Geographical planning of space quarterly journal

Geographical planning of space quarterly journal

Assessment of the Geomorphodiversity of the Lut Desert

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohsen Pourkhosravani 1
Sadegh Karimi 2
Zahra Dareh Kordi 2
1 1. (Corresponding Author) Department of Geography, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
2 Department of Geography, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
10.30488/gps.2024.416494.3687
Abstract
The assessment of the geomorphological characteristics of a territory through internal and external comparison, as well as their scientific and aesthetic value, is called geodiversity. Places that have high diversity will play an important role in the development of tourism and sustainable development of regions. The assessment of geodiversity is considered a fundamental step in the direction of geoconservation. In this regard, this research investigates the Lut basin's geodiversity. The current research is of applied type, which was done by descriptive and analytical method. For this purpose, the GmI method has been used. This index consists of the algebraic sum of five factors as geological diversity, drainage density diversity, roughness diversity, slope condition index diversity and landform classification diversity. The results show that the study area has a high value and position in terms of geomorphodiversity index in all indices. The old and new tectonic activities have created numerous landforms such as volcanic cones and basalt zones. On the other hand, the dominance of external processes in large parts of the basin has caused the formation of various landforms, such as the forms of wind erosion, yardang and sand dunes on a large scale. Thus, the region has a prominent position in terms of geodiversity and deserves the development of geotourism and geoconservation
Keywords
Diversity
complexity
Geomorphodiversity
GMI method
Lut basin
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Geographical planning of space quarterly journal
Volume 14, Issue 3
Autumn 2024
Pages 63-78