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The various negative impacts on the environment and society caused by land subsidence have been a problem in Bangkok, Thailand, since the 1970s. Intensive groundwater extraction for industrial and domestic purposes since the 1950s, which led to a decline of groundwater levels, has been identified by various studies as the primary cause of the phenomenon of land subsidence. This paper gives an overview of the occurrence of land subsidence in Bangkok. The history, characteristics, identified causes, and measures for mitigation of land subsidence in the area are discussed. Efforts to alleviate the problems and studies that have been conducted to understand the problem are presented and analyzed.
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