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Generally open space in urban areas is very rare. Therefore, the subsurface is used more frequently for the growth of city infrastructure and traffic lines. Such constructions can temporarily affect urban groundwater systems during the construction period and permanently after completion. Subsurface constructions inevitably increase the pressure on urban groundwater resources and often result in a reduction of cross-sectional groundwater flow and aquifer-storage capacities.
Whereas rules for land and surface resource management exist, rules for subsurface planning and management (e.g., “invisibility” of water resources or geothermal energy) are almost absent. This chapter summarizes the settings in urban environments and highlights how they differ from rural areas. Further we focus on infrastructure development and use conflicts in urban areas, legal and technical backgrounds as well as the general settings of the described case studies.
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Huggenberger, P., Epting, J. (2011). Settings in Urban Environments. In: Huggenberger, P., Epting, J. (eds) Urban Geology. Springer, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0185-0_2
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