The application of 3D geological modelling to aquifer recharge assessments in an urban environment

Lelliott, M.; Bridge, Dave; Kessler, Holger; Price, S.J.; Seymour, K. J.

doi:10.1144/1470-9236/05-027

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“…As the urban areas adjacent to the River Mersey overlie the nationally important Sherwood Sandstone Group aquifer, the geological models have been applied to assess the relative recharge potential and vulnerability of the aquifer to the downward migration of pollutants , Lelliott et al 2006. This has been achieved through the attribution of three dimensional geological models with a relative assessment of permeability based on lithological composition of the geological material.…”

Section: Urban Geology In the Mersey Basinmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Culshaw

Price

2011

Bull Eng Geol Environ

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Urban geology began to develop in the 1950s, particularly in California in relation to landuse planning, and led to Robert Legget publishing his seminal book "Cities and geology" in 1973. Urban geology has now become an important part of engineering geology. Research and practice has seen the evolution from single theme spatial datasets to multi-theme and multi-dimensional outputs for a wide range of users. In parallel to the development of these new outputs to aid urban development, regeneration and conservation, has been the growing recognition that city authorities need access to extensive databases of geoinformation that are maintained in the long-term and renewed regularly. A further key advance has been the recognition that, in the urban environment, knowledge and understanding of the geology need to be integrated with those of other environmental topics (for example, biodiversity) and, increasingly, with the research of social scientists, economists and others.Despite these advances, it is suggested that the value of urban geology is not fully recognised by those charged with the management and improvement of the world's cities. This may be because engineering geologists have failed to adequately demonstrate the benefits of urban geological applications in terms of cost and environmental improvement, have not communicated these benefits well enough and have not clearly shown the longterm contribution of geo-information to urban sustainability. Within this context future actions to improve the situation are proposed.

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Section: Urban Geology In the Mersey Basinmentioning

confidence: 99%

The 2010 Hans Cloos lecture

Culshaw

Price

2011

Bull Eng Geol Environ

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“…Increasing use of multi-thematic applied geology maps and information resulted in greater appreciation of the variability of the properties of the ground and its potential impact on land-use development (Ellison et al, 1998). Similarly, 3D geological models, often classified according to their lithological, stratigraphical, hydrogeological or geotechnical properties, are increasingly used for ground investigation planning and to minimise the risk of encountering unforeseen ground conditions or reducing the vulnerability of aquifers to pollution (Culshaw, 2005;Ford et al, 2008;Lelliott et al, 2006;Merritt et al, 2007;Price et al, 2010;Royse et al, 2009a;Royse et al, 2006;Royse et al, 2009b).…”

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Urban Futures: the sustainable management of the ground beneath cities

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Ford

Campbell

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EGSP

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Over half of the world's population now live in cities. In 2011 it was estimated that the global population exceeded 7 billion. Pressures on the environment including land-use are increasing. The ground beneath cities and the interaction between physical, biological and chemical processes, provides natural capital on which society depends. These benefits and the ground properties and processes that support and deliver them, can be considered ecosystem services.Characterising the ground properties on which ecosystem services depend, involves a qualitative assessment of positive and negative impacts of proposed urban sustainability solutions, including use of the ground. The sustainability of a proposed solution depends on how the future might unfold. Future scenario analysis allows consideration of the social, technological, economic, environmental and political changes that may determine the ability of a proposed solution to deliver its benefits now and in the future. Analysis of the positive and negative impacts of a proposed use of the ground on ecosystem function, measured against future scenarios of change, can be integrated to deliver strategies for the future management of the ground and the wider environment beneath cities. [end of abstract]

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“…The paper presented the application of 3D geological modelling to underpin sustainable urban regeneration and environmental decision making in one of the major population centres of the UK. The paper and presentation focused on the application of 3D geological models of superficial deposits to the assessment of urban aquifer vulnerability overlying the Sherwood Sandstone aquifer (Lelliott et al, 2006;Price et al, 2008b) This paper expands the scope of the original to illustrate applications of 3D geological models to management of the geological and anthropogenic subsurface in UK urban environments. It aims to illustrate how applied, 3D geoscientific data is being used to manage and visualise the shallow (generally less than 100 m below ground level) urban subsurface and its properties in support of spatial planning, sustainable development and regeneration.…”

Section: Regional Geoscientific Cartography and Information Systems (mentioning

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The 3D characterisation of the zone of human interaction and the sustainable use of underground space in urban and peri-urban environments: case studies from the UK

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Meeting the challenges of sustainable development and regeneration to support city growth requires the provision of attributed, 3D geological and geotechnical data, information and process understanding in the urban subsurface. This provides a framework for the characterisation of the spatial variability of the properties and processes within the shallow subsurface to aid sustainable land use planning and regeneration. The subsurface has to provide the resources and ecosystem services to sustain and create economic growth and meet societal needs, now and in the future while minimising the environmental impact of development.The 3D variability of the ground results from anthropogenic (man-made) processes as well as geological. Human exploitation of the subsurface and rapid land use change in response to population growth and urbanisation results in temporal and spatial modification of the ground. The integration of 3D geological and anthropogenic deposits models is therefore essential for the characterisation of urban 'zone of human interaction' and its response to anthropogenic environmental change. Model integration to aid land use planning has been applied in the formerly heavily industrialised cities of NW England and Northern Ireland to provide a basis for linear transport assessment, urban planning and the assessment of aquifer vulnerability.

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The application of 3D geological modelling to aquifer recharge assessments in an urban environment

Abstract: The development of an attributed 3D model of the Quaternary deposits across 75 km that modelling of this type should be used by site developers and remediators to design more targeted and cost-effective site investigations and risk assessments.

Cited by 33 publications

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The 2010 Hans Cloos lecture

The 2010 Hans Cloos lecture

Urban Futures: the sustainable management of the ground beneath cities

The 3D characterisation of the zone of human interaction and the sustainable use of underground space in urban and peri-urban environments: case studies from the UK

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