated book for kids from age 4.
N/A Pages | 978-3-7074-5289-1
G&G Verlag, Kinder- und Jugendbuch
https://www.ggverlag.at/produkt-kategorie/kinderbuch-und-jugendbuch

Minu and the Mystery Man (Minu und der Geheimnismann)

Andrea Karimé, Renate Habinger

Little Minu misses her grandmother, and Minu’s neighbor, the mystery man, misses his deceased wife. Together they listen to the grass grow in an enchanted garden full of fantastic plants and animals, tell each other stories and tell the wishing flower what they are longing for. Lavishly illustrated book for kids from age 4.
N/A Pages | 978-3-7074-5289-1
G&G Verlag, Kinder- und Jugendbuch
https://www.ggverlag.at/produkt-kategorie/kinderbuch-und-jugendbuch

Tomorrow

Michaela Konrad

The author and artist draws past visions of our present in the form of imaginary mid-century comic cover pictures. In the second part of this art project, she creates future scenarios that could soon become reality. The texts give the reader an understanding of the research on which the artistic works are based.
N/A Pages | 978-3-903422-07-0
Luftschacht Verlag
https://www.luftschacht.com

Tomorrow

Michaela Konrad

The author and artist draws past visions of our present in the form of imaginary mid-century comic cover pictures. In the second part of this art project, she creates future scenarios that could soon become reality. The texts give the reader an understanding of the research on which the artistic works are based.
N/A Pages | 978-3-903422-07-0
Luftschacht Verlag
https://www.luftschacht.com

A MIND OF THEIR OWN* Jewellery from Austria. Focusing on Women Artists

Ursula Guttmann, Susanne Hammer, Gabriele Kutschera

This publication female artists’ role in shaping the highly regarded jewelry scene of Austria’s avant-garde. Jewelry production as an art form, which manifests itself in the use of unusual materials and techniques, also reflects and interprets the socio-cultural and aesthetic developments of its time. Away from the purely decorative, pieces of jewelry thus become independent and idiosyncratic objects.
N/A Pages | 978-3-89790-659-4
arnoldsche Art Publishers
https://arnoldsche.com/en

A MIND OF THEIR OWN* Jewellery from Austria. Focusing on Women Artists

Ursula Guttmann, Susanne Hammer, Gabriele Kutschera

This publication female artists’ role in shaping the highly regarded jewelry scene of Austria’s avant-garde. Jewelry production as an art form, which manifests itself in the use of unusual materials and techniques, also reflects and interprets the socio-cultural and aesthetic developments of its time. Away from the purely decorative, pieces of jewelry thus become independent and idiosyncratic objects.
N/A Pages | 978-3-89790-659-4
arnoldsche Art Publishers
https://arnoldsche.com/en

Basics

Lois Weinberger

Lois Weinberger (1947-2020) was a pioneer of an artistic ecology in the relationship between nature and culture. His works reveal the limits of human agency and point out how human superiority over the environment is an illusion. Focusing on the seemingly marginal, useless and worthless leads to understand the all-encompassing, unavoidable cycle of becoming and decay with a sense of pleasure.
N/A Pages | 978-3-7533-0054-2
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Köln
https://www.buchhandlung-walther-koenig.de

Basics

Lois Weinberger

Lois Weinberger (1947-2020) was a pioneer of an artistic ecology in the relationship between nature and culture. His works reveal the limits of human agency and point out how human superiority over the environment is an illusion. Focusing on the seemingly marginal, useless and worthless leads to understand the all-encompassing, unavoidable cycle of becoming and decay with a sense of pleasure.
N/A Pages | 978-3-7533-0054-2
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Köln
https://www.buchhandlung-walther-koenig.de

The New African Portraiture. Shariat Collections

Ekow Eshun, Florian Steininger

This catalog showcases over 20 figurative artists from the African continent and diaspora. While the artists assembled represent a diverse array of styles, they all explore complex questions of identity, aesthetics and art history. Together, the artists’ portraits invite the reader to interrogate how the Black figure has often been misrepresented or overlooked in the Western painting tradition.
N/A Pages | 978-3-7533-0306-2
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Köln
https://www.buchhandlung-walther-koenig.de

The New African Portraiture. Shariat Collections

Ekow Eshun, Florian Steininger

This catalog showcases over 20 figurative artists from the African continent and diaspora. While the artists assembled represent a diverse array of styles, they all explore complex questions of identity, aesthetics and art history. Together, the artists’ portraits invite the reader to interrogate how the Black figure has often been misrepresented or overlooked in the Western painting tradition.
N/A Pages | 978-3-7533-0306-2
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Köln
https://www.buchhandlung-walther-koenig.de

The End is Near.

Amir Gudarzi

During the protests in Iran in 2009, former student A. is forced to leave his country, but cannot leave behind his memories of a childhood and youth full of violence. As a refugee in Austria, he has to endure not only loneliness and despair in refugee camps and shelters, but also hunger and humiliation. In Vienna, he meets a girl who falls in love with him – but A., who is unable to open up to her, is both an object of study and support for her, even though he is looking for support himself.
N/A Pages | 978-3-423-29034-0
dtv
https://www.dtv.de

The End is Near.

Amir Gudarzi

During the protests in Iran in 2009, former student A. is forced to leave his country, but cannot leave behind his memories of a childhood and youth full of violence. As a refugee in Austria, he has to endure not only loneliness and despair in refugee camps and shelters, but also hunger and humiliation. In Vienna, he meets a girl who falls in love with him – but A., who is unable to open up to her, is both an object of study and support for her, even though he is looking for support himself.
N/A Pages | 978-3-423-29034-0
dtv
https://www.dtv.de

Diskursiv No.1, Models

Julian Brues, Philipp Sternath

Contemporary architecture relies less on model making and more on rendering with computer programs. A creative design process which involves craftsmanship techniques and the physical examination of materials, instead of error-free 3D renderings, creates space for new ideas. In this sense, physical modeling offers advantages make it indispensable for a sustainable architectural practice.
N/A Pages | 978-3-200-08550-3
Diskursiv, an association for archetectural research
https://diskursiv.xyz/models

Diskursiv No.1, Models

Julian Brues, Philipp Sternath

Contemporary architecture relies less on model making and more on rendering with computer programs. A creative design process which involves craftsmanship techniques and the physical examination of materials, instead of error-free 3D renderings, creates space for new ideas. In this sense, physical modeling offers advantages make it indispensable for a sustainable architectural practice.
N/A Pages | 978-3-200-08550-3
Diskursiv, an association for archetectural research
https://diskursiv.xyz/models

We Exist

Elisabeth Klar

Anemos is an apocalyptic city contaminated with radiation and populated with hybrid creatures, and its law demands that what you break, you must fix. Austrian author Elisabeth Klar (*1983) playfully explores what can come after the Anthropocene, and what laws a society could adopt in order to not only survive, but also to want to survive under adverse circumstances?
N/A Pages | 978-3-701-71769-9
Residenz Verlag
https://www.residenzverlag.com

We Exist

Elisabeth Klar

Anemos is an apocalyptic city contaminated with radiation and populated with hybrid creatures, and its law demands that what you break, you must fix. Austrian author Elisabeth Klar (*1983) playfully explores what can come after the Anthropocene, and what laws a society could adopt in order to not only survive, but also to want to survive under adverse circumstances?
N/A Pages | 978-3-701-71769-9
Residenz Verlag
https://www.residenzverlag.com

The Young Man and the Sea

Hanno Milesi

In his stories, Hanno Millesi writes with virtuosity and subtlety about the alienation between the individual and the world in which he finds himself – and the cascades of bizarre thoughts and spaces of possibility that the perception of the world is capable of producing.
N/A Pages | 978-3-99065-091-2
Atelier Verlag
http://www.atelier-verlag.de

The Young Man and the Sea

Hanno Milesi

In his stories, Hanno Millesi writes with virtuosity and subtlety about the alienation between the individual and the world in which he finds himself – and the cascades of bizarre thoughts and spaces of possibility that the perception of the world is capable of producing.
N/A Pages | 978-3-99065-091-2
Atelier Verlag
http://www.atelier-verlag.de