ORF-E
German
1 x 52 min

What to do with sealed city centers, construction ruins in the countryside, industrial wastelands, unnecessary and climate-damaging traffic routes? The world population is still growing, and demographic developments in Central Europe still lead to an increased demand for living space in metropolitan areas. Large companies are still searching for land in green fields or pine forests. Politicians are still planning larger and wider traffic routes. More new buildings are still being constructed than existing ones are being renovated and densified, and valuable land is still being sealed. However, researchers expect the world population to stagnate in a few decades, even a demographic decline. In many European countries, this is already noticeable. New production methods could reduce the need for traffic and production areas. It is foreseeable that a multitude of buildings will one day need to be dismantled. How should this be done? What models are currently being developed by urban planners, architects, and entrepreneurs to address this challenge? What social models and financial models should we use to shape a future that has to leave behind the perpetual expansion on the ground? Director Peter Beringer explores these questions in his documentary.