Investigation into geohazards during urbanization process of Xi’an, China

Zhi-Feng Wang (), Wen-Chieh Cheng () and Ya-Qiong Wang ()
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Zhi-Feng Wang: Chang’an University
Wen-Chieh Cheng: Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology
Ya-Qiong Wang: Chang’an University

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2018, vol. 92, issue 3, No 33, 1937-1953

Abstract: Abstract Xi’an is the political, cultural and economic center in Northwestern China, and the demands for urbanization are growing dramatically in the past decades. During the rapid urbanization in Xi’an, ground fissure and land subsidence have been regarded as the two striking geohazards. At present, a total of fourteen ground fissures have been detected in Xi’an, among which eight ground fissures have a high level of activity, while the other six ground fissures are of lowly active. Several land subsidence funnels appear in different regions of Xi’an, and the annual land subsidence shows a decreasing tendency after 1991, which is estimated to be around 40 mm/year in recent years. The reasons triggering geohazards can be divided as: (1) natural factors and (2) anthropogenic factors. Analysis of the countermeasures against the prevention and mitigation of geohazards indicates that public awareness is an important issue to a success of the geoenvironment protection. In addition, the existing monitoring technologies (GPS, InSAR, and GIS) together with the technical improvement in other fields are deemed to be necessary for an effective monitoring and mitigation of the geohazards.

Keywords: Geohazards; Urbanization; Ground fissure; Land subsidence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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