Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Geography
Title
Mapping the landslide susceptibility in Lantau Island, Hong Kong, by frequency ratio and logistic regression model
Language
English
Abstract
© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Landslides are one of the most destructive disasters that cause damage to both property and life every year. The mountainous terrain, heavy and prolonged rainfall and dense development near steep hillsides make Hong Kong as one of the most vulnerable metropolitans to the risk of landslides. Therefore, regional-specific landslide susceptibility assessment in Hong Kong is necessary for hazard management and effective land use planning. Various methodologies have been proposed for landslide susceptibility mappings. By applying the statistically based frequency ratio and logistic regression models in Lantau Island, Hong Kong, this study attempts to add extra value to the literature of evaluating their ‘prediction rate’ (rather than ‘success rate’) for landslide susceptibility mapping in a temporal context. The spatial relationship among landslide occurrence and nine causative factors (elevation, slope, aspect, plan curvature, profile curvature, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), distance to river, distance to fault and lithology) were examined, and landslide susceptibility maps were generated by frequency ratio and logistic regression model. Validations of the mapping results were performed by calculating relative operating characteristics (ROC). Virtually all previous studies randomly extracted and reserved a portion of historical landslide records to perform the model evaluation. In contrast, in this study, 1864 (70%) landslide records in the Enhanced Natural Terrain Landslide Inventory from 2000 to 2008 are utilized to train the model, while the subsequent 799 (30%) landslides occurred from 2008 to 2009 are used for model validation. The validation result shows that logistic regression model (84.05%) possesses a better prediction power than frequency ratio model (76.64%) for the study area. This study attempts to offer a new model assessment strategy for landslide susceptibility mapping. The resultant maps also provide a scientific assessment of the risk areas with respect to landslides on Lantau Island and could serve as a basis for decisions or justification of the Lantau development planning.
Keywords
frequency ratio analysis, landslide susceptibility, logistic regression model: GIS
Publication Date
2015
Source Publication Title
Annals of GIS
Volume
21
Issue
3
Start Page
191
End Page
208
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
DOI
10.1080/19475683.2014.992373
Link to Publisher's Edition
ISSN (print)
19475683
ISSN (electronic)
19475691
Recommended Citation
Huang, Junyi, Qiming Zhou, and Fenglong Wang. "Mapping the landslide susceptibility in Lantau Island, Hong Kong, by frequency ratio and logistic regression model." Annals of GIS 21.3 (2015): 191-208.