Ground subsidence geo-hazards induced by rapid urbanization: Implications from InSAR observation and geological analysis

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 935-942

  Chen, F ^a   Lin, H ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Lu, Z ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEVELOPING WORLD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; RIVER SYSTEM; SUBSIDENCE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; URBANIZATION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84859788184     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-935-2012     Document Type: Article

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