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Large-Scale Landslide Inventory Mapping in Lesser Himalaya of Nepal Using Geographic Information System

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Large-scale landslides are huge deep-seated failed masses that occurred in the geological past. Some of them are dormant while some are still active, creeping, and reactivating causing problems in the form of small-scale failures. Unlike small-scale failures in which the failed masses were already replaced, large-scale landslides built and modified the topography that makes it unique and differentiate from the other stable slope. In the Nepal Himalaya, large-scale landslides are widely distributed in the Lesser Himalayan and Higher Himalayan zones. But, systematic database regarding the large-scale landslide is not available. So, this paper describes a methodology to delineate large-scale landslides and preparation of the inventory map in the Himalayan terrain. Different approaches of landslide inventory mapping using GIS techniques are discussed, and validation methods are proposed.

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  1. Himalaya Conservation Group Nepal, Kalika Marga, Sanepa-2 Lalitpur, P.O. Box 9669, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Manita Timilsina

  2. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan

    Netra Prakash Bhandary & Ryuichi Yatabe

  3. Central Department of Geology, Tribhhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal

    Ranjan Kumar Dahal

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Timilsina, M., Bhandary, N.P., Dahal, R.K., Yatabe, R. (2017). Large-Scale Landslide Inventory Mapping in Lesser Himalaya of Nepal Using Geographic Information System. In: Yamagishi, H., Bhandary, N. (eds) GIS Landslide. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54391-6_6

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