Prediction of the occurrence of slope instability phenomena through GIS-based hazard zonation

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 404-414

  Van Westen, C J ^a   Rengers, N ^a   Terlien, M T J ^a   Soeters, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Geographic information system; Hazard mapping; Landslides

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249129573     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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