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APC pathway guides: Land
The Land pathway guides are a valuable addition to APC candidate support. These documents have been produced by our professional groups to help you understand more about qualifying as an RICS member through your pathway by putting individual competencies into the context of your surveying area and providing sector-specific guidance on each. This includes:
- Environmental surveying
- Geospatial surveying (previously Geomatics)
- Land and resources
- Minerals and waste management
- Planning and development
- Rural
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Ground movements (ARCHIVED)
Presented in summary form, this information paper outlines legislation and useful publications relating to ground movements.
Causes dealt with include:
Underground mining
Opencast mining
Opencast mining backfilled areas
Solution mining
Natural underground cavities
Landsliding
Seismic forces
Drainage and flooding
Vegetation and peat
Heave, shrinkage, and sulphate attack
Excavation for tunnels, trenches, and pipes blasting.
The paper is intended to provide information for members in precis form; it should not be assumed to be exhaustive nor a substitute for more detailed sources of information.
This information paper is out of date and is held on isurv for information purposes only.