• Influence of Integrated Hydrological and Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Ground Stability in Urban Areas

  • Hanna Choi1,2*, Sojeong Sim1, Yebin Lee1,2, Jaehoon Jung1, and Kyoochul Ha1,2

  • 1Geo-Environment Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon 34132, Korea
    2University of Science and Technology, Geological Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea

  • 도시 지역 수문특성 및 사회인구적 특성을 반영한 지반 안전성 평가 연구

  • 최한나1,2*ㆍ심소정1ㆍ이예빈1,2ㆍ정재훈1ㆍ하규철1,2

  • 1한국지질자원연구원 지구환경연구본부, 2과학기술연합대학원대학교 지질과학

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This Article

  • 2025; 30(6): 118-130

    Published on Dec 31, 2025

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2025.30.6.118
  • Received on Nov 6, 2025
  • Revised on Nov 19, 2025
  • Accepted on Dec 24, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Hanna Choi

  • 1Geo-Environment Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon 34132, Korea
    2University of Science and Technology, Geological Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea

  • E-mail: pythagoras84@kigam.re.kr