Landslide susceptibility zonation: A case study of the Municipality of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Abstract
Along with flash floods, landslides are one of the most widespread and damaging natural hazards in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This paper determines areas susceptible to landslides in the Municipality of Banja Luka (Republika Srpska, northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina). Based on a terrain survey in a 55.4 km(2) area, 216 landslides were identified with a total area of 2.9 km(2) or 5.2% of the municipality. According to landslide susceptibility modeling, low susceptibility is present from one-quarter to one-half of the territory and very high susceptibility is present from several percentages up to one-third of the territory, depending on the model used. The results may support government mitigation programs and help in developing a landslide hazard and risk assessment model for the area.
Keywords:
landslides / landslide susceptibility / GIS / Banja Luka / Bosnia and HerzegovinaSource:
Acta Geographica Slovenica - Geografski zbornik, 2014, 54, 1, 190-202Publisher:
- Geografski Inst Antona Melika Zrc Sazu, Ljubljana
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science and Technology of Republika Srpska
DOI: 10.3986/AGS54307
ISSN: 1581-6613
WoS: 000353071400013
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84939557865
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Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Tošić, Radislav AU - Dragićević, Slavoljub AU - Zorn, Matija AU - Lovrić, Novica PY - 2014 UR - https://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/645 AB - Along with flash floods, landslides are one of the most widespread and damaging natural hazards in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This paper determines areas susceptible to landslides in the Municipality of Banja Luka (Republika Srpska, northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina). Based on a terrain survey in a 55.4 km(2) area, 216 landslides were identified with a total area of 2.9 km(2) or 5.2% of the municipality. According to landslide susceptibility modeling, low susceptibility is present from one-quarter to one-half of the territory and very high susceptibility is present from several percentages up to one-third of the territory, depending on the model used. The results may support government mitigation programs and help in developing a landslide hazard and risk assessment model for the area. PB - Geografski Inst Antona Melika Zrc Sazu, Ljubljana T2 - Acta Geographica Slovenica - Geografski zbornik T1 - Landslide susceptibility zonation: A case study of the Municipality of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) VL - 54 IS - 1 SP - 190 EP - 202 DO - 10.3986/AGS54307 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_645 ER -
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Tošić, R., Dragićević, S., Zorn, M.,& Lovrić, N.. (2014). Landslide susceptibility zonation: A case study of the Municipality of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina). in Acta Geographica Slovenica - Geografski zbornik Geografski Inst Antona Melika Zrc Sazu, Ljubljana., 54(1), 190-202. https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS54307 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_645
Tošić R, Dragićević S, Zorn M, Lovrić N. Landslide susceptibility zonation: A case study of the Municipality of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina). in Acta Geographica Slovenica - Geografski zbornik. 2014;54(1):190-202. doi:10.3986/AGS54307 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_645 .
Tošić, Radislav, Dragićević, Slavoljub, Zorn, Matija, Lovrić, Novica, "Landslide susceptibility zonation: A case study of the Municipality of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina)" in Acta Geographica Slovenica - Geografski zbornik, 54, no. 1 (2014):190-202, https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS54307 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_645 .