Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …

The surface urban heat island (SUHI), which represents the difference of land surface
temperature (LST) in urban relativity to neighboring non-urban surfaces, is usually …

Devastation possibility of disenfranchising poor people of emerging countries like India is
due to urban climate change. Hence, an urgent and efficient urban planning strategy shall …

What is the heat beneath our feet? There is a growing interest in the geothermal resources
available at shallow depth beneath cities. However, there exists no general procedure for …

Shallow geothermal energy is a renewable energy resource that has become increasingly
important. However, the use has environmental, technical and social consequences …

Thermo-physical properties of the ground play a vital role in heat transfer of ground heat
exchangers (GHE) of ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems. Design and planning of …

The thermal use of the shallow subsurface is increasingly being promoted and implemented
as one of many promising measures for saving energy. A series of questions arises …

Urban areas increasingly suffer from subsurface heat islands: an underground climate
change responsible for environmental, public health, and transportation issues. Soils, rocks …

Climate change and urbanization are currently leading to a warming of the subsurface
worldwide with yet unforeseen consequences for groundwater quality. The temperature …

Increasing use of the ground as a thermal reservoir is expected in the near future. Shallow
geothermal energy (SGE) systems have proved to be sustainable alternative solutions for …