Open AccessScientists Focus on Land Subsidence Impacts on Coastal and Delta Cities
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo190003
Subject(s) - delta , river delta , drainage , geography , subsidence , land reclamation , land use , groundwater , environmental protection , water resource management , environmental science , physical geography , structural basin , geology , civil engineering , archaeology , geomorphology , engineering , ecology , aerospace engineering , geotechnical engineering , biology
Some coastal and delta cities around the world are sinking but not necessarily due only to sea level rise and impacts from extreme weather events. Land subsidence that is caused by anthropogenic processes—including the extraction of groundwater, oil, and gas and the drainage of soils—is a significant concern for Jakarta, Indonesia; Manila, Philippines; New Orleans, La.; and many other coastal and delta cities, according to scientists at a 28 April briefing held at the European Geosciences Union's General Assembly in Vienna, Austria.