Which forward-looking ideas and priorities should be the basis for the future in order to enable everybody’s inclusion, preventing isolation and social problems? Which approaches in urban environment, housing, civic involvement and services offer more quality and im-pact at reasonable costs?

By in-depth dialog with the inhabitants and other stakeholders and profound analysis of supply and needs, modern concepts were developed for the following action fields: family, children and youth – the elderly – the jobless, poor, homeless – people with handicap, ill-ness or in crisis.

The social programme serves to support the municipal council of Tübingen in their decision of targets for funding and projects in the social field. Not only the mapping and statistics of the socio-spatial analysis but also the recommended criteria and procedures for funding represent new tools for assessing qualities and location of social services and infrastruc-ture as well as for simplifying decisions on funding.