Desert Landscapes and Landforms of Iran / by Mehran Maghsoudi

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Maghsoudi, Mehran [VerfasserIn]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Geography of the Physical EnvironmentPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2021Publisher: Cham : Imprint: Springer, 2021Edition: 1st ed. 2021Description: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 199 p. 210 illus., 205 illus. in color.)ISBN:

9783030589127

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Additional physical formats: 9783030589110 | 9783030589134 | 9783030589141 | Erscheint auch als: 9783030589110 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: 9783030589134 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: 9783030589141 Druck-AusgabeDOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58912-7Online resources:

Summary: Chapter 1 Introduction to Landscapes and landforms of Iran -- Chapter 2 Introduction to Desert Landscapes and landforms of Iran -- Chapter 3 Alluvial-fluvial landforms -- Chapter 4 Hydro-aeolian landforms -- Chapter 5 Aeolian landforms -- Chapter 6 Other Desert landfo rms -- Chapter 7 Geodiversity of Iran -- Chapter 8 Geopark and geotourism potential in desert landforms.Summary: 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 in typical physical characteristics of desert landscapes. .PPN: PPN: 1734637455Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-EES | ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXEE

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