Sinkhole distribution in a rapidly developing urban environment: Hillsborough County, Tampa Bay area, Florida

Engineering Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 169-184

  Brinkmann, R ^a   Parise, M ^b   Dye, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hazard; Karst; Management; Planning; Sinkholes

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAZARDS; LIMESTONE; MANAGEMENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

FLORIDA KARST PLAIN; MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS; SINKHOLES;

URBAN PLANNING;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GIS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KARSTIFICATION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MORPHOMETRY; PLANNING METHOD; SINKHOLE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY [FLORIDA]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44749089529     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.11.020     Document Type: Article

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