Comprehensive database of land subsidence in 143 major coastal cities around the world: overview of issues, causes, and future challenges

Subsidence refers to the gradual lowering or sudden sinking of the ground surface and is known to impact human lives in terms of damages to the infrastructures, utility lines, and buildings as well as changes in the surficial drainage systems and groundwater conditions. The impacts of land subsidenc...

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Main Authors: Laura Pedretti, Alessia Giarola, Mandy Korff, John Lambert, Claudia Meisina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1351581/full