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Analytic hierarchy process and information value method-based landslide susceptibility mapping and vehicle vulnerability assessment along a highway in Sikkim Himalaya

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In hilly areas, highway projects can be a cause of landslides as well as an element of vulnerability due to landslides. Hence, landslide susceptibility mapping of highway corridors can substantially mitigate loss of life and property. For this, a Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Model (LSAM) was developed for a corridor of 27 km along NH 10 in the East Sikkim. Landslide inducing factors viz. Aspect, Distance from Fault, Distance from Road, Drainage Density, Land use and Land cover, Lithology, Plan Curvature, Rainfall, Slope, Soil Depth, and Soil Texture were considered for the study. Results show that areas in proximity to the highway and areas with steeper slope had a higher landslide susceptibility than otherwise. Spatial explicit sensitivity analysis indicated that LSAM was sensitive to distance from the highway and slope. Vehicle vulnerability assessment of base year and horizon years showed that vulnerability increased through time. LSAM is appropriate for hazard mitigation for areas with poor historical data on landslides.

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Abbreviations

LSAM:

Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Model

MCDM:

Multi-criteria decision making

AHP:

Analytic hierarchy process

LSM(s):

Landslide susceptibility map(s)

SESA:

Spatial explicit sensitivity analysis

OAT:

One at a time

IVM:

Information Value Method

LULC:

Land use and Land cover

LIF(s):

Landslide inducing factor(s)

BRO:

Border Road Organization

LSV:

Landslide susceptibility value

ICCR:

Impact Category Change Rate

MACR:

Mean Absolute Change Rate

IV(s):

Information Value(s)

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Faculty members of the Dept. of Geology, Sikkim University; Mr. D. G. Shresthra and Mr. N. Sharma of Sikkim State Remote Sensing Applications Centre; Border Roads Organization, Melli; Dr. L.P. Sharma of National Informatics Centre, Gangtok; and Mr. S.D. Bhutia of Tashi Namgyal Academy for extending their expertise and logistics to complete this study.

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  1. Department of Computer Science & Engineering, SMIT, Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Rangpo, Sikkim, 737136, India

    Polash Banerjee

  2. Department of Computer Applications, Sikkim University, 6th mile, Samdur, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim, 737102, India

    Mrinal Kanti Ghose

  3. Department of Computer Applications, SMIT, Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Rangpo, Sikkim, 737136, India

    Ratika Pradhan

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Banerjee, P., Ghose, M.K. & Pradhan, R. Analytic hierarchy process and information value method-based landslide susceptibility mapping and vehicle vulnerability assessment along a highway in Sikkim Himalaya. Arab J Geosci 11, 139 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3488-4

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