Landslide susceptibility mapping by using a geographic information system (GIS) along the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (Karakoram Highway), Pakistan

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 999 - 1022
• Main Authors: Ali, Sajid, Biermanns, Peter, Haider, Rashid, Reicherter, Klaus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 07.05.2019; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Analytic hierarchy process; Curvature; Economics; Elevation; Fault lines; Faults; Geographic information systems; Geographical information systems; Geological faults; Geological hazards; Geomorphology; Highway maintenance; Hydrology; Information systems; Land cover; Landslides; Landslides & mudslides; Lithology; Mapping; Rain; Rainfall; Rainfall intensity; Remote sensing; Rock masses; Satellite navigation systems; Seismic zones; Seismicity; Slope; Slopes; Spatial analysis; Spatial distribution; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; China; Pakistan

The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is an important route, which connects northern Pakistan with Western China. Presence of steep slopes, active faults and seismic zones, sheared rock mass, and torrential rainfall make the study area a unique geohazards laboratory. Since its construction, landslides constit...