desertification in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions is a global environmental problem. considering theincreasing importance of desertification and its complexity, the necessity of giving attention to desertification criteria andindices is essential. models and methods such as medalus, unep-fao, and others have been proposed on local andnational scales. in this research, imdpa was selec...

desertification refers to land degradation phenomenon in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, resulting from various factors including climate variation and human activities. for evaluation and mapping of desertification many research have been conducted leading to regional and local models. in this research, among different existing methods imdpa was selected and desertification intensity ...

knowledge of behavior climatic indexes can be help to planning future programs bahabad study area in the eastern part of the province of yazd with a hot and dry climate, high potential evapotranspiration and low rainfall has a high potential for desertification. the aim of this research is evaluation of classification intensity by imdpa model with emphasis to climate criteria. the indices inclu...

developing an integrated model, establishing a balance between conservation and revitalization objectives in the historic environment, has always been a controversial issue in many countries; however, they sometimes have a type of symbiotic relationship with each other. in this regard, the main aim of this paper is to answer this question: is it possible to provide an appropriate model for “int...

this study used quantifying factors affecting desertification based on the iranian model of desertification potentialassessment (imdpa) to assess the current status of desertification in bordekhun region, iran. bordekhun region has anarea of 214.11 km2 and is located near the city of daiyer in boushehr province. first, a working unit map of the regionwas selected as the basic map for evaluation...

background: the two most frequently diagnosed cancers among women worldwide are breast and cervical cancers. the objective of the present study was to classify the different countries based on the death rates from sex specific cancers. methods : in this cross-sectional study, we used dataset regarding death rate from breast, cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancers in 190 countries worldwide repo...

desertification is recognized as a serious environmental threat in iran because of its climatic-geomorphologicconditions. desertification and land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid regions, is a globalenvironmental problem. accurate assessment of the status and trend of desertification is instrumental in developingglobal strategies to prevent and reverse this problem. the goal o...