Using GIS & Multicriteria Decision analysis in landslide susceptibility mapping - a case study in Messinia prefecture area (SW Peloponnesus, Greece)

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Published: Jan 1, 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.17240
Keywords:
Analytic Hierarchy Process Weighted Linear Combination Kalamata
I. Ladas
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, Department of Dynamic, Tectonic and Applied Geology
I. Fountoulis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, Department of Dynamic, Tectonic and Applied Geology
I. Mariolakos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, Department of Dynamic, Tectonic and Applied Geology
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the susceptibility of landslides at the eastern part of Messinia prefecture using GIS and Multicriteria Decision Analysis. Analytic Hierarchy Process and Weighted Linear Combination method were used to create a landslide susceptibility map for the study area. The produced map provides valuable information concerning the stability conditions of the territory and may serve as the first step in a complete hazard assessment towards the mitigation of natural landslide disasters in Messinia Prefecture area. Particularly the intention is to transfer effectively information regarding slope stability to non-geologists who take decisions for future land use planning processes and major construction projects.

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