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View article: Chapter 5 Conceptual models
Chapter 5 Conceptual models Open
This chapter explains the requirement for conceptual models to support decision making for addressing groundwater in design and construction. It defines conceptual models and approaches to their formulation, presentation, communication and…
View article: Geoscience for Cities: Delivering Europe’s Sustainable Urban Future
Geoscience for Cities: Delivering Europe’s Sustainable Urban Future Open
European Union (EU) policy is clear in its ambition to deliver a sustainable urban future for Europe. In this paper, we consider the role of urban geoscience to help achieve these ambitions. We highlight the relevance of geology to urban s…
View article: Decoding the urban geo-puzzle: navigating geological issues and global challenges through the lens of the Urban Geo-climate Footprint 
Decoding the urban geo-puzzle: navigating geological issues and global challenges through the lens of the Urban Geo-climate Footprint  Open
At present, worldwide population and economic expansion boosts the demand for environmental resources and urban development. According to the 2022 United Nations World Population Prospect, the global population may reach up to 9.7 billion …
View article: Current status of the Urban Geo-climate Footprint project
Current status of the Urban Geo-climate Footprint project Open
The Urban Geo-climate Footprint (UGF) project has been developed in the context of the Urban Geology Expert Group of Euro Geo Surveys, aimed to define a new methodology to classify and cluster cities by geological and climatic point of vie…
View article: How do geological surveys respond to evolving uses and interaction in the urban subsurface?
How do geological surveys respond to evolving uses and interaction in the urban subsurface? Open
The UK Government Office for Science has recently commissioned a Foresight Project on the ‘Future of the Subsurface’. The project draws on experts across different government departments and industry - including representative …
View article: Pan-European geological data, information, and knowledge for a resilient, sustainable, and collaborative future
Pan-European geological data, information, and knowledge for a resilient, sustainable, and collaborative future Open
Many fields of research relevant to climate-change-related policy are grounded in geological sciences – far more than is generally recognised by the public or policy makers. These fields include management of marine environments, urban dev…
View article: Clustering urban areas by a geological point of view: The Urban Geo Footprint tool 
Clustering urban areas by a geological point of view: The Urban Geo Footprint tool  Open
<p>The Urban Geo Footprint (UGF) is a project currently developed in the framework of the EuroGeoSurvey Urban Geology Expert Group (UGEG) and specifically focused on the geo-environmental pressures in urban areas.</p><p>T…
View article: Using demand mapping to assess the benefits of urban green and blue space in cities from four continents
Using demand mapping to assess the benefits of urban green and blue space in cities from four continents Open
The benefits of urban green and blue infrastructure (UGI) are widely discussed, but rarely take into account local conditions or contexts. Although assessments increasingly consider the demand for the ecosystem services that UGI provides, …
View article: Artful-Geoscience: Co-Creating Urban Subsurface Futures? A discussion and an invitation.&#160;
Artful-Geoscience: Co-Creating Urban Subsurface Futures? A discussion and an invitation.  Open
<p>The urban subsurface is key to developing sustainable urban futures (SDG 11). Yet, as is well acknowledged, geoscientists face many challenges in engaging stakeholders and communities with the urban subsurface, as well as the chal…
View article: Infiltration efficiency and subsurface water processes of a sustainable drainage system and consequences to flood management
Infiltration efficiency and subsurface water processes of a sustainable drainage system and consequences to flood management Open
With increased intensity rainfall events globally and urban expansion decreasing permeable surfaces, there is an increasing problem of urban flooding. This study aims to better understand rainfall infiltration into a Sustainable Drainage S…
View article: The Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator: A new spatial decision support tool for estimating ground risk and remediation costs for site located in Greater Manchester, UK
The Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator: A new spatial decision support tool for estimating ground risk and remediation costs for site located in Greater Manchester, UK Open
<p>The Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator (BGR_calc) is a Geographical Information System (GIS) spatial decision support tool designed to provide an early indication of potentially abnormal ground conditions and the…
View article: Tunnels and Underground Cities: Engineering and Innovation meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art
Tunnels and Underground Cities: Engineering and Innovation meet Archaeology, Architecture and Art Open
The interest in using fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) for the production of precast seg-ments in tunnel lining, installed with Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs), is continuously growing, as witnessed by the studies available in literature and …
View article: Making Geology Relevant for Infrastructure and Planning
Making Geology Relevant for Infrastructure and Planning Open
The urban population is projected to rise to 66% in 2050 to 7.6 billion. This has had, and will have, a profound effect on the geological and geomorphological character of the Earth’s shallow geosphere. It is important to know the characte…
View article: Accounting for groundwater in future city visions
Accounting for groundwater in future city visions Open
City planners, urban innovators and researchers are increasingly working on ‘future city’ initiatives to investigate the physical, social and political aspects of harmonized urban living. Despite this, sustainability principles and the imp…
View article: Exploitation of Satellite A-DInSAR Time Series for Detection, Characterization and Modelling of Land Subsidence
Exploitation of Satellite A-DInSAR Time Series for Detection, Characterization and Modelling of Land Subsidence Open
In the last two decades, advanced differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (A-DInSAR) techniques have experienced significant developments, which are mainly related to (i) the progress of satellite SAR data acquired by new mis…
View article: Characterisation of hydraulic head changes and aquifer properties in the London Basin using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ground motion data
Characterisation of hydraulic head changes and aquifer properties in the London Basin using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ground motion data Open
In this paper, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry was applied to ERS-1/2 and ENVISAT satellite data covering 1992–2000 and 2002–2010 respectively, to analyse the relationship between ground motion and hydraulic head changes in the London …
View article: City spatial planning and modelling : hidden depths : workshop report
City spatial planning and modelling : hidden depths : workshop report Open
There is a current drive to reform the planning system in the UK to unlock the value of data and embed digital processes into the work of government and cities. It is recognised that existing data, in particular environment and utility dat…
View article: Regional analysis of groundwater droughts using hydrograph classification
Regional analysis of groundwater droughts using hydrograph classification Open
Groundwater drought is a spatially and temporally variable phenomenon. Here we describe the development of a method to regionally analyse and quantify groundwater drought. The method uses a cluster analysis technique (non-hierarchical k-me…
View article: Regionalisation of groundwater droughts using hydrograph classification
Regionalisation of groundwater droughts using hydrograph classification Open
Groundwater drought is a spatially and temporally variable phenomenon. Here we describe the development and application of a method to regionalize and quantify groundwater drought based on categorisation of Standardised Groundwater level I…
View article: Anomalous buried hollows in London: development of a hazard susceptibility map
Anomalous buried hollows in London: development of a hazard susceptibility map Open
Engineering works carried out in central London over many decades have revealed a number of buried hollows that exhibit curious characteristics. Some extend deep into the bedrock geology and are in-filled with disturbed superficial deposit…