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Author Wainwright, John, 1967-

Title Environmental issues in the Mediterranean : processes and perspectives from the past and present / John Wainwright and John B. Thornes
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 479 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 1
Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 1.
Contents The Mediterranean region in its context -- The geological setting -- The Mediterranean climate and its evolution -- Vegetation -- The hydrological cycle of the basin and its watershed -- Erosion processes -- Fire -- The Mediterranean Sea -- Background to prehistoric and historic land use -- Traditional land-use patterns 1 : agriculture -- Traditional land-use patterns 2 : rural settlement -- Traditional land-use patterns 3 : urban settlement -- Traditional land-use patterns 4 : use of mineral resources -- The present human landscape -- Agricultural changes in the twentieth century -- The impact of depopulation -- Pollution -- Water resources -- The desertification problem -- Potential climatic change and its effects -- Key issues for mitigation
Summary The Mediterranean has been subject to changing human settlement and land use patterns for millennia. This book reviews both physical and social aspects of this region, in relation to its environment
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-468) and index
Notes English
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Subject Human ecology -- Mediterranean Region
Human geography -- Mediterranean Region
SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental)
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy.
Ecology
Human ecology
Human geography
SUBJECT Mediterranean Region -- Environmental conditions
Subject Mediterranean Region
Form Electronic book
Author Thornes, John B
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