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Groundwater retention potential assessment is essential for sustainable water resource management, climate adaptation, and spatial planning. Previous studies based on Analytic Hierarchy Process have demonstrated the usefulness of expert-driven multi-criteria analysis for identifying areas favourable for groundwater retention using geospatial and hydrogeological data. Building upon this approach, the present study proposes a comparative and hybrid modelling framework integrating AHP and Random Forest for groundwate...

This study explores the application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to identify groundwater retention potential within a 130 km- study area, leveraging high-precision LiDAR measurements and data from 150 wells. By integrating advanced geospatial technology with extensive field data, this approach offers a unique methodology for analyzing groundwater retention. AHP was employed to assess several key geographical factors, including the Topographic Position Index (TPI), slope, hydrographic network density, la...

Sustainable land use and resource planning are essential for reconciling resource extraction with environmental protection, particularly in mining regions. This study examines the integration of hydrological analysis into sustainable land-use planning, with a specific focus on the Bogdanka SA coal mine in Poland. The objective is to identify limitations in current hydrological methodologies and to propose enhancements that support more effective resource management. The paper reviews critical components of hydrolo...

Conventional salt mining creates large voids that disrupt geomechanical equilibrium, inducing subsidence pressures from overlying strata. This process, known as convergence, is the time-dependent closure of excavated spaces caused by salt-s viscoplastic behavior. Continuous convergence monitoring is critical for early detection of excessive strain, enabling timely mitigation to maintain structural stability and prevent hazards like water ingress and flooding. Due to the slow deformation rates of halite formations,...

Underground mining operation in salt deposits requires special control over rock mass stability. Changes in stress within the rock mass cause gradual convergence of underground workings. A slow convergence process with a complex spatiotemporal distribution requires the measurements with high accuracy, which is carry out on a well-planned spatial distribution of observation network. The aim of the study was to present the procedure of designing and implementing observations of convergence in salt caverns within a s...