Cities :

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Realised by
Alaa Eddine DEBBICHI
Meryem BEN GAMRA

Supervised by :
Mrs. Lobna BEN NASR

Higher Institute of Environmental Technologies, Urban Planning and Building

Contents
I. Introduction
II. What is UnderGround Development ?
III. Why Going Underground ?
IV. Which use for Underground ?
V. Where we can find Underground Cities ?
VI. Conclusion
INTRODUCTION

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WHAT IS
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DEVELOPMENT?
Social
Underground development 
is an approach to subsurface development that meets
current human needs while conserving resources and the
natural and built environments to meet the needs of future Sustainable
generations.
Environment Economic

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WHY GOING
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WHICH USE FOR
UNDERGROUND
? Category Kind of uses
Transport use  High pressure transport pipelines and other utility networks
 Tunnels for transport (people and freight)
Production use  Subsurface biodiversity
 Foundation for nature, agriculture and city park
 Exploration of natural ressources
 Water reservoir and water extraction

Urban structure use  Foundation and structure for roads and buildings
 Car parks, underground station, cinemas, offices, shopping centers and housing
Storage use  Storage of waste products, dangerous goods
 Decontamination and cleanup of brown field sites
 Energy storage, thermal energy storage

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Archive use  Cultural heritage and archaeology
 Geomorphology and earth science values
 Subsurface biodiversity
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WHERE WE FIND Historical cities
UNDERGROUN
D CITIES?

Naples, Italy

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Samen - Iran Kariz - Iran
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WHERE WE FIND Modern cities
UNDERGROUN
D CITIES?

Toronto - Canada Montreal- Canada

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Osaka, Japan Hong Kong - China
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WHERE WE FIND Earthscrapers
UNDERGROUN
D CITIES?

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Shanghai - China Samsung city by 2069 UP
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WHERE WE FIND Earthscrapers
UNDERGROUN
D CITIES?

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CONCLUSION

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