Price, Simon James; Ford, Jonathan Richard; Campbell, Diarmad; Jefferson, Ian. 2012 Resilient cities : 3D geoscience for sustainable subsurface management. In: 34th International Geological Congress: Theme 31.1 engineering geological challenges for our ever growing cities, Brisbane, Australia, 5-10 Aug 2012. (Unpublished)
It is estimated that global population reached 7 billion in 2011. Almost half of that population live in
towns or cities. Rapid urbanisation driven by population change, socio-economic and technological
development has placed increased pressure on the natural capital provided by the natural
environment to society. Land use change and increased competition for space above and below
ground places ever growing demands on the ability of urban ecosystems to deliver the goods and
services on which society depends. A 3D geoscience framework provides a means to assess the
impacts of predicted future demographic and environmental change on the subsurface and the
demands placed upon it
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