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Landslide susceptibility zoning in a catchment of Zagros Mountains using fuzzy logic and GIS

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Landslide is one of the dangerous types of natural hazards. This phenomenon causes damages in many countries every year. A detailed landslide hazard assessment is necessary to reduce these damages. This research aims to map the landslide susceptibility zoning (LSZ) using the fuzzy logic method and GIS in the Sorkhab basin as a part of the Zagros fold and thrust belt (FTB), northwestern Iran. All slide types were recorded in fieldwork as landslide inventory. Based on the results, four types, i.e., debris slide, earth slide, and rock fall and complex of landslides, was identified in the region. Then, the effect of each landslide contributing factor including topographical elevation heights, slope classes, aspect classes, geological units, proximity to faults, land covers, rainfall classes, and proximity to streams was constructed in GIS and subsequently normalized using fuzzy membership functions. Finally, by combining all standardized layers using the fuzzy gamma operator, a final map of LSZ was produced. The results showed that a 0.9 fuzzy gamma operator has a high accuracy for the LSZ map in the study area. Besides, the accuracy of the LSZ map revealed a strong relationship (R2) between susceptibility classes, and landslide inventory was calculated using a scatter plot equal to 0.79. Hence, the method represented an appropriate accuracy in predicting the landslide susceptibility in the study area.

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Deputy of Research and Technology of Khorramabad Azad University supported this research. We thank our colleagues who provided insight and expertise and greatly assisted the research.

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  1. Department of Geology, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, Iran

    Siamak Baharvand

  2. Department of Geology, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran

    Jafar Rahnamarad

  3. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Khorramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramabad, Iran

    Salman Soori

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

    Nader Saadatkhah

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Baharvand, S., Rahnamarad, J., Soori, S. et al. Landslide susceptibility zoning in a catchment of Zagros Mountains using fuzzy logic and GIS. Environ Earth Sci 79, 204 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-08957-w

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