Modelling and evaluating Anthropogenic Mineral Resources in urban areas from geological, technological, and societal perspectives

01.04.2025 - 30.09.2028
Forschungsförderungsprojekt

Resource consumption and waste generation of urban societies is dominated by minerals, which are mainly used for construction. Circularity of these construction minerals will be key for sustainable urban development. This project aims to develop a model based on mainly experimental data to evaluate and classify anthropogenic mineral resources in urban areas for their use as secondary raw materials in construction. To achieve this, an anthropo-geological geo information map of Vienna is developed containing all relevant anthropogenic mineral resource flows and stocks, including excavation material, construction and demolition waste, and ashes from biomass and waste incineration. Then, samples of the anthropogenic mineral resources are collected and used to experimentally produce secondary raw materials for different applications for high-performance low-carbon cement and concrete. In the next experimental step, these secondary raw materials are tested, and in addition, a stakeholder analysis with potential producers and users of these materials, but also authorities and civil society organizations, is carried out. Furthermore, environmental and socio-economic impacts are quantitatively modelled. Finally, an integrated model is developed using these data for the evaluation and classification of anthropogenic mineral resources for their use in construction. This model helps major stakeholders in cities like Vienna in the transformation towards a circular low-carbon economy.

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Förderungmittel

  • WWTF Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschu und Technologiefonds (National) Umweltsystemforschung Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs- und Technologiefonds (WWTF)

Forschungsschwerpunkte

  • Efficient Utilisation of Material Resources: 75%
  • Sustainable Production and Technologies: 25%

Externe Partner_innen

  • ÖIR GmbH
  • Universität für Bodenkultur (BOKU)
  • FH Wien der Wirtschaftskammer Wien

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