Assessing landslide hazard in GIS: A case study from Rasuwa, Nepal

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-107

  Acharya, G ^a   De Smedt, F ^a   Long, N T ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

GIS analysis; Himalayas; Landslide hazard; Slope stability; Wetness index

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS;

LANDSLIDE HAZARD; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; WETNESS INDEX;

LANDSLIDES;

GIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; SLOPE STABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33644510107     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-005-0025-y     Document Type: Article

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