Abstract
One of the goals of the science and technology policy of Japan is to ensure a better quality of the life of its citizens by implementing safe measures. In this respect the management of the problem of sinkhole and subsidence, which is related to mining, is one example. Subsidence and sinkhole have hazardous impacts for human settlement and hence integrated technology has to be employed to manage them.
Underground mining has been carried out for a long time in Japan. Consequently subsidence and sinkhole are generated in large part of old mining district. It is therefore necessary to clarify the influence of subsidence on the natural and social environment.
In this study a new approach of engineering geology that deals with subsidence and sinkhole is highlighted. This paper introduces the clarification of the remedial measures related to stability of human settlement districts. It also discusses the conservation of land in an old mining district to enhance a safer environment for the inhabitants in the future.
