Desert Landscapes and Landforms of Iran
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Beschreibung
This book offers a unique and highly illustrated overview of the desert geomorphology of Iran. It describes the different landscapes and landforms of desert areas such as ergs and badlands offering a comprehensive insight into typical fluvial and eolian forms such as playas, alluvial fans, yardangs, salt domes, dunes, hoodoos and many more. The monograph elaborates the interaction of humans with the landscapes and discusses ongoing developments in geotourism, natural heritage sites as well as the potential for geoparks.
Desert Landscapes and Landforms of Iran contains many photographs, satellite images, high-resolution aerial photos, maps, charts and tables which build a nice framework for the assessment of the different geomorphological features. It constitutes a comprehensive introduction for researchers and students of many disciplines in the fields of geography, geosciences, tourism and leisure studies, environmental sciences and landscape planning interested intypical physical characteristics of desert landscapes.
First book about desert geomorphology of Iran
Contains many high-quality images, photographs, graphs and tables
Provides a unique and complete overview of all landscapes and landforms of the Iranian deserts
First book about desert geomorphology of Iran Contains many high-quality images, photographs, graphs and tables Provides a unique and complete overview of all landscapes and landforms of the Iranian deserts
Autor*in
Mehran Maghsoudi
Themen in »Desert Landscapes and Landforms of Iran«
Desert Geomorphology of Iran Yardang Playas Erg and Hamada Landscapes and Landforms of Iran Alluvial Fans and Fluvial Landforms Eolian Erosion and Depositional Landforms Badlands, Salt Domes and Hoodoos Geoparks and Geotourism Potential and Development Ephemeral and Perennial Rivers Geology, Hydrology and Climate of Iran world regional geography natural resources and energy economics