The 2024 International Symposium of Urban Geology was successfully held on July 27, 2024 in Shanghai, China, with the theme of “Challenges and Responses – International Symposium on Land Subsidence in Shanghai (ISLSS)”. This Symposium was hosted by Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey. More than 100 participants attended the Symposium. Three keynote speeches and a closed meeting of expert discussion were conducted. The successful 60-year experience of land subsidence prevention and control in Shanghai was summarized. To actively respond to the land subsidence hazards in the context of global climate change, the experts conducted in-depth discussions on the new challenges and response strategies. This symposium also released the “Shanghai Initiative for the Prevention and Control of Land Subsidence” document, calling on countries around the world to firmly believe in our mission, work hand in hand, and strive together to move towards a more resilient, safer, and sustainable future.

Keynote speaker: Manchao He (China University of Mining and technology, Beijing, China)

Keynote speaker: Hehua Zhu (Tongji University, China)

Keynote speaker: Pietro Teatini (Univeristy of Padova, Italy)

Shanghai Initiative for the Prevention and Control of Land Subsidence