Land Subsidence and its Mitigation
Giuseppe Gambolati, Pietro Teatini
Abstract
Cover Image: Photos showing consequences of land subsidence and ground ruptures due to groundwater pumping.Top: the seafront of Pluit district, Jakarta in Indonesia, sited a few meters below the sea level and protected by the seawater through a concrete wall that needs to be raised every few years to counteract a land subsidence of 10-20 cm/year due to aquifer
Topics & Concepts
SubsidenceGeographyGeologyGeomorphologyStructural basinSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and TechniquesEnvironmental Changes in ChinaGeological and Geophysical Studies