A landslide susceptibility assessment in urban areas based on existing data: an example from the Iguaná Valley, Medellín City, Colombia

0353646 - ÚSMH 2011 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Klimeš, Jan - Rios Escobar, V.
A landslide susceptibility assessment in urban areas based on existing data: an example from the Iguaná Valley, Medellín City, Colombia.
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Roč. 10, č. 10 (2010), s. 2067-2079. ISSN 1561-8633. E-ISSN 1684-9981
R&D Projects: GA ČR GP205/09/P383
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30460519
Keywords : landslide susceptibility assessment * Colombia * Medellín
Subject RIV: DE - Earth Magnetism, Geodesy, Geography
Impact factor: 1.792, year: 2010
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Article provides methodological approach for landslide susceptibility assessment with incomplete input data. It also describes landsldie susceptibility of the study area and suggests important though easy to implement improvements for landslide inventory mapping for future susceptibility assessment.
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