Shrink–swell, or expansive, soils are one of the most costly and widespread geological hazards globally, with costs estimated to run into several billion pounds annually.
BGS has a long history of collaborative international geochemical projects involving regional baseline mapping and health and environment studies.
Sustainability science research suggests that what elevates environmental problems from difficult to seemingly intractable is the role and behaviour of humans, at scales from individual to institutional.
The BGS is a data-rich organisation with over 400 datasets in its care.
Members of the public will get a rare chance to take a look behind the scenes of the Lyell Centre later this month.
BGS and the Coal Authority have released maps which for the first time, reveal the extent to which heat is stored in Britain’s abandoned coal mines.
Porphyry deposits provide around 75 per cent of the world’s copper, which is in increasing demand as a major raw material in power infrastructure and green technologies.
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