Newsletter of the Unesco Land Subsidence International Initiative

Dear all,

Herewith  I send you Newsletter 22 of LaSII. Please pay attention to the first page: an important announcement of Hamid Nazari.

I am also grateful for the contributions of Roberta Boni, who sent me a number of suggested publications.

Kind regards,

John

Newsletter of the Unesco Land Subsidence International Initiative
Vol. 22, January 2022
Iran, opening ceremony UNESCO Chair on Coastal Geo-Hazard Analysis
I am pleased to inform you that the Research Institute for Earth Sciences (RIES) succeeded in hosting a UNESCO Chair on Coastal Geo-Hazard Analysis. An honour which bestowed on valuable international supportive recommendations after two years of evaluation process at UNESCO. A subject that undoubtedly requires important and hard work on an international scale.
Therefore, we would like to invite you to join us in the opening ceremony, which will be an opportunity to exchange point of views.
Opening Ceremony will be held virtually as well as physically at Wednesday of February 23 2022 at the deck of Persian Gulf Research Wessel at 13h00 (in Iran Time because +5.5 to -3.5 hours of time tolerance between Japan and UK with respect to Tehran respectively) by attending all the members of the Scientific Council from Japan, China, Russia, Armenia, Germany, Switzerland, France, UK and Iran.
It is expected that officials from UNESCO Paris and the National Commission for UNESCO in Iran, as well as university presidents, government officials and Iranian parliamentarians will be among the guests at the event.
The possibility of your presence for me and my colleagues in the UNESCO chair will be very promising and valuable.
Would be appreciated to confirm receipt of the message and your presence.
New Literature
General
Lee, K. et al., Enhancing Informed Decisions for Coastal Groundwater Sustainability: A
Network Analysis of Water-Related Indicator Results from 122 Cities.
Water 2022, 14, 262. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14020262
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/2/262/pdf
Cyprus, Limassol
Fotiou, K.; Kakoullis, D.; Pekri, M.; Melillos, G.; Brcic, R.; Eineder, M.; Hadjimitsis, D.G.; Danezis, C. Space-based Deformation Monitoring of Coastal Urban Areas: The Case of Limassol’s Coastal Front. Preprints 2022, 2022010417 (doi: 10.20944/preprints202201.0417.v1).
https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202201.0417/v1
India, Delhi
Garg, S., Motagh, M., Indu, J. et al. Tracking hidden crisis in India’s capital from space: implications of unsustainable groundwater use. Sci Rep 12, 651 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04193-9
Indonesia, Pekalongan
Zainuri M, Helmi M, Novita M G A, Pancasakti Kusumaningrum H, Koch M. An Improve Performance of Geospatial Model to Access the Tidal Flood Impact on Land Use by Evaluating Sea Level Rise and Land Subsidence Parameters. Journal of Ecological Engineering. 2022;23(2):1-11. doi:10.12911/22998993/144785. http://www.jeeng.net/An-Improve-Performance-of-Geospatial-Model-to-Access-the-Tidal-Flood-Impact-on-Land,144785,0,2.html
Indonesia, Semarang
Lo, W.; Purnomo, S.N.; Dewanto, B.G.; Sarah, D.; Sumiyanto. Integration of Numerical Models and InSAR Techniques to Assess Land Subsidence Due to Excessive Groundwater Abstraction in the Coastal and Lowland Regions of Semarang City. Water 2022, 14, 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14020201
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/2/201
Iran
Safdari, Z.; Nahavandchi, H.; Joodaki, G. Estimation of Groundwater Depletion in Iran’s Catchments Using Well Data. Water 2022, 14, 131. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14010131
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/1/131/htm
Iran,
Sekkeravani, M.A., Bazrafshan, O., Pourghasemi, H.R. et al. Spatial modeling of land subsidence using machine learning models and statistical methods. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18037-6
Iran, Tehran-Plain
Zeinab Azarakhsh, Mohsen Azadbakht, Aliakbar Matkan,
Estimation, modeling, and prediction of land subsidence using Sentinel-1 time series in Tehran-Shahriar plain: A machine learning-based investigation,
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2022, 100691, ISSN 2352-9385,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2021.100691.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352938521002275)
Iran, Yazd Plain
Amin, P., Ghalibaf, M. A., & Hosseini, M. (2022). Modeling for temporal land subsidence forecasting using field surveying with complementary drone imagery testing in Yazd Plain, Iran. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 194(1), 1-14.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357163923_Modeling_for_temporal_land_ subsidence_ forecasting_ using _field _surveying_with_complementary_drone_imagery_testing_in_Yazd_ Plain_Iran
Mexico, Mexico City
Fernández-Torres, E.A., Cabral-Cano, E., Novelo-Casanova, D.A. et al. Risk assessment of land subsidence and associated faulting in Mexico City using InSAR. Nat Hazards (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-021-05171-0
And also:
Enrique Antonio Fernandez-Torres et al., Risk assessment of land subsidence and associated faulting in Mexico City using InSAR.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358210943_Risk_assessment_of_land_subsidence_and_associated_faulting_in_Mexico_City_using_InSAR
PR China, Choshui River Basin
Huang, Y.-H.; Lai, Y.-J.; Wu, J.-H. A System Dynamics Approach to Modeling Groundwater Dynamics: Case Study of the Choshui River Basin. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1371. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031371
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/3/1371
PR China, Cultural Heritage
Yuqi Li et al.,
The potential impact of rising sea levels on China's coastal cultural heritage: a GIS risk assessment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 January 2022
PR China, Tianjin
Yu Liang et al., Estimation of land subsidence potential via distributed fiber optic sensing
January 2022Engineering Geology DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106540
Project: Land subsidence monitoring using distributed fiber optics sesing (DFOS) techniques
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358085251_Estimation_of_land_subsidence_potential_via_distributed_fiber_optic_sensing/figures?lo=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic
Taiwan
Fiaz Hussain, Water table response to rainfall and groundwater simulation using physics-based numerical model: WASH123D, February 2022Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 39(6):100988 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.100988
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357670236_Water_table_response_to_rainfall_and_groundwater_simulation_using_physics-based_numerical_model_WASH123D
Dong-Sin Shih et al.,
Combined Numerical Simulation and Groundwater Depletion Sensitivity Analysis for Dynamic Pumping Management
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29WR.1943-5452.0001530
USA, California
Jiancun Shi et al., Monitoring and analysing long-term vertical time-series deformation due to oil and gas extraction using multi-track SAR dataset: A study on lost hills oilfield,International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Volume 107, 2022, 102679, ISSN 0303-2434,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2022.102679.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243422000058)
USA, Houston
Shunyao Wang, Guo Zhang, Zhenwei Chen, Hao Cui, Yuzhi Zheng, Zixing Xu & Qihan Li (2022) Surface deformation extraction from small baseline subset synthetic aperture radar interferometry (SBAS-InSAR) using coherence-optimized baseline combinations, GIScience & Remote Sensing, 59:1, 295-309, DOI: 10.1080/15481603.2022.2026639
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15481603.2022.2026639
USA, Texas
Haley, M.; Ahmed, M.; Gebremichael, E.; Murgulet, D.; Starek, M. Land Subsidence in the Texas Coastal Bend: Locations, Rates, Triggers, and Consequences. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14010192
USA, Texas, Rookery Island
ROOKERY ISLAND RESILIENCY DESIGN GUIDE
https://www.glo.texas.gov/coast/coastal-management/forms/files/design-guides/final_rookeryisland_designguide.pdf
USA, Virginia
Roethlisberger, N.D., Analysis of a Multi-Aquifer System in the Southern Coastal Plain of Virginia by Trial and Error Model Calibration to Observed Land Subsidence.
https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/107513
Vietnam
Dunn, F.E., Minderhoud, P.S.J. Sedimentation strategies provide effective but limited mitigation of relative sea-level rise in the Mekong delta. Commun Earth Environ 3, 2 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00331-3
Mining
France, Vauvert mine
Ho Tong Minh, D.; Ngo,Y.-N. Compressed SAR Interferometry in the Big Data Era. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 390. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14020390
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/2/390/pdf
Poland, Pila Mlyn
Rurek, M. et al., Environmental and Socio-Economic Effects of Underground Brown Coal Mining in
Piła Młyn (Poland). Land 2022, 11,219. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020219
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/2/219/pdf
PR China
Junliang Zheng et al.,
An Accurate Digital Subsidence Model for Deformation Detection of Coal Mining Areas Using a UAV-Based LiDAR
January 2022Remote Sensing 14(2):421 Follow journal
DOI: 10.3390/rs14020421
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357905862_An_Accurate_Digital_Subsidence_Model_for_Deformation_Detection_of_Coal_Mining_Areas_Using_a_UAV-Based_LiDAR
Xiaopeng Liu, Liangji Xu, "Soil-Building Interaction under Surface Horizontal Strain Induced by Underground Mining", Advances in Civil Engineering, vol. 2022, Article ID 2425936, 12 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2425936
PR China, Loess Plateau
Mi, J.; Yang, Y.; Hou, H.; Zhang, S.; Ding, Z.; Hua, Y. Impacts of Ground Fissures on Soil Properties in an Underground Mining Area on the Loess Plateau, China. Land 2022, 11, 162. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020162
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/2/162/htm
and:
Zhang, H., Zeng, R., Zhang, Y., Zhao, S., Meng, X., Li, Y., ... & Yang, Y. (2022). Subsidence monitoring and influencing factor analysis of mountain excavation and valley infilling on the Chinese Loess Plateau: A case study of Yan'an New District. Engineering Geology, 297, 106482.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013795221004932?dgcid=rss_sd_all
PR China, Sanshandao Gold Mine
Liu, J., Ma, F., Li, G., Guo, J., Wan, Y., & Song, Y. (2022). Evolution Assessment of Mining Subsidence Characteristics Using SBAS and PS Interferometry in Sanshandao Gold Mine, China. Remote Sensing, 14(2), 290.
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/2/290
PR China, Wugou coal mine
Xiaojun Zhu, Zhengyuan Ning, Hua Cheng, Pengfei Zhang, Ru Sun, Xiaoyu Yang, Hui Liu,
A novel calculation method of subsidence waterlogging spatial information based on remote sensing techniques and surface subsidence prediction, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, 130366,
ISSN 0959-6526,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130366.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652622000129)
Wang, R. et al., A Novel Method of Monitoring Surface Subsidence Law Based on Probability Integral Model Combined with Active and Passive Remote Sensing Data. Remote Sens.
2022, 14, 299. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14020299
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/2/299/pdf
Modelling
Alireza Arabameri et al.,
Application of novel ensemble models and k-fold CV approaches for Land subsidence susceptibility modelling
January 2022 Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 36(6):1-23
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-021-02036-7
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351936790_Application_of_novel_ensemble_models_and_k-fold_CV_approaches_for_Land_subsidence_susceptibility_modelling/figures?lo=1
Monitoring
United Nations, Water Portal
How has space revolutionised subsidence?
http://space4water.org/news/how-has-space-revolutionised-subsidence
United States, California
Vertical Land Motion along California coast (here you can download a dataset)
https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Vertical_Land_Motion_along_California_coast/17711000
Acoustic sensing
Using Sound and Vibration Signals to Understand the Subsurface
A new book explores Distributed Acoustic Sensing, a technology with a range of applications across geophysics and related fields.
https://eos.org/editors-vox/using-sound-and-vibration-signals-to-understand-the-subsurface
From the Press
General
This article refers to our worldmap!
Land Subsidence Threatens 21% of Major Cities Worldwide
https://www.fluencecorp.com/land-subsidence-threatens-real-estate-sector/
India, Bengal
No Rehab in Sight, Thousands Live in Areas Made Vulnerable by Mining in Bengal’s Raniganj Coalfields
https://www.newsclick.in/no-rehab-sight-thousands-live-areas-made-vulnerable-mining-bengals-raniganj-coalfields
India, Delhi
Excessive groundwater extraction causing parts of Delhi-NCR to sink: Study
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/excessive-groundwater-extraction-causing-parts-of-delhi-ncr-to-sink-study-101642441000326.html
Delhi airport and surrounding area at high risk of land subsidence
https://zeenews.india.com/india/delhi-airport-and-surrounding-area-at-high-risk-of-land-subsidence-heres-reason-why-2429233.html
Indonesia, Jakarta
Indonesia makes plans to save capital from sinking
https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/smart-water-magazine/indonesia-makes-plans-save-capital-sinking
Pipeline to saving Indonesia’s sinking capital
https://klse.i3investor.com/blogs/kianweiaritcles/2022-01-06-story-h1596584028-Pipeline_to_saving_Indonesia_s_sinking_capital.jsp
Indonesian parliament passes law to relocate capital to Nusantara
http://www.news.cn/asiapacific/20220119/88ef730fdf48483f9f1f19b6ce0e632f/c.html
USA, Virginia
Slowing Subsidence in Southeastern Virginia with Aquifer Recharge
by Michael Grande
https://medium.com/@GSPIAe_eBlog/slowing-subsidence-in-southeastern-virginia-with-aquifer-recharge-55951a8e098d
Vietnam, Mekong Delta
Solutions sought to land subsidence, saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta region
Vietnamese and Dutch experts gave recommendations on measures to respond to land subsidence and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta region during a scientific conference on January 12.
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/solutions-sought-to-land-subsidence-saltwater-intrusion-in-mekong-delta-region/220641.vnp
Low water level of the Mekong River for 3 consecutive years, a big challenge for the Mekong Delta
https://www.newsnpr.org/low-water-level-of-the-mekong-river-for-3-consecutive-years-a-big-challenge-for-the-mekong-delta/