Geospatial Analysis of Landslide Susceptibility in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir: A Multi- Criteria Decision-Making Approach

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Creating a landslide susceptibility map is crucial for prevention, prediction and mitigation of these disasters. Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir faces significant risks due to its rugged topography, intense rainfall, and various anthropogenic activities. This study employs Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) and Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP), in Geographic Information System (GIS) to identify landslide susceptibility zones in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir. Ten factors such as elevation, slope, lithology, rainfall, soil, geology, geomorphology, and distance from lineament, streams, and vegetation cover are evaluated through pairwise comparisons using AHP. Weighted Overlay Analysis (WOA), a spatial analysis method has been applied in ArcGIS Pro to determine weights and is validated by consistency ratio calculation. This study identifies three zones: low, moderate, and high, with approximately one-quarter of the area primarily in northern & north-eastern parts being highly susceptible. Implementing strict mitigation measures, proper land use regulation, slope stabilization techniques, and afforestation is crucial to reduce the impact of landslides. Landslide Susceptibility GIS Weighted Overlay Analysis Analytical Hierarchical Process Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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