Underground engineering for sustainable urban development /

"For thousands of years, the underground has provided humans refuge, useful resources, physical support for surface structures, and a place for spiritual or artistic expression. More recently, many urban services have been placed underground. Over this time, humans have rarely considered how un...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Underground Engineering for Sustainable Development (Autor), National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (Autor), National Science Foundation (U.S.) (sponsoring body.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, [2013]
Temas:
Underground construction.
Sustainable urban development.
Constructions souterraines.
Urbanisme durable.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.
Sustainable urban development
Underground construction
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1.Introduction
  • Defining Underground Infrastructure
  • Sustainability
  • Hazard and Risk
  • A Brief History of Underground Occupation
  • Potential Benefits and Challenges Associated with Developing Underground Space
  • Human Factors Affecting Underground Development
  • Report Organization
  • References
  • 2.THE EVOLUTION OF AND FACTORS AFFECTING UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT
  • Expansion of the Underground in the Past Century
  • Engineering the Underground for Sustainability
  • Policy, Economic, and Human Behavioral Drivers that Influence Decision Making
  • Cross-Systems Interdependencies
  • Consequences of Incomplete Planning
  • Planning and Governance for Sustainability
  • Long-Term Management of the Underground
  • References
  • 3.CONTRIBUTIONS OF UNDERGROUND ENGINEERING TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT
  • The Broad View: The Urban Setting as a System of Systems
  • Hazards, Security, and Resilience of Urban Areas
  • References
  • 4.HEALTH AND SAFETY UNDERGROUND
  • Human Factor Engineering
  • Managing Safety through Regulation
  • Hazards to Human Health
  • Security from Violence
  • International Underground Tunnel Safety Codes
  • Emergency Response Challenges
  • Increasing Comfort and Maximizing Safety
  • References
  • 5.LIFECYCLE SUSTAINABILITY, COSTS, AND BENEFITS OF UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
  • Lifecycle Sustainability Assessment
  • Lifecycle Economic Benefits and Costs
  • Lifecycle Environmental Benefits and Costs
  • Social Benefits and Costs
  • Research Needs for Lifecycle Costs and Benefits
  • References
  • 6.INNOVATIVE UNDERGROUND TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  • Evolution of Technology
  • Technologies for Underground Site Characterization
  • Technologies for Design
  • Technologies for Underground Construction
  • Technologies for Effective Asset Management
  • Technologies That Promote Sustainability and Resilience
  • References
  • 7.INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY
  • Coordinated Formal Planning
  • Technological Leadership
  • An Educational Framework
  • Improving Performance
  • Advancing Technology for Sustainability
  • Lifecycle Approaches
  • User Safety and Comfort
  • Final Thoughts
  • References
  • APPENDIXES
  • A.Committee and Staff Biographies
  • B.Open Session Meeting Agendas.

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