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Comparison of Existing and Modified Landslides Risk Algorithms by Development of Landslide Susceptibility Models Using GIS: A Case Study of Balakot, Pakistan

Keywords: GIS, Landslide Inventory, Landslide Susceptibility, Risk Algorithm.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 31 ,  Issue 4

Abdul  Salam  Soomro , Abdul Qadeer Khan Rajput   , Imdadullah Siddiqui   ,

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