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Karst and Its Damaging Impact

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Book cover Site Characterization in Karst and Pseudokarst Terraines

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Karst and pseudokarst can impact sites in a number of ways. The problems can range from small nuisance type of subsidence or collapse that simply require routine maintenance to catastrophic collapse which have major economic impact and in some cases loss of life. The sudden collapse impacting structures (buildings, roads, etc.) are those that get everyone’s attention including the attention of the media. Other impacts due to karst which are just as important include flooding and contamination issues. The following chapter highlights a variety of real-life impacts due to karst and psuedokarst related activity. These examples are not meant to be inclusive, but are meant to show a variety of impacts in terms of type of karst feature, size and type of impact.

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Benson, R.C., Yuhr, L.B. (2016). Karst and Its Damaging Impact. In: Site Characterization in Karst and Pseudokarst Terraines. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9924-9_7

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