• Santiago de Chile’s metropolitan region is located in one of the most seismically active subduction zones worldwide, making the area very prone to geohazards such as landslides. In addition, land subsidence by the overexploitation of […]

     
  • Mitigation of human-induced land subsidence starts with the regulation of resource extractions. Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (coastal Texas, U.S.A.) is worldwide one of the frontrunners in subsidence prevention, by regulating, registering, and permitting the withdrawal of groundwater from […]