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In building design and construction, environmental monitoring by identifying geotechnical hazards must be taken into account, as appropriate hazard assessment contributes to ensuring future construction safety. The Carpathian region in southern Poland is particularly predisposed to landslide formation. This may be favored by the nature of the shapes associated with the high and steep slopes of the region\u2019s valleys. Another reason for concern is the flysch geological structure, which is characterized by alternating layers of water-permeable sandstones and poorly permeable shales, clays, and marls. Furthermore, the presence of a quaternary weathering cover makes the geological structure more susceptible to landslide processes and tectonic formations. The paper presents the results of a study whose aim was to elaborate a detailed landslide hazard map for a selected area in the Polish Carpathians, using statistical methods. The approach is based on the Hellwig method, which seems particularly useful in the assessment of susceptibility and landslide hazards on a local scale for a relatively small area. A two-stage study was conducted. The first stage of the research involved the creation of a database associated with environmental parameters and triggering factors, whereas the second stage consisted of the adoption of weights for seven thematic sections and their special features on the basis of expert knowledge. The hazard map developed as a result was compared to the mapping made using the weight-of-evidence method. The proposed data normalization method allows the use and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data collected from various sources. The advantage of this method is the simple calculation procedure. A large-scale (1:2000) map might be used to assess the landslide hazard for specific cadastral units. Such a map becomes the basis for municipal spatial planning and may be able to influence investment decisions. Detailed landslide hazard maps are crucial for more precise risk evaluation for specific cadastral units. This, in turn, allows one to reduce serious economic and social losses, which might be the future results of landslides.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs13020317","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,20]],"date-time":"2021-01-20T03:34:25Z","timestamp":1611113665000},"page":"317","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Landslide Hazard Assessment Map as an Element Supporting Spatial Planning: The Flysch Carpathians Region Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0978-3040","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Izabela","family":"Skrzypczak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Faculty of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, Powsta\u0144c\u00f3w Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0486-9881","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wanda","family":"Kokoszka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Faculty of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, Powsta\u0144c\u00f3w Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland"}]},{"given":"Dawid","family":"Zientek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Faculty of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, Powsta\u0144c\u00f3w Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland"}]},{"given":"Yongjing","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Civil Engineering Department, Tongji Zhejiang College,168 Nanhu Avenue, Jiaxing 314001, China"},{"name":"The Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5728-1809","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Janusz","family":"Kogut","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Krakow, Poland"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"399","DOI":"10.1023\/B:NHAZ.0000007097.42735.9e","article-title":"Use of Geomorphological information in indirect landslide susceptibility assessment","volume":"30","author":"Rengers","year":"2003","journal-title":"Nat. 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