GEOTECHNICAL SAFETY ISSUES IN THE CITIES OF POLAR REGIONS

GEOTECHNICAL SAFETY ISSUES IN THE CITIES OF POLAR REGIONS

Arctic settlements built on permafrostface rather unique set of geotechnical challenges. On urbanized areas, technogenic transformation of natural landscapes due toconstruction of various types of infrastructure leads to changes in heat exchange in permafrost-atmosphere system. The spatial distribut...

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Main Authors: Valery Grebenets, Dmitry Streletskiy, Nikolay Shiklomanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lomonosov Moscow State University 2012-09-01
Series:Geography, Environment, Sustainability
Subjects:
permafrost
arctic
urban settlements
engineering
cryogenic processes
Online Access:https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/173

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