The geothermal potential of cities

P Bayer, G Attard, P Blum, K Menberg - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
What is the heat beneath our feet? There is a growing interest in the geothermal resources
available at shallow depth beneath cities. However, there exists no general procedure for …

[HTML][HTML] 中国城市地质调查总体构想与关键理论技术

林良俊, 李亚民, 葛伟亚, 胡秋韵, 李晓昭, 李云, 孟晖… - 中国地质, 2017 - cgsjournals.com
近年来, 我国在城市群, 大城市和中小城镇等不同层面组织开展了大量的城市地质调查,
在城市地质资源, 地质环境, 发展空间的调查评价, 以及地质信息服务城市管理制度建设等方面 …

General ideas for urban geological survey in China and key theory and techniques

L Liangjun, L Yamin, G Weiya, H Qiuyun… - Geology in …, 2017 - geochina.cgs.gov.cn
In recent years, urban geological survey has been carried out in some city groups, big cities
and small towns of China and, as a result, obtained great achievements in survey and …

[HTML][HTML] Future water temperature of rivers in Switzerland under climate change investigated with physics-based models

A Michel, B Schaefli, N Wever… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2022 - hess.copernicus.org
River ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change and projected future increase in air
temperature is expected to increase the stress for these ecosystems. Rivers are also an …

Combining monitoring and modelling tools as a basis for city-scale concepts for a sustainable thermal management of urban groundwater resources

MH Mueller, P Huggenberger, J Epting - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing anthropogenic impacts lead to elevated temperatures of the shallow subsurface,
including the unsaturated and groundwater saturated zone, in many urban areas in …

Development of concepts for the management of thermal resources in urban areas–Assessment of transferability from the Basel (Switzerland) and Zaragoza (Spain) …

J Epting, A García-Gil, P Huggenberger… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The shallow subsurface in urban areas is increasingly used by shallow geothermal energy
systems as a renewable energy resource and as a cheap cooling medium, eg for building …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of climate change on Swiss alluvial aquifers–A quantitative forecast focused on natural and artificial groundwater recharge by surface water infiltration

J Epting, LR Vinnå, S Piccolroaz, A Affolter… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The sensitivity of future groundwater recharge and temperature development was
investigated for three alluvial aquifers in the urban agglomeration of the city of Basel …

Relating groundwater heat-potential to city-scale heat-demand: a theoretical consideration for urban groundwater resource management

J Epting, MH Müller, D Genske, P Huggenberger - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
To sustainably plan the use of subsurface resources, a discussion about thermal
management is needed, as well as a more coordinated and efficient thermal use of …

Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) model for seismic vulnerability assessment (SVA) of urban residential buildings

M Alizadeh, M Hashim, E Alizadeh, H Shahabi… - … International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Earthquakes are among the most catastrophic natural geo-hazards worldwide and
endanger numerous lives annually. Therefore, it is vital to evaluate seismic vulnerability …

[HTML][HTML] The subsurface urban heat island in Milan (Italy)-A modeling approach covering present and future thermal effects on groundwater regimes

A Previati, J Epting, GB Crosta - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge on the intensity and extension of current subsurface urban heat islands
(SUHI) is not only based on the availability of spatiotemporal high-resolution and long-term …