Journal of
Soil Science and Environmental Management

  • Abbreviation: J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2391
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSSEM
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 320

Full Length Research Paper

Introduction to a quantitative method for assessment of visual impacts of Tehran Towers

Hoda KARIMIPOUR
  • Hoda KARIMIPOUR
  • UNDP/ Gov. (Joint Project) Sustainable Management of Land and Water Resources in Hable Rood Basin Iran
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Mehdi MOJTAHEDI
  • Mehdi MOJTAHEDI
  • Instructor of Environmental Management (MSc.), Azad University of Damavand, Moalem Square, Damavand City, Tehran, Iran
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Forood AZARI DEHKORDI
  • Forood AZARI DEHKORDI
  • Environmental Impact Assessment of Climate Change, Department of Geography, University of California at Berkeley, USA
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  •  Received: 17 May 2012
  •  Accepted: 22 May 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015

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