A geo-environmental map for the sustainable development of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal |
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| Authors: | Omkar M Shrestha Achyuta Koirala Jörg Hanisch Klaus Busch Martin Kerntke Stefan Jäger |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Mines and Geology, Kathmandu, Nepal;(2) Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Hannover, Germany;(3) Geo Monitoring, Hamburg, Germany;(4) Geomer3, Heidelberg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | An engineering and environmental geological map of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal has been elaborated within a project of German-Nepalese
cooperation. In the Kathmandu Valley, the major geo-environmental problems arise from haphazard exploitation of geologic resources,
local landslide zones, severe problems of garbage disposal, river flooding and a dramatic river pollution. The map was prepared
by the use of GIS techniques. It contains all basic geological and environmental data, as geotechnical risk zones (landslide-prone
areas or those of poor foundation conditions), areas for preferable extraction of construction material and those not to be
allowed to be exploited, areas of immediate need of reforestation in order to prevent landslide or badland development, groundwater
protection zones, and suitable garbage disposal sites.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | Geo-environmental mapping engineering geology geo-hazards environmental damage sustainable urban development landfill sites Nepal |
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