A Comparative Study on Landslide
Susceptibility Mapping Using AHP
and Frequency Ratio Approach
Malemnganbi Lourembam Chanu and O. Bakimchandra
Abstract Landslide is a naturally occurring phenomenon in most of the moun-
tainous regions of the world. Manipur, being a landlocked hilly state, is continuously
facing the problems of landslides in the rainy seasons and the economic conditions
are highly affected due to blockages of the highways of the region which served
as the lifelines. So it becomes very important to check the problems caused due to
this natural disaster. In this particular study, an attempt is being made for devel-
oping the landslide susceptibility mapping of the region using two GIS-based land-
slide susceptibility approaches––Analytic hierarchy approach and Frequency ratio
approach. Eight causative factors Land Use Land Cover (LULC), Normalized Differ-
ence Vegetation Index (NDVI), slope, aspect, curvature, elevation, rainfall, and soil
types are considered in the study. The output landslide susceptibility maps devel-
oped by the two different approaches have been compared and validation of both
the models have been done using landslide locations of the region. Both the models
show good accuracy but the Frequency Ratio shows higher accuracy when compared
to the AHP approach.
Keywords Landslide · Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) · Frequency ratio ·
Geographical information system (GIS) · Success rate curve
1 Introduction
Landslides are one of the natural phenomena prevalent in the mountainous region of
the world. If there is any downward movement caused by the influence of gravity, it
is termed a landslide [1]. Landslides are one of the major natural geological hazards
prevalent in Manipur, a border state of India. Sometimes landslide is triggered due to
M. L. Chanu (B ) · O. Bakimchandra
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Imphal 795004, Manipur,
India
e-mail: malemnganbilc@gmail.com
O. Bakimchandra
e-mail: bakim143@gmail.com
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