Measuring the Land Use Based Risk of Soil Erosion in a Mining-Dominated landscape in Northern Iran

This study assessed the occurrence risk of soil erosion in a mining-dominated landscape in Qazvin Province, northern Iran using the Land Use Impact Model (LUIM) and MPSIAC model. The LUIM employs two concepts for estimating the soil erosion risk: Likelihood and Consequence. Likelihood was estimated...

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Main Authors: Seyed Akbar Javadi, Nosratollah layeghi, Mohamad Jafari, Hossein Arzani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE) 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Ecological Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/jeeng/Measuring-the-Land-Use-Based-Risk-of-Soil-Erosion-in-a-Mining-Dominated-landscape,125546,0,2.html