Department of Geography
The Department of Geography was founded in Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities in 1957 at the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The aim of this department is to foster the study the relationship between human and the environment and to determine the degree to which each has effective impacts on the other. This means that the goal of this department is to help students in the review and analysis of the relation between man and the environment in order to explain the geographical phenomena. Based on this scientific knowledge, the objective of this department is to train students who are able to develop and promote human capabilities for improving living conditions.
The areas of specialization offered in the Department of Geography in the Master’s program (founded in 1990) are as follows:
- Geography and Rural Planning
- Geography and Urban Planning
- Geomorphology
- Political Geography
- Climatology
The Ph.D. program at the Department of Geography (established in 1996) covers the following areas of specialization:
- Geography and Rural Planning
- Geography and Urban Planning
- Geography and Geomorphology. More
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Hadi Azami |
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| Department of Geography |
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Academic staff
Research
Recent journal articles
Mofidi, A. (2024). Climatic comparison of surface urban heat island using satellite remote sensing in Tehran and suburbs. Scientific Reports, 14 (1), -.
Attaran, S., Mosaedi, A., Sojasi Qeidari, H. (2024). Co-evolution of human and hydrological system: Presenting a socio-hydrological approach to flood adaptation in Kalat city, Iran. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 102 (), 104292-104308.
Zarrin, A. (2024). Assessment of mean precipitation and precipitation extremes in Iran as simulated by dynamically downscaled RegCM4. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 106 (), 101452-.
Minaei, M., Philip K. Hopke (2024). An in-depth investigation of global sea surface temperature behavior utilizing chaotic modeling. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31 (27), 39823-39838.
Kharazmi, O., & Shaddel, L. (2024). Transition of the life cycle of the gold and jewellery innovation ecosystem and development of its future scenarios: The case of Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest metropolis. International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development, 23 (2), 155-193.
Rezaee, A., Mosaedi, A., Beheshti, A., & Zarrin, A. (2024). Using wavelet transform to analyze the dynamics of climatic variables; to assess the status of available water resources in Iran (1961–2020). Earth Science Informatics, 17 (6), 5499-5519.
Atefe Arfa, & Minaei, M. (2024). Utilizing multitemporal indices and spectral bands of Sentinel-2 to enhance land use and land cover classification with random forest and support vector machine. Advances in Space Research, 74 (11), 5580-5590.
Minaei, M. (2024). Identification of Urban Functional Areas Based on Point of Interest data and Thiessen Polygons for a Sustainable Urban Management. Social Indicators Research, 176 (3), 1071-1092.
Minaei, M. (2024). Deep learning insights into spatial patterns of stable isotopes in Iran’s precipitation: a novel approach to climatological mapping. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 60 (4), 380-399.
Sadeghloo, T., Bouzarjomehry, K., Yarahmadi, M. (2024). Exploring parental risk perceptions in family travel in rural destinations. Tourism Recreation Research, (), -.
(2024). Framework and overview of the Pediatric Spinal Muscular Atrophy Registry Program of Iran. Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 60 (1), -.
Recent theses and dissertations
Kalantari, J. (2024). Analyzing a model of Sustainable Water Interactions thorough Nexus Approach. , ( Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khorashadizadeh, H. (2024). Dimensions Of Political Geography And Geopolitics Of Metaverse. , ( Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Amiri, S. (2024). Environmental changes and their impact on the morphology and dynamics of the Lut Nebkha. , ( Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Gharehbash, S. (2024). Presentation of the scenarios physical development of gonbad-e kavus city. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ziaeishahroudi, M. (2024). Analysis of the economic role of the city of Mashhad in changing the use of worn-out building Example: DANESH neighborhood. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hoseini, Y. (2024). Evaluation of the role of quick-return projects in the livability of the target neighborhoods of Mashhad city regeneration -case example: Abkoh area. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Takalloo, Z. (2024). Analysis of the challenges of Mashhad metropolitan area management using the Metaswat model. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Akbari Barabadi, M. (2024). The establishment of the Taliban government in Afghanistan and its impact on the security of the border and eastern border areas. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nejatpour, H. (2024). Determining the optimal strategies for the development of Taybad city using the Meta SWOT model. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Farnezhad, Z. (2024). Analysis of the impact of coffee shops on urban Vitality; Case study: District 9 of Mashhad. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hosseinzade, M. (2024). Explaining the pattern of tactical urbanism in the worn-out tissues of Mashhad -Case study: Imam Hadi neighborhood. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Abbasi, F. (2024). Evaluating variables affecting maritime power and design of maritime power measurement model. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Yazdani, H. (2024). Analyzing the level of tourists' satisfaction with the actions of the North Khorasan Road Police. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Yosefzadehshlabade, F. (2024). Analysis of Factors Distorting the Tourism Destination Image from the Perspective of International Pilgrims (Case Study: Mashhad). , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Akbari, Z. (2024). Investigation and Analysis of Afghan Immigrants Acceptance in Rural areas and their Acculturation Process -Study in Miami Dehestan, Mashhad county. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hajizadeh, S. (2024). Pathology of the special rural housing improvement project and its compliance with the ideal model of rural housing (Case Study: Mashhad County). , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Divandari, H. (2024). Analysis of urban regeneration in Mashhad\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Shiblawi, A. (2024). Investigating the impact of tourism products on tourists loyalty (case study: Baniqia District, Najaf Province, Iraq). , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Saberian, M. (2024). Potential Assessment Of Almond And Walnut Tree Cultivation Under Climate Change Conditions Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning In Iran. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Heidari, M. (2024). Urban geomorphology and its effects on the occurrence of flood risk (case study: southern belt of Mashhad city). , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Firoziyan, H. (2024). Evaluating the effectiveness of the guide projects in meeting the needs of the social groups of the villagers -the study area of the villages of Kabud Gonbad village. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Edalatian Aghili, K. (2024). Investigating the Status of Vitality Indicators in Abkooh Street, Mashhad. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Azmznd, F. (2024). The impact of artificial intelligence on city security. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Karami Raviz, H. (2024). Evaluation and Accuracy of Satellite Digital Elevation Models -DEM- in Drainage Network Analysis. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sadeghpour, M. (2024). Evaluation of the condition of Mashhad train lines 1 and 2 in intra-city trips. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Fazaeli Javan, M. (2024). Studying the changes in the boundaries of Boshruyeh Erg and analyzing the factors affecting it. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sardar, S. (2024). Investigating the impacts of climate change on compound extreme events in Iran. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khodsetan, S. (2024). Examining aridity conditions in West Asia under climate change. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hosseinzade, F. (2024). Drought estimation in Iran by comparing observation, reanalysis and satellite datasets. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Kani, M. (2024). Studying the impacts of physical development of Mashhad city on the occurance of geomorphic hazards. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Tamadoninezhad, M. (2024). Analysis of tourists recreational needs and demands in rural destinations.: Case study: Tourist villages of Torqabeh district, Torqabeh and Shandiz cities.. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Yasaghi, M. (2024). Analysis of the causes of anti-tourism in the villages of tourism destinations (case study: Targaba and Shandiz tourism villages). , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Gholami Khiabani, M. (2024). the impact of climate change on caspian sea level fluctuations. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mozaffari Moghadam, S. (2024). Examining the Role and Status of Artificial Intelligence in Political Geography Education. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sharafzadeh, M. (2024). Investigating the compliance of tourist destination villages in Razavi Khorasan Province with the eco-museum concept. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Zarei, E. (2024). Investigating and identifying factors affecting tourism development in Radkan city. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Arasteh, Z. (2024). Analysis of the role of pilgrimage in the development of cultural services of the ecosystem of religious destinations -Mashhad city case study. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Kadkhoda, Z. (2024). Analyzing of the effects of immigration on the socio-economic developments of peri-urban rural areas of Mashhad,a case study:Tus Dehestan. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Naderi Chenar, Z. (2024). Designing a community-oriented model in political geography. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Rafiee Torghabeh, A. (2024). \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Hamad, S. (2024). Exploring the Geopolitical Foundations Shaping the Kurdistan Region of Iraq\\\\\\\'s Relations with Other Actors. , (Doctoral dissertation of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Rahimi, M. (2024). Evaluation of operational conditions of main airports of the country under the influence of land use changes and climate changes using remote sensing and GIS. , (Doctoral dissertation of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Almasian, F. (2024). Examining the temporal-spatial patterns of construction violations and the votes issued by the Article 100 Commission of the 3rd District of Mashhad.. , (Doctoral dissertation of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nikkhah, Y. (2024). Investigating the semantic dimensions of the names of the streets of Mashhad city and its spatial analysis in the direction of urban legibility.. , (Doctoral dissertation of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nezami, N. (2024). Identifying and analyzing the challenges of traditional livestock farmers in the rural areas of chenaran city.. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Alizadeh Moradi, S. (2024). A critical review of mashhad facilitation plans with an emphasis on resilience. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mohammadzadeh, A. (2024). Identification of Climate Parameter Changes in the Normal Period from the Perspective of WMO and IPCC in Khorasan. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Kazemzadeh, S. (2024). The spatial development scenarios of Shirvan City for the horizon of 1420. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Zavarniya, F. (2024). Assessing and zoning landslide hazard and classification types using fuzzy logic -Study area: Farouj rural district -North Khorasan. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sedigh, H. (2024). Reviewing the role of urban land use in changing the heat islands -case study: Samen region in Mashhad. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Zendehdel, Z. (2024). Analysis of the challenges of rural dehyars -rural municipalities- in achieving sustainable incomes -case study: villages of Tabadkan. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Nasri, F. (2024). Estimation of underground water resources in Jazmurian basin in response to climate change scenarios. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sabahi, A. (2024). Identification and analysis of factors affecting the motivation of rural women to have children in the villages of North Khorasan. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khoshdel, F. (2024). Pathology of the plan to issue ownership documents for rural places (Case Study: Golbahar county). , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mazinani, M. (2024). 2- Investigating the impact of document issuance on villagers\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' sense of place belonging -case study: Villages of Sabzevar city. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Fatehi, T. (2024). Evaluation and analysis of urban management decisions regarding the natural heritage of Mashhad city in the southern zone. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Sabouri Fakhrabadi, A. (2024). Futures studies of marginalization trend in the east of metropolis of Mashhad. , (Master's thesis of Geography). Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Recent research projects
Contact Information
Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Dr. Ali Shariati Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Department of Geography
Phone: +985138796829-33
Fax: +985138794144
Postal code: 917794883