the derakhte senged area is located in south of neishaboor town at khorasan razavi province. in this research, desertification intensity of derakht senged area was evaluated using imdpa, one of the newest method to assess desertification potential in arid and semi arid regions of iran. to evaluate desertification intensity, based on the primary research in this area, 4 criteria were selected in...

In recent times, the issues of geodiversity assessment and mapping have been subject great attention, many evaluation methodologies, either quantitative or qualitative, developed. this research, a first in Liguria region has carried out, according to method based on spatial analysis techniques implemented GIS environment. This considers four diversity indices obtained by grid analysis, relevant...

This sixth special issue on Marine and Coastal Geographic Information Systems (M&CGIS) 11 is the first to be based on an organized series of presentations at a conference, the 2008 12 Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, 13 USA. The papers were selected and peer reviewed for publication in this special issue 14 under the theme “Marine Geomorphology ...

A critical analysis of the methodology in geomorphological interdisciplinary direction, located at connection applied and structural geomorphology, has been carried out. It is proposed to use term «applied geomorphology» denote this direction. Further development methodological basis for discipline will allow solving a number important problems — forecasting, prospecting exploration solid, liqu...

Morphotectonic indices by representing the longer period of time than recorded earthquake data, are useful in evaluating the tectonic activity of a region. Dashtkhak area is located in Kerman province of Iran, where one of the most active faults, Kouhbanan strike slip fault, passes through. This data article provides a precise level data on mountain fronts and valleys of Dashtkhak region that i...

The Harran Basin is an important region where agricultural activities have been conducted for millennia. water needs of the basin are largely met with surface irrigation through GAP (South-Eastern Anatolian Project), while groundwater used in some regions as potable water, tap and water. In this study, potential was determined “GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM)” Method. Ten criter...