Application of the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) for landslide susceptibility mapping: A case study from the Tinau watershed, west Nepal

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 398-408

  Kayastha, P ^a,b   Dhital, M R ^b   De Smedt, F ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Geographic information system (GIS); Landslide susceptibility; Nepal; Tinau watershed

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS METHOD; ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; DIGITAL DATAS; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; LAND-USE PLANNING; LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY; LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPPING; LOSS OF LIFE; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; NEPAL; SYSTEMATIC STUDY;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; WATERSHEDS;

LANDSLIDES;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; LANDSLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOPOGRAPHY; WATERSHED;

NEPAL;

EID: 84871498859     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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