Perera ENC Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Climatology Disaster Management, Research Methodology
Institute of Human Resource Advancement (IHRA), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Perera ENC is an consultant for numerous research projects as a geospatial analyst and statistician. As a lecturer in BSc and MSc programmes in Sri Lanka, I teach GIS, RS, Statistics, Spatial statistics, Regional Science, Climatology Disaster Management and Research Methodology. He is Currently working as a Senior Lecturer, HOD of Department of Regional Science and Planning, Director HEI SL Cell of SANASA Campus.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Perera ENC, Jayawardana DT, Ranagalage M, Jayasinghe P
Landslide hazard is one of the most common global hazards. In Sri Lanka, landslides are considered as a disaster, and thus, scientific communities have paid attention to monitoring and prediction of landslide hazards. Landslide hazard zonation (LHZ) is a vital factor for preparedness and mitigation phases in a disaster management cycle. In the Sri Lankan contest, LHZ becomes more significant since 20% of the total lands are vulnerable. Spatial distribution of landslides of Sri Lanka is mainly influenced by geospatial criteria, rainfall distribution, geology, hydrology, geomorphology, land-use, and drainage network. However, the above factors do not equally contribute to determining the landslide susceptibility. This study attempted to map the landslide hazard zones in one of the tropica... view moreĀ»