Land evaluation and sustainable development of ecotourism in the Garhwal Himalayan region using geospatial technology and analytical hierarchy process

S Chaudhary, A Kumar, M Pramanik… - Environment, development …, 2022 - Springer
Ecotourism is now the fastest-growing sector in the Himalayan region as well as in the
Garhwal region (Uttarakhand, India) as it has negligible adverse impacts on the environment …

Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) based landslide susceptibility mapping of Lish river basin of eastern Darjeeling Himalaya, India

B Mandal, S Mandal - Advances in Space Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Landslide is one of the most destructive natural hazards of Darjeeling Himalaya. In the
present study, analytical hierarchy process (AHP) has been applied to develop landslide …

Measuring precipitation in Eastern Himalaya: Ground validation of eleven satellite, model and gauge interpolated gridded products

M Kumar, Ø Hodnebrog, AS Daloz, S Sen, S Badiger… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Precipitation plays a key role in shaping land surface processes in Himalaya. It is also the
most challenging meteorological variable to model in climate change studies due to …

Predictive distribution modeling of Swertia bimaculata in Darjeeling-Sikkim Eastern Himalaya using MaxEnt: current and future scenarios

D Boral, S Moktan - Ecological Processes, 2021 - Springer
Background As global temperatures continue to rise, species distribution modeling is a
suitable tool for identifying rare and endangered species most at risk of extinction, along with …

Watershed prioritization for soil erosion mapping in the Lesser Himalayan Indian basin using PCA and WSA methods in conjunction with morphometric parameters …

A Kumar, S Singh, M Pramanik, S Chaudhary… - Environment …, 2022 - Springer
Watersheds in the subtropical Himalayan basins are highly prone to land degradation due to
deforestation, landslides, intensive agriculture, population pressure and overgrazing, in …

Flood hazard susceptibility assessment in Chiffa wadi watershed and along the first section of Algeria North–South highway using GIS and AHP method

A Goumrasa, M Guendouz, MS Guettouche… - Applied Geomatics, 2021 - Springer
Flood susceptibility mapping and assessment are essential to determine adequate
protective measures to ensure an area or infrastructure's safety. This study aims to assess …

Stability and sensitivity analysis of Himalayan road cut debris slopes: an investigation along NH-58, India

T Siddque, SP Pradhan - Natural Hazards, 2018 - Springer
The complex geological environment due to active tectonics and varied lithology with
multiple phases of deformation and metamorphism led to a rugged topography and large …

Detecting slow-moving landslides in parts of Darjeeling–Sikkim Himalaya, NE India: quantitative constraints from PSInSAR and its relation to the structural …

S Singh, A Raju, S Banerjee - Landslides, 2022 - Springer
The difficulty of monitoring slow-moving landslides is attributed to its highly dynamic spatial
and temporal character, especially in a tectonic regime like the Himalayas, where the control …

Application of statistical probabilistic methods in landslide susceptibility assessment in Kurseong and its surrounding area of Darjeeling Himalayan, India: RS-GIS …

A Saha, S Saha - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021 - Springer
Kurseong and its surrounding areas are frequently affected by the landslide which causes
huge loss of properties and lives. The landslide susceptibility maps can play an important …

Modelling landuse dynamics of ecologically sensitive peri-urban space by incorporating an ANN cellular automata-Markov model for Siliguri urban agglomeration …

S Dolui, S Sarkar - Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2024 - Springer
Numerous cities throughout the world are experiencing tremendous population growth in
their peripheral areas, resulting in a progressive modification of landscapes and raising …