Landsliding in the Likhu Khola drainage basin, Middle Hills of Nepal

Auteurs :
GERRARD, J.
GARDNER, R.

Description :
This paper reports the results of a three-year study of landsliding (1991,1992 and 1993) in 4 subcatchments of the Likhu Khola basin, Middle Hills, Nepal. The largest failures occurred in the drier south-facing catchments, the vast majority being small, almost planar slumps on the risers of agricultural terraces. Thus the results indicate that landsliding is a significant contributor to overall denudation but that large-scale landsliding is not a major problem in the study area.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1999, vol. 20, n°. 3, p. 240-255, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 16 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis