Slope stability susceptibility evaluation parameter (SSEP) rating scheme - An approach for landslide hazard zonation

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue PA2, 2014, Pages 595-612

  Raghuvanshi, Tarun Kumar ^a   Ibrahim, Jemal ^a   Ayalew, Dereje ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Landslide hazard evaluation; Landslide hazard zonation; Landslide triggering; Slope stability; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY; LANDSLIDE; MAPPING; PARAMETERIZATION; SLOPE STABILITY; TRIGGER MECHANISM; ZONATION;

AMHARA; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 85027919147     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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