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Subsurface Environmental Modelling Between Science and Policy

  • Highlights the interdisciplinary research on subterranean energy technology by geoscientists, modellers and social scientists
  • Offers insights into the anthropogenic use of the subsurface to help stakeholders and policymakers to decide on such issues in the future
  • Presents the fundamentals of numerical simulation, increasing readers’ understanding of environmental problems in the subsurface and promoting knowledge transfer at the science–policy interface

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    • Dirk Scheer, Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch
    Pages 1-12
  3. Models, Methods, Software--and the Science-Policy Interface

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
    2. Overview of Mathematical and Numerical Solution Methods

      • Dirk Scheer, Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch
      Pages 35-56
    3. Software Concepts and Implementation

      • Dirk Scheer, Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch
      Pages 57-81
    4. The Science-Policy Interface of Subsurface Environmental Modelling

      • Dirk Scheer, Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch
      Pages 83-106
  4. Case Studies of Subsurface Environmental Modelling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
    2. Geologic Carbon Sequestration

      • Dirk Scheer, Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch
      Pages 109-152
    3. Hydraulic Fracturing

      • Dirk Scheer, Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch
      Pages 153-178
    4. Nuclear Energy and Waste Disposal

      • Dirk Scheer, Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch
      Pages 179-192
    5. Further Subsurface Environmental Modelling Cases

      • Dirk Scheer, Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch
      Pages 193-210
    6. Conclusions and Outlook

      • Dirk Scheer, Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch
      Pages 211-219

About this book

This book provides a broad overview of essential features of subsurface environmental modelling at the science-policy interface, offering insights into the potential challenges in the field of subsurface flow and transport, as well as the corresponding computational modelling and its impact on the area of policy- and decision-making. The book is divided into two parts: Part I presents models, methods and software at the science-policy interface. Building on this, Part II illustrates the specifications using detailed case studies of subsurface environmental modelling. It also includes a systematic research overview and discusses the anthropogenic use of the subsurface, with a particular focus on energy-related technologies, such as carbon sequestration, geothermal technologies, fluid and energy storage, nuclear waste disposal, and unconventional oil and gas recovery.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany

    Dirk Scheer

  • Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems (IWS), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    Holger Class, Bernd Flemisch

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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