A landslide hazard assessment and vulnerability appraisal procedure: Vunguvungu/banga catchment, Northern Malawi

Natural Hazards

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-216

  Msilimba, G G ^a   Holmes, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Catchment; Hazard; Landslide; Malawi; Slopes; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSLIDE; NATURAL HAZARD; RAINFALL; SLOPE STABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 14244268530     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-004-1513-2     Document Type: Article

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