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Guidelines for landslide susceptibility: hazard and risk zoning for land use planning (pdf 351kb)

This Guideline provides concepts and guidance on assessing landslides occurring in natural slopes and from failure of constructed slopes, as well as the impact of the landslides on the area to be zoned.
 
The Guideline covers:

- Definitions and terminology
- Description of the types and levels of landslide zoning
- Guidance on where landslide zoning and land use planning is necessary to account for landslides
- Definitions of levels of zoning and suggested scales for zoning maps taking into account the needs and objectives of land-use planners and regulators and the purpose of the zoning
- Guidance on the information required for different levels of zoning taking account the types of landslides
- Guidance on the reliability, validity and limitations of the investigation methods
 
It is intended for use by local, state and national government officials, geotechnical professionals, land use planners and project managers.
 
 

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