spourmanafi@iut.ac.ir Office Natural Resources Department Phone +98 31 33911052 Fax +98 31 33912840 Positions Associate Professor of Natural Resources Department Research Interests Remote Sensing and GIS Application of RS and GIS in Natural Resources and Environment Natural Disaster Land Use Planning Desertification control Hydrology Urban Planning Arid and semi Arid Area Management Programming and Application of Artificial Intelligent (AI) Application in GIS More ArticlesJournal Papers Title DOI type Forest edge encroachment by rural orchards shifts bird communities in favor of understory birds: Forest birds as indicators of landscape changes in agroecosystems 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112698 Journal Rethinking connectivity modeling for high-mobility ungulates: insights from a globally endangered equid 10.1007/s10980-024-01873-5 Journal Identifying priority areas for conservation: Using ecosystem services hotspot mapping for land-use/land-cover planning in central of Iran # Journal An integrative climate and land cover change detection unveils extensive range contraction in mountain newts 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02739 Journal Enhancing ecotourism site suitability assessment using multi-criteria evaluation and NSGA-II 10.1007/s10668-023-03835-4 Journal Urban sustainability assessment at the neighborhood scale: Integrating spatial modellings and multi-criteria decision making approaches 10.1016/j.scs.2023.104725 Journal Effects of teleconnection indices on net primary production (NPP) in bioclimatic zones of Iran # Journal Assessing ecotourism in a mountainous landscape using GIS - MCDA approaches # Journal Advancing the mapping of optimal land use structure in industrialized areas: incorporating AERMOD modelling and MCE approach # Journal Modeling Spatial Distribution of Carbon Sequestration, CO2 Absorption, and O 2 Production in an Urban Area: Integrating Ground-Based Data, Remote Sensing Technique, and GWR Model # Journal