Geographical Research

Discovering the Roots of the Inefficiencies of the Rules and Regulations of Iran's Urban Development Plans
A. Nazemi, S.M. Seyedalhoseni ^*, M. Daneshvar, A. Saghatoleslami
* Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghasem Abaad, Mashhad, Iran. Postal Code: 9187147578 (smh_arc@yahoo.com)
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Dust Storm Detection using Weather Rcscarch Forcast-CHEM Model and Aerosol Optical Depth Product Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro Radiometer Sensor (Case Study: Kermanshah)
S.H Sheikhghaderi, T. Alizadeh ^*, M. Rezaei Banafsheh
* Faculty of Planning and Environmental Sciences, University of Tabriz, Imam Khomeini street, Tabriz, Iran. Postal Code: 5166616471 (alizadehtoba@yahoo.com)
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Pathology of Urban Regeneration Programs in Terms of Mental Health: The Experts’ Perspective
Gh. Haghighat Naeini, H. Farahani, S. Fanaei ^*
* Architecture and Urban Planning Faculty, Art University, Sarhang Sakhayi Street, Tehran, Iran. Postal Code: 1136813518 (sanazfanaei@gmail.com)
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Modeling the Resilience of the City Against Natural Hazards with Emphasis on Landslide (Case study: Ghaemshahr City)
H. Behrouzi, M.R. Zand Moghadam ^*, S. Kamyabi
* Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, 5 km of Semnan, Damghan road, Semnan, Iran (dr.zandmoghadam@gmail.com)
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Optimum Method for Water Body Extraction from Multispectral Satellite Images
L. Ebadi ^*
* Environmental Hazard Institute, Shahid Beheshti Street, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran. Postal Code: 15759-49138 (l.ebadi@gu.ac.ir)
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Identifying the Factors Affecting the Variations of Urban Settlement patterns Based on Social Ecology in Different Dimensions by Content Analysis Method
M.M. Doughaei, M.H. Mahdinia ^*, M. Daneshvar
* Islamic Azad University, Emamiyeh Boulevard, Mashhad, Iran (h_mahdinia@mshdiau.ac.ir)
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Investigating the Effect of the Continuity Quality in the Interior Spaces of the Bazaars on the Attendance Rate (Case Study: Traditional Bazaars of Shiraz Metropolis)
S.M. Bagheri, T. Nasr ^*, A.A. Heydari, M. Taghipour
* Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran. Postal Code: 7198774731 (nasr@iaushiraz.ac.ir)
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Prediction of Land Use/Cover Changes in the Gorganrood Watershed Using Metrics and Land Change Processes
M. Yaghoobi Bayekolaee, A. Vafaeenejad ^*, H. Moradi Darabkalayi, H. Hashemi
* Shahid Abbaspour Technical and Engineering Campus, Shahid Beheshti University, Bahar Bulevard, Hakimieh, Tehran, Iran. Postal Code: 16589-53571 (a_vafaei@sbu.ac.ir)
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Physical-Economic Resilience Assessment of District 12 of Tehran City Confronting Earthquake
P. Mohagheghi, M. Ghadami, J. Azimi Amoli ^*, Gh. Janbaz Ghobadi
* (ja_azimi46@yahoo.com)
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Discursive Components of Islamic Caliphate Geopolitical Expansion in the Rashidun Caliph’s Era from the Laclau and Mouffe Perspective
T Lashgari Tafreshi ^*
* Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yazd University, Pajoohesh Street, Yazd, Iran. Postal Code: 89158447 (ehsanlashgari80@yahoo.com)
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Political-Economic Cognition of China; a Geopolitical Power in Southeast Asia
M. Shoaa Ardabili, M. Yousefijouybari ^*, M. Ghorbani Golshanabad
* Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran. Postal Code: 5157944533 (yousefijouybari@iaut.ac.ir)
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Role of Low-Carbon Components in Transportation of Jolfa and Jananlo Cities, Iran, (Aras Free Region) using a Future Research Approach
F. Moniri, H. Asghari ^*, A. Poursheikhan, S.S. Hasani-Mehr
* Islamic Azad University, Astara, Iran. Postal Code: 43911983159 (hossein.asghari@iau.ac.ir)
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Factors Affecting the Realization of Employment Policies in the Agricultural Sector in Bahar City, Hamadan Province, Iran
A. Gharakhani, H. Hashemi ^*, M. Chalajour
* Islamic Azad University Complex, Roodehen, Tehran, Iran. 3973188981 (h.hashemidaran@riau.ac.ir)
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Realization of Integrated Urban Management Emphasizes the Role of Government Organizations in the Tehran Metropolis
S.P. Mirmasodi, Y.A. Ziari ^*, H. Joodaki
* Islamic Azad University, Tehran Central Branch, Tehran, Iran. Postal Code: 1955847781 (uaziari@yahoo.com)
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The Ten-Year Performance of Geographical Researches Journal
A. Zangiabadi ^*, S. Rezaiee Adryani
* Department of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Isfahan, Azadi Square, Isfahan, Iran. Postal Code: 8174673441 (a.zangiabadi@geo.ui.ac.ir)
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An Analyses of Tourism Development in Iran Emphasizing Eco-Tourism Resorts
M. Montazeri Shahtouri, A. Estelagi ^*, M. Vali Shariatpanahi
* Islamic Azad University, Tehran Central Branch, Tehran, Iran. Postal Code: 1815163111 (aliestelaji@yahoo.com)
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