摘要
Landslide is one of the common natural hazards occurring in Sri Lanka.This is more signifycant in central highlands of the country.Some natural conditions of central highlands like geology and geomorphological features,steep slopes,getting high intensity of rainfall,etc.are direct influences on occurrence of high number of landslides compared to other regions of Sri Lanka.However,some human activities like deforestation,chena cultivation,improper constructions in hill slopes,etc.also contribute to accelerating landslide process in the study area. According to statistic data of past landslides of this region,those events destroyed valuable agricultural lands,houses and properties,etc.as well as lost
出处
《地学前缘》
EI
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2009年第S1期64-65,共2页
Earth Science Frontiers
