Analysis of Factors in Land Subsidence in Shanghai: A View Based on a Strategic Environmental Assessment

It has been observed that in the urban center of Shanghai, land subsidence has accelerated, and the groundwater level has continued to drop even though the net withdrawn volume (NWV) of groundwater has remained unchanged since 1980. An analysis of monitoring data shows that drawdown of the groundwat...

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Main Authors: Ye-Shuang Xu, Shui-Long Shen, Dong-Jie Ren, Huai-Na Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/6/573