Landslide hazard evaluation in and around the Ilam Hydropower Project, Eastern Nepal Himalaya

Interferometry SAR for landslide Hazard Assessment in Garhwal Himalaya, India

Landslides are a major geological hazard in Garhwal Himalayas, since they are widespread dynamic processes that cause damage, and even loss of life, every year. Development of urban areas, Highway construction and expanded land use in Garhwal Himalaya mountain regions has increased the incidence of landslide disasters. The enormous damage caused by landslides can be reduced by means of monitori...

Ethnobotany in the Nepal Himalaya

BACKGROUND Indigenous knowledge has become recognized worldwide not only because of its intrinsic value but also because it has a potential instrumental value to science and conservation. In Nepal, the indigenous knowledge of useful and medicinal plants has roots in the remote past. METHODS The present study reviews the indigenous knowledge and use of plant resources of the Nepal Himalayas al...

Climate Change and Landslide Hazard

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Assessment of landslide susceptibility, semi-quantitative risk and management in the Ilam dam basin, Ilam, Iran

Landslide hazard zonation , mapping and investigation of triggering factors in Phewa lake watershed , Nepal

landslide also referred to as mass movement, slope failures, slope instability, and terrain instability is the mass movement, usually sudden, of soil and debris down a steep slope (Cruden, 1991). They are caused by a variety of factors such as heavy rains, earthquake ground shaking or geological forces. Different types of landslides move down slope at a wide range of speeds (Varnes, 1978). Most...