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20 results for "urban geoscience"
![ACROS building in Japan - source Noa / iStock](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iStock-1220955100_ACROS_building_Japan.jpg)
Foundations for a future net zero city?
The space beneath our cities can play a vital role in supporting climate resilient urban spaces.
![A large, unused, urban brownfield site with open land covered in cracked, overgrown concrete awaiting development in Leeds, England. © Adobe Stock, 282946502.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Brownfield.jpg)
Engineers invited to take part in survey to improve understanding of cost estimates for UK brownfield sites
Quantity surveyors and civil engineers have until the end of July to take part in a survey that will help to improve the accuracy of indicative cost estimates for UK brownfield sites.
![People on the steps at Regent's Canal, Granary Square, King's Cross, London. Source: VVShots/iStock 2020.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iStock-1257246790.jpg)
BGS collaborates on new £1 million EPSRC-funded digital research project to help make urban growth more sustainable
Novel research to develop a digital service for future water management and support efforts to make urban growth more sustainable.
![Pinwheel offshore](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pinwheel-1317817_1920_web.jpg)
Environmental understanding: adapting to a changing climate
From food security to mitigating geohazard risks, environmental understanding is essential for mitigation and resilience in a changing climate.
![Heat recovery and storage in the urban subsurface, using open- and closed-loop ground-source heat pumps (GSHP), connected via heat networks, could offer part of the solution to decarbonise energy supplies to achieve net zero](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Cardiff_OPEN_CLOSED_2021-2-960x641.jpg)
The Cardiff Urban Geo Observatory: ‘a city-scale observatory for city-scale challenges’
Heat recovery and storage in the urban subsurface could offer part of the solution to decarbonise energy supplies.
![Robots and autonomous systems, such as drones, have a large range of potential applications. Source: Unsplash / @jeisblack](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Drone.jpg)
BGS joins international research into robotic revolution
International research illustrates the opportunities and challenges that robots and autonomous systems, could bring for urban biodiversity and ecosystems in the future.
![A Large Unused Urban Brownfield Site With Open Land Covered In Cracked Overgrown Concrete Awaiting Development In Leeds England Stock Photo. Philip Openshaw. Canva.](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/brownfield_redevelopment.jpg)
BGS award scoop for brownfield digital planning tool
![brownfield-redevelopment](https://www.bgs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/brownfield-redevelopment.jpg)
BGS partners with Arcadis in £70 000 research programme to support brownfield development
New research will explore microorganisms with the potential to breakdown hazardous chemicals in the environment.