Landslide hazard mapping using logistic regression model in Mackenzie Valley, Canada

Natural Hazards

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-89

  Chen, Zhaohua ^a   Wang, Jinfei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geographic Information Systems; Landslide hazard mapping; Logistic regression; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

GIS; LANDSLIDE; MAPPING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CANADA; MACKENZIE VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 34250026502     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-006-9061-6     Document Type: Article

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