LALI is a well-established collective that creates a common ground for discourse and action where answers and solutions to a social and environmental crisis are proposed. LALI promotes solidarity, union, and coexistence to encourage an integral change for the benefit of urban and regional development.
“Philanthropy for the environment” is how one could describe the approach behind LALI’s initiative which originated back in 2012. Restoring the relationship between human beings and nature is at the heart of the LALI declaration.
The landscape represents a right, and it is fundamental to recognise our responsibility to protect it.
Status & Application: LALI is active in 19 different countries.
URBAN MENUS Analysis
Characterization along 5 societal goals: Happiness, Safety, Innovation, Profitability, and Circularity.
The graph below shows for which of these themes the product is mainly relevant on a societal level. Some products are more specialized, while others may be covering all topics equally. The results are based on a self-evaluation questionnaire that was developed by URBAN MENUS and filled in by the products or services themselves.
Below is an explanation of how the product or service may contribute to the 5 themes, based on the information provided by the solutions in the onboarding process as well as research by the URBAN MENUS team.
For more details about the analysis and the 5 main themes, please click here.
Happiness
Urban landscapes have an impact on our well-being. LALI addresses the management of the landscape (as a public good) and aims to create an open space for discourse, to develop harmonious and friendly urban life, building health and happiness.
Safety
LALI encourages the encounter of different age groups, the revitalization of little-used neighbourhoods, and better orientation in urban settings, thus contributing to a general feeling of safety in the city.
Profitability
Profitability is not a main focus of the initiative.
Innovation
The LALI initiative fosters solidarity, partnerships, and coexistence to facilitate comprehensive change for the benefit of urban and regional development. The initiative provides a platform that enables different actors to collaborate, learn from each other, and find innovative solutions.
Circularity
LALI aims to offer answers to various urban “urgencies,” such as the fight against climate change, the progress of the circular economy, the implementation of the Urban Agenda and the SDGs, sustainable mobility and the multiple needs for living in more human, cohesive, and greener cities.
Thanks to dynamic light control, lixtec always provides standard-compliant lighting when it is needed. If a street is empty, the light is dimmed down to a lower level. As soon as moving people or vehicles are detected, the light is dimmed up.
With lixtecs’ radar-based sensor solutions, any modern LED street light can be transformed into a dynamic street light. lixtecs’ solutions offer energy savings without loss of comfort, provide a significant reduction in light pollution and CO₂ emissions, and therefore contribute to achieving climate targets.
Status & Application: Ready-for-market; lixtec is already in use in several European countries.
URBAN MENUS Analysis
Characterization along 5 societal goals: Happiness, Safety, Innovation, Profitability, and Circularity.
The graph below shows for which of these themes the product is mainly relevant on a societal level. Some products are more specialized, while others may be covering all topics equally. The results are based on a self-evaluation questionnaire that was developed by URBAN MENUS and filled in by the products or services themselves.
Below is an explanation of how the product or service may contribute to the 5 themes, based on the information provided by the solutions in the onboarding process as well as research by the URBAN MENUS team.
For more details about the analysis and the 5 main themes, please click here.
Happiness
The reduction of light pollution can have a positive effect on people’s well-being and health – Flora and fauna also benefit, leading to increased biodiversity in the area.
Safety
The subjective feeling of safety can be increased by innovative detection and communication systems (compared to autonomously switching luminaires with motion detectors) because the area in the direction of movement of the person is already illuminated before they enter or drive through it.
Profitability
The product can lead to long-term cost savings for operators of public lighting systems, due to large reductions in energy use (60-80%).
Innovation
With the advancing technological development in the field of lighting control, dynamic street lighting can play a significant role in achieving smart city goals. Other aspects of innovation in a city (such as promotion of creativity, fostering education etc.) are not covered, however, as this is not the focus of the product.
Circularity
The product can contribute to a large reduction in energy demand, therefore helping to achieve our climate goals. Furthermore, light pollution is reduced, positively affecting humans and wildlife alike.
Velovio’s goal is to improve cycling infrastructure by providing cities and companies with space-saving and bespoke bike parking solutions with a functional and attractive design.
There are several products in the still increasing portfolio, such as the BENTO bike stand or the BIKEPARKER, which includes a bike lift to make the most efficient use of urban space.
Velovio also offers advice and support in the planning process so that the project can be implemented in the best possible way.
Status & Application: Ready-for-market; Some products of Velovio`s Portfolio are already in use in Austria, some others are still in development.
URBAN MENUS Analysis
Characterization along 5 societal goals: Happiness, Safety, Innovation, Profitability, and Circularity.
The graph below shows for which of these themes the product is mainly relevant on a societal level. Some products are more specialized, while others may be covering all topics equally. The results are based on a self-evaluation questionnaire that was developed by URBAN MENUS and filled in by the products or services themselves.
Below is an explanation of how the product or service may contribute to the 5 themes, based on the information provided by the solutions in the onboarding process as well as research by the URBAN MENUS team.
For more details about the analysis and the 5 main themes, please click here.
Happiness
By providing functional bicycle infrastructure, Velovio can contribute to increasing the use of bicycles in a city and therefore to higher happiness of citizens in the long run (for instance through reduced motorized traffic).
Safety
The product can contribute to an overall sense of safety in a city by reducing car traffic and providing safer parking for bicycles.
Profitability
Bicycles are becoming increasingly important in modern cities, also for services such as passenger transport, cargo, and food delivery. Improving bicycle infrastructure can therefore also be beneficial in economic terms.
Innovation
As the importance of bicycles in many cities is growing, bicycle infrastructure can be an important driver of innovation, for example by enabling the use of bicycles for business purposes.
Circularity
Velovio was designed with recyclability and durability in mind. On a societal level, it can contribute to the reduction of climate change, due to reduced car traffic and increased bicycle use.
RemiHub is investigating whether and how public spaces can be used as city hubs for sustainable parcel logistics.
Steadily increasing online retailing, rising order frequency, smaller shipment sizes, and customer wishes such as fast delivery times are leading to an ever-increasing number of parcel transport in cities.
The goal of RemiHub is to keep the “last-mile” of parcel delivery from the transshipment point to people’s homes as short as possible. Therefore, RemiHub relies on the temporary shared use of public transport spaces, as these areas are excellently connected to the transport network and are also usually located in the middle of the city. The delivery is based on electric vehicles, focusing on electric bicycles.
Status & Application: Ready-for-market; There are several pilot projects in Vienna, Austria.
URBAN MENUS Analysis
Characterization along 5 societal goals: Happiness, Safety, Innovation, Profitability, and Circularity.
The graph below shows for which of these themes the product is mainly relevant on a societal level. Some products are more specialized, while others may be covering all topics equally. The results are based on a self-evaluation questionnaire that was developed by URBAN MENUS and filled in by the products or services themselves.
Below is an explanation of how the product or service may contribute to the 5 themes, based on the information provided by the solutions in the onboarding process as well as research by the URBAN MENUS team.
For more details about the analysis and the 5 main themes, please click here.
Happiness
Happiness can be increased in city quarters due to reduced traffic volume and associated positive effects such as lower noise levels. In addition, the service contributes to increased bicycle use and rider safety.
Safety
The most important contribution of remiHub to this theme is road safety, with a lower volume of traffic leading to a lower frequency of accidents. This in turn can increase the general feeling of safety in a city.
Profitability
RemiHub’s concept can lead to reduced economic costs in several sectors: Lower number of accidents, less congestion, reduced climate impact, increase in urban quality of life, employment effects (such as reduction of precarity in parcel logistics).
Innovation
Innovation can be promoted through multiple uses of inner-city space and new cooperation models between key urban players.
Circularity
Circularity is promoted by the use of electric vehicles (mainly bicycles), and the overall reduced amount of delivery traffic due to shorter delivery routes.
Shaping the future of transportation: ottobahn is engineering an emission-free and fully autonomous transportation system above today’s traffic.
Ottobahn is based on individually scheduled trips with pods, planning to provide door-to-door transport both for passengers and cargo delivery. The pods can be equipped for people with special needs, with the goal to provide accessibility and comfortable traveling for everyone.
Furthermore, the transportation system shall be 100% renewable-powered.
Status & Application: Prototype
URBAN MENUS Analysis
Characterization along 5 societal goals: Happiness, Safety, Innovation, Profitability, and Circularity.
The graph below shows for which of these themes the product is mainly relevant on a societal level. Some products are more specialized, while others may be covering all topics equally. The results are based on a self-evaluation questionnaire that was developed by URBAN MENUS and filled in by the products or services themselves.
Below is an explanation of how the product or service may contribute to the 5 themes, based on the information provided by the solutions in the onboarding process as well as research by the URBAN MENUS team.
For more details about the analysis and the 5 main themes, please click here.
Happiness
Easy-to-access public transport can increase the overall well-being of citizens, by making workplaces, meeting spots, and recreational areas in the city easier to reach for everyone. Furthermore, reduced car traffic leads to reduced emissions, thus improving air quality which can affect citizens’ overall health.
Safety
Reliable transport services during the day- and nighttime, as well as reduced car traffic, can contribute to an overall feeling of safety in a city.
Innovation
The expansion of public transport is an important factor for innovation in modern cities. With public transport widely available, access to services such as education and health services is increased for citizens.
Profitability
Ottobahn is intended to lead to cost savings both for individuals as well as the government, due to comparably low installing and maintenance costs.
Circularity
Due to the reduced car traffic, ottobahn can contribute to a reduction of emissions (such as CO2 and particulate matter). This leads to better air quality and contributes to meeting climate goals.
Sponge City for Urban Trees is a concept that – using local materials – seeks to ensure a subsoil structure in streets that is conducive to the growth of healthy trees. Trees are not only fundamental to the city’s blue-green infrastructure but are also key to addressing climate change.
The Sponge City for Urban Trees aims to mitigate the climate impact in cities through a blue-green infrastructure based on the healthy growth of urban trees that are the best instrument to cool down the street and foster urban life.
The project aims to implement the Sponge City concept in several Austrian cities by planting trees in streets and squares with a substrate that offers the trees about 30% of cavities where their roots can expand and where the water necessary for their consumption is retained.
Status & Application: The Sponge City for Urban Trees concept has been applied in different cities in Austria.
URBAN MENUS Analysis
Characterization along 5 societal goals: Happiness, Safety, Innovation, Profitability, and Circularity.
The graph below shows for which of these themes the product is mainly relevant on a societal level. Some products are more specialized, while others may be covering all topics equally. The results are based on a self-evaluation questionnaire that was developed by URBAN MENUS and filled in by the products or services themselves.
Below is an explanation of how the product or service may contribute to the 5 themes, based on the information provided by the solutions in the onboarding process as well as research by the URBAN MENUS team.
For more details about the analysis and the 5 main themes, please click here.
Happiness
Healthy urban trees and an overall greener environment can improve the quality of life and health in cities, therefore contributing to happiness – for instance by creating a more pleasant climate, an improvement of overall appearance and by creating outdoor spaces where people like to spend time together as a community.
Safety
Well-tended, healthy greenery can improve the overall impression of a neighbourhood as well as increase the social climate, thus potentially leading to an increased sense of safety in a community.
Innovation
Even though trees are an integral part of most cities, giving them the root space they need is not commonly practiced yet. The Sponge city approach is innovative in this sense and carries several benefits.
Profitability
Greenery such as urban trees can lead to cooling effects and improve the microclimate in a city, therefore relieving the healthcare system. Furthermore, with the Schwammstadt principle, the lifespan of urban trees is increased, reducing overall costs. Also, it can be an impulse for the emergence of Urban Forestry.
Circularity
Sponge city provides natural air conditioning of the city. It allows the creation of shady, cooling, zones in the city by using trees as infrastructure to create climate-resilient areas without losing the multifunctionality of living urban spaces, using only natural building materials. Furthermore, excess rainwater from heavy rain events can be retained and the groundwater under the city can be replenished.
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