Journal
GEOMORPHOLOGY
Volume 151, Issue -, Pages 196-206Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.02.003
Keywords
Shallow landslides; Weight of evidence analysis; Susceptibility maps; South Tyrol; Eastern Alps; Italy
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This paper conducts a statistical analysis to determine shallow-landslide susceptibility in an approximately 7500-km(2) region of the south-eastern Alps (South Tyrol, Italy). The study applies the weight of evidence (WofE) method, which is useful in determining landslide susceptibility in large areas with complex geological and geomorphological settings. The statistical analysis and landslide susceptibility mapping are based on 882 past landslides, three geometric/topographic factors and two anthropogenic factors, which are the most relevant landslide predisposing factors. The quality of the proposed model, particularly the fitting performance, was assessed; the landslide database was divided into a training set to obtain the model and a validation set to estimate the model quality. The results show that the developed susceptibility model predicts an acceptable percentage (75%) of landslides. Therefore, the model can be useful and reliable for land planners and decision makers also due to its cost-effectiveness ratio. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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