Author(s)

Claudio F. Mahler, Erika Varanda, Luiz C. D. de Oliveira

Centro Federal de Educa??o Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca/UnED-Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Department of Civil Engineering, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Transpetro S/A, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This paper presents a model for quantitative risk analysis with the application of geographic information systems (GISs) using Bayesian theory. It was used for the thematic integration of maps in a natural state (vegetation, geological-geo- technical, natural drainage and gradient). A landslide susceptibility map was produced based on this integration associated with vulnerability data (time and housing construction standards) and risk criteria. A quantitative risk map for a specific area was also drawn up from this data

Risk; Landslide; GIS; Bayesian Theory

C. F. Mahler, E. Varanda and L. C. D. de Oliveira, "Analytical Model of Landslide Risk Using GIS," Open Journal of Geology, Vol. 2 No. 3, 2012, pp. 182-188. doi: 10.4236/ojg.2012.23018.