Articles | Volume 25, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-1811-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-1811-2025
Review article
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03 Jun 2025
Review article |  | 03 Jun 2025

Review article: Applicability and effectiveness of structural measures for subsidence (risk) reduction in urban areas

Nicoletta Nappo and Mandy Korff

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Cities in coastal and delta areas need effective engineering techniques to counteract subsidence and its damage. This paper presents a framework for choosing these techniques using a decision tree and four performance parameters. This procedure was tested on various cases representative of different scenarios. This demonstrated the potential of this method for initial screenings of techniques which site-specific assessments should always follow.
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