Urbanization lead a wide variety of difficulties that changes in the pattern of land use is the major consequence. One of the outcome of land use changes is ecological and biological capacity reduction or desertification. In this study, for determine of desertification due to urban development within the city of Mashhad, was used Iranian mothod (IMDPA). The land use map of this area was prepare...

Studying the morphology of the rivers and identifying the causes of these changes are widely useful in determining the evolution of rivers and planning the maintenance of the river system. The Karun River, between Bandar-e-Khoramshahr and the constant flow of water in the country, plays an important role in the country's water cycle. Due to the morphological changes of this river that have disr...

Extended abstract 1- Introduction Land use reflects the interactive characteristics of humans and the environment and describes how human exploitation works for one or more targets on the ground. Land use is usually defined based on human use of the land, with an emphasis on the functional role of land in economic activities. Land use, which is associated with human activity, is changing over...

The land use change is one of the major challenges of the human communities in this century and even more its impacts are than the climate change phenomenon. Land use change influences run-off as well as the other hydrologic factors such as interception, infiltration and the flood intensity. This study is aimed to investigate the impact of last 30 years of land use changes on hydrological behav...

Human interventions in natural areas as a change in land use have led to a domino effect of anomalies and then environmental hazards. These extensive and cumulative changes in land cover and land use have manifested themselves in the form of anomalies such as the formation of severe runoff, soil erosion, the spread of desertification, and salinization of the soil. The main purpose of this study...