Geomorphotourism and Capability Assessment of Road Geomorphosites by Using Pereira Method, Case Study: Qom-Kashan Freeway

Geomorphotourism is one of the new tendencies in relation between geosciences and tourism or special landscapes of geomorphology that raise in geographical and tourism literature focusing on determine special landforms. This branch of tourism achieve potentials in order to sustainable develop by combine cultural, historical and ecological heritage. In this paper is tried to assess capability geomorphosites of road in parts Qom-Kashan freeway using surveys and Pereira method. In this method, according to field studies, realize geomorphologic value for sites in total of two scientific and additional values and management value achieve by combine use and protect values and determine final value for sites by combine this two main values. The results shows that among investigated geomorphosites,in geomorpho-logic value, The highest score belong to the forms of folded Tertiary and the highest score in the management sector (7/37) belonged to the cretc and talus slopes. According to achieved results, planners should be attention to stability geomorphosites because with respect to high sensitivity of these geomorphosites in relation with human systems, comprehensive planning is necessary in order to environmental management.