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Landslide hazard zonation mapping and comparative analysis of hazard zonation maps

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Landslide hazard zonation mapping at regional level of a large area provides a broad trend of landslide potential zones. A macro level landslide hazard zonation for a small area may provide a better insight into the landslide hazards. The main objective of the present work was to carry out macro landslide hazard zonation mapping on 1:50,000 scale in an area where regional level zonation mapping was conducted earlier. In the previous work the regional landslide hazard zonation maps of Srinagar-Rudraprayag area of Garhwal Himalaya in the state of Uttarakhand were prepared using subjective and objective approaches. In the present work the landslide hazard zonation mapping at macro level was carried out in a small area using a Landslide Hazard Evaluation Factor rating scheme. The hazard zonation map produced by using this technique classifies the area into relative hazard classes in which the high hazard zones well correspond with high frequency of landslides. The results of this map when compared with the regional zonation maps prepared earlier show that application of the present technique identified more details of the hazard zones, which are broadly shown in the earlier zonation maps.

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    S. Sarkar

  2. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India

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Sarkar, S., Anbalagan, R. Landslide hazard zonation mapping and comparative analysis of hazard zonation maps. J. Mt. Sci. 5, 232–240 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-008-0172-2

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