Desert Landscapes and Landforms of Iran Hardback
by Mehran Maghsoudi
Part of the Geography of the Physical Environment series
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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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:199 pages, 205 Illustrations, color; 5 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 199 p. 210 illus., 205
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:30/09/2020
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- ISBN:9783030589110
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:199 pages, 205 Illustrations, color; 5 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 199 p. 210 illus., 205
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:30/09/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9783030589110