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Mapping of landslide hazard zonation using GIS at Golestan watershed, northeast of Iran

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Landslide hazard zonation is essential for planning future developmental activities. At the present study, after the preparation of a landslide inventory of the study area, nine factors as well as sub-data layers of factor class weights were tested for an integrated analysis of landslide hazard in the region. The produced factor maps were weighted with the analytic hierarchy process method and then classified into four classes—negligible, low, moderate, and high. The final produced map for landslide hazard zonation in Golestan watershed revealed that: (1) about 53.85 % of the basin is prone to moderate and high threats of landslides. (2) Landslide events at the Golestan watershed were strongly correlated to the slope angle of the basin. It was observed that the active landslide zones, including moderate to high landslide hazard classes, have a high correlation to slope classes over 30° (R 2 = 0.769). (3) The regions most susceptible to landslide hazard are those located south and southwest of the watershed, which included rock topples, falls, and debris landslides.

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Acknowledgment

We thank the Islamic Azad University—Mashhad branch for its generous support of the project. We also thank the anonymous reviewer for constructive suggestions on the data analyses and interpretations.

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  1. Department of Agriculture, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran

    Ali Bagherzadeh

  2. Department of Geography, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran

    Mohammad Reza Mansouri Daneshvar

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Bagherzadeh, A., Mansouri Daneshvar, M.R. Mapping of landslide hazard zonation using GIS at Golestan watershed, northeast of Iran. Arab J Geosci 6, 3377–3388 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-012-0583-9

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