Human activity is causing subsidence in large areas of the Netherlands. Primary causes are the lowering of the groundwater level to keep our feet dry and the construction of residential areas and ...

In the Netherlands, like for many low-lying urban regions of the world, subsidence poses a silent but very real threat to many parts of the built environment. If we do nothing, the costs of damage ...

between 2016 and 2023. While some settling during and in the months following construction is normal, the researchers say the subsidence continued for years and has shown no signs of stopping ...