Subsurface environmental modelling between science and policy

Whether for energy storage, CO2 storage, or geothermal energy – the earth’s subsurface can be used in a variety of ways. Researchers from Karlsruhe and Stuttgart show the role played by computer models and how they influence political decisions.

Untergrund-Modellierung zwischen Politik und Wissenschaft — Source: Springer International Publishing

With this book, Dirk Scheer from ITAS, together with his co-authors Holger Class and Bernd Flemisch from the University of Stuttgart, offer a broad overview of the modeling of the earth’s subsurface. Under the title “Subsurface Environmental Modelling Between Science and Policy,” the authors highlight in particular the transfer of knowledge between science and policy.

Human use of the earth’s subsurface

The publication also focuses on findings from interdisciplinary research – from geosciences, modeling, and social sciences – on subterranean energy technologies and their environmental impact. These include, for example, carbon capture and storage, nuclear waste disposal, and new technologies for oil and gas recovery.

The authors aim to provide representatives from politics and society with insights into the human use of the earth’s subsurface and to support them in their decision making. (13.10.2020)

Bibliographic data:

Scheer, Dirk; Class, Holger; Flemisch, Bernd
Subsurface Environmental Modelling Between Science and Policy. Heidelberg: Springer, 2021, 219 S., DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-51178-4
(Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics)
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