Research Article

Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan

Volume: 34 Number: 2 December 30, 2025
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Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan

Abstract

This study compares the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Frequency Ratio (FR) methods for landslide susceptibility mapping in the Kömür Stream Basin, Kemah-Erzincan. The performance of the models was comprehensively evaluated using metrics including the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, F1-Score, and overlap rate analysis. The results revealed that the statistics-based FR model Area Under the Curve (AUC) = 0.884, F1-Score = 0.87 significantly outperformed the expert opinion-based AHP model (AUC = 0.699, F1-Score = 0.68) for across all metrics. In the overlap rate analysis, which demonstrates the practical validity of the models, 92.7% of the existing landslide areas fell within the 'High' and 'Very High' susceptibility classes on the FR map compared to 73.7% on the AHP map. These findings prove that the FR method is a reliable and precise tool for identifying high-risk areas and for land-use planning in the region.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Türkiye Physical Geography

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2025

Submission Date

August 10, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 7, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 34 Number: 2

APA
Taş, M. A. (2025). Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi, 34(2), 337-356. https://doi.org/10.51800/ecd.1761885
AMA
1.Taş MA. Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi. 2025;34(2):337-356. doi:10.51800/ecd.1761885
Chicago
Taş, Mehmet Akif. 2025. “Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan”. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi 34 (2): 337-56. https://doi.org/10.51800/ecd.1761885.
EndNote
Taş MA (December 1, 2025) Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi 34 2 337–356.
IEEE
[1]M. A. Taş, “Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan”, Ege Coğrafya Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 337–356, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.51800/ecd.1761885.
ISNAD
Taş, Mehmet Akif. “Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan”. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi 34/2 (December 1, 2025): 337-356. https://doi.org/10.51800/ecd.1761885.
JAMA
1.Taş MA. Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi. 2025;34:337–356.
MLA
Taş, Mehmet Akif. “Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan”. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 337-56, doi:10.51800/ecd.1761885.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Akif Taş. Comparison Of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Frequency Ratio (FR) Methods In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment: A Case Study In Kemah-Kömür Stream Basin, Erzincan. Ege Coğrafya Dergisi. 2025 Dec. 1;34(2):337-56. doi:10.51800/ecd.1761885