Overview
- 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
Part of the book series: Geography of the Physical Environment (GEOPHY)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- 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
About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Desert Landscapes and Landforms of Iran
Authors: Mehran Maghsoudi
Series Title: Geography of the Physical Environment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58912-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58911-0Published: 30 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58914-1Published: 01 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-58912-7Published: 29 September 2020
Series ISSN: 2366-8865
Series E-ISSN: 2366-8873
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 199
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 205 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geomorphology, World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions), Geology, Natural Resources