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| Title: | Landslide Susceptibility Zonation (LSZ) Mapping – A Review. |
| Authors: | Kanungo, D P
Arora, M K
Sarkar, S
Gupta, R P |
| Keywords: | Natural hazards
Landslide
Susceptibility zonation mapping
Strategic planning
2009 |
| Issue Date: | 5-Mar-2012 |
| Abstract: | Landslides happen to be the most common natural hazards in the mountain regions and
can result in enormous damage to both property and life every year. Hence,
identification of landslide-prone areas is essential for safer strategic planning of future
developmental activities. Therefore, Landslide Susceptibility Zonation (LSZ) becomes
important. The relative importance of factors (weights) and their categories (ratings)
plays a vital role in LSZ studies. These weights and ratings can be determined by
implementing different approaches, which at times are very subjective in nature.
Therefore, developing a suitable approach for determination of weights and ratings
objectively and their implementation in a Geographic Information System (GIS)
environment for LSZ mapping to spatially predict the actual ground scenario is highly
important and is an active research area even today. This article reviews advances in
mapping landslide susceptibility zoning and discusses the applicability of a variety of
approaches to assess landslide hazards. |
| Description: | Journal of South Asia Disaster Studies, Vol.2(1), 2009, pp. 81-105. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/786 |
| Appears in Collections: | Published Articles
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