Landslide susceptibility and hazard mapping has been applying for more than 20 years succeeding the assessment of the
landslide risk and the mitigation the phenomena. On the contrary, equivalent maps aiming to study and mitigate land
subsidence phenomena caused by the overexploitation of the aquifers are absent from the international literature.
The current study focuses at the Amyntaio basin, located in West Macedonia at Florina prefecture. As proved by
numerous studies the wider area has been severely affected by the overexploitation of the aquifers, caused by the mining
and the agricultural activities. The intensive ground water level drop has triggered extensive land subsidence phenomena,
especially at the perimeter of the open pit coal mine operating at the site, causing damages to settlements and
infrastructure.
The land subsidence susceptibility and risk maps were produced by applying the semi-quantitative WLC (Weighted
Linear Combination) method, especially calibrated for this particular catastrophic event. The results were evaluated by
using detailed field mapping data referring to the spatial distribution of the surface ruptures caused by the subsidence.
The high correlation between the produced maps and the field mapping data, have proved the great value of the maps
and of the applied technique on the management and the mitigation of the phenomena. Obviously, these maps can be
safely used by decision-making authorities for the future urban safety development.
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