Underground Space

Raymond Sterling is a Professor Emeritus (Civil Engineering) at Louisiana Tech University where he directed the Trenchless Technology Center from 1995-2009. From 1977-1995, he was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota where he was the founding Director of the Underground Space Center. John C. Carmody (1947-2019) was an architect and the Associate Director of the Underground Space Center at the University of Minnesota. His major research interests included the planning, design, and construction of underground facilities, energy-efficient building design, building technology, and life safety in buildings. Yingxin Zhou is Technical Director with Knights Synergy (S) Pte Ltd and Academy of Engineering Singapore and served as Head Engineering (Underground Facilities) with the Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore. Monique Labbé is the recipient of the Pioneering Woman Architect ARVHA Prize in 2023 and runs Les Ateliers Monique LABBÉ. She created and chaired the AFTES Underground Space Committee. She initiated in 2009 and directs the Ville 10D-Ville d’Idées National Research Project on the urban use of the underground. Xiaozhao Li is Director, Professor of the State Key Laboratory for Geo-Mechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology. He is also Founding Director of Yunlong Lake Laboratory for Deep Underground Science and Engineering. Jianqiang Cui is a Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. Her research interests lie in the fields of urban planning and design, transport planning and policy, environment and behaviour, and urban underground space.

• List of Figures xiiiList of Tables xixPreface xxiAcknowledgments xxiiiAbout the Companion Website xxv1 Introduction to Underground Space Use 12 Decision Making for Underground Space 213 Sustainability and Resilience Issues 474 Underground Space Classifications and Configurations 695 Historical Development and Current Use of Underground Space 876 Planning Issues for Underground Space 1337 Urban Underground Space Planning Tools and Case Examples 1558 Project-Related Planning 1799 Designing Underground Spaces – Toward a New Paradigm 20310 Psychological and Physiological Effects in Underground Space 22511 Exterior and Entrance Design 25712 Layout and Spatial Configuration 28113 Interior Design Elements and Systems 31314 Lighting 34115 Life Safety 36516 Underground Construction Technology Development and Its Implications 39117 Managing Underground Space Facilities 403Appendix A: Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms 417Appendix B: Effect of Land Cost on Choice for Underground Space Use 423Appendix C: Database Formats for Cataloging Underground Space Uses 429Appendix D: Worldwide Examples of Underground Space Uses 435Index 437