Comparative evaluation of GIS-based landslide susceptibility mapping using statistical and heuristic approach for Dharamshala region of Kangra Valley, India

Abstract Background The Dharamshala region of Kangra valley, India is one of the fastest developing Himalayan city which is prone to landslide events almost around the year. The development is going on a fast pace which calls for the need of landslide susceptibility zonation studies in order to gene...

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Main Authors: Swati Sharma, Ambrish Kumar Mahajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Geoenvironmental Disasters
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40677-018-0097-1