Sustainable development and the use of underground space

✍ Scribed by Don V. Roberts

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 846 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0886-7798
• DOI: 10.1016/s0886-7798(96)00039-9

✦ Synopsis

This paper deals with three main topics: (1) the role of ~Sustainable Development~ from an engineer's point of view; (2) how this concept will affect the future uses of underground space; and ( 3) what can be done to promote a sustainable future. The author describes trends that will affect future world development, especially urban development; and discusses ways of meeting the challenges posed by an increasing urban population and shrinking world resources.