Zonificación de la Susceptibilidad por Fenómenos de Remoción en Masa en el Barrio Atacaba, Noroccidente de Quito

Abstract

This project evaluates the landslide susceptibility at a scale of 1:5.000 in the Atacaba neighborhood, through the application of the Univariate Statistical Method. This methodology allows to obtain a semi-quantitative and objective approximation of susceptibility by landslide and can be used at intermediate-detail scale. In order to do so, it analyzes four conditioning or inherent factors (geology, geomorphology, land cover and use, and the land slope) and compares them statistically with the Mass Movement Inventory map (IMM) to determine the ranges of susceptibility that each unit of land has towards the generation of the landslide. Landslide susceptibility maps allows to delimit the areas most prone to the generation of mass movements, to propose alternatives of prevention and mitigation that will contribute to the improvement of the population's life quality directly affected, through territorial planning mechanisms.