The subject of this case study, Wiener Linien GmbH & Co KG, is the biggest company in Austrian local and regional transport sector. As a formally independent enterprise under private law and owned by the city, it has been the sole provider of local public passenger transport services in the City...

This paper seeks to shed light on the provision of water services - i.e. water distribution and wastewater disposal - in Austria. More specifically, the underlying work adresses the central issues related to water provision: the legal framework, the actual mode of provision, financing as well as...

This report seeks to sketch the main features of the Austrian waste sector. Focusing on the characteristics of the service provision, the paper outlines the legal and regulatory framework that governs the sector. In addition to industry structure and supply modes, also the specific details of...