URBAN MENUS as a comprehensive resilience accelerator | Associate Writer

By Laura P. Spinadel

URBAN MENUS as a comprehensive resilience accelerator | Associate Writer

My innovation URBAN MENUS has been recognised in 2023 as best practice for accelerating resilience processes.

I would invite the following project representatives to cooperate in the direction of implementation of the URBAN MENUS in cooperation with Tecxport Tailored Innovation 2023 of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) representing the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) and the Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy (BMAW).

URBAN MENUS might be of interest for:

  • Development in the Old Town where it is desired to incorporate Integrated Circularity
  • Urban Interaction that potentiates a Local Infrastructure Project
  • Multisectoral Capacity Building that allows for efficient participatory processes
  • Gestation of Public-Private Partnerships that promote resilient development
  • Regional Integration of Rural Areas in a Green Deal Transformation Project

I am looking for actors who need help and who can co-finance this feasibility study. This would allow for a much more efficient and cost-effective implementation than usual.

Create FUTURE spaces together – where people want to live, companies want to do business and the environment is healthy.

Our aspiration – SHAPE CITIES & REGIONS WORLDWIDE FUTURE-PROOF PARTICIPATIVELY.

Our approach –  Holistic impact analysis based on state-of-the-art and target data and digitally assisted participative decision-making thanks to 3D and immersive technologies to form the best future for all

The basic innovation – URBAN MENUS, a web-based tool & training program to present future visions, e.g., of an urban or rural densification area, in 3D incl. economic, social & ecological impacts and find multi-stakeholder consensus with reasonable effort; supported by Austrian funding agencies, with a worldwide preliminary study in 2020/21 and i.a., a pilot project in India. urbanmenus.com

Planned feasibility project – URBAN MENUS Global: Smart Urban & Regional Design right where YOU are We want to bring URBAN MENUS to cities and regions worldwide with a high need for sustainable planning, due to current challenges like climate or energy crises, changes in population and booming construction for example. For this reason, we conduct feasibility and innovation transfer projects in different countries, including target market and technical activities as well as business development with local partners.

Planned results:

  • Localized demo of URBAN MENUS (software & training program)
  • Cases respectively application examples and insights thereof, transferrable to different world cities
  •  Potential and actual business channels (feedback, distribution partnerships)
  • Possible future R&I partners (feedback, potential follow-up projects)
  • Market & feasibility report

Funding options:

Tecxport Tailored Innovation – 2023 Submission: until March. 27, 2024, 12 CET; max 18 months 50% / max. 200.000 €.  R&D company projects (experimental development) by Austrian companies. Civil-benefit feasibility project. https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibung/TecxportTailoredInnovation-2023

Contact:

Dr. Mag. Arch. Arq. Laura P. Spinadel