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Autore |
Wainwright John <1967-, > |
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Environmental issues in the Mediterranean : processes and perspectives from the past and present / / John Wainwright and John B. Thornes |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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1-134-72985-5 |
0-415-15686-6 |
0-203-49549-7 |
1-280-05747-5 |
1-134-72986-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxviii, 479 p. : ill., maps |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; ; 1 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human ecology - Mediterranean Region |
Human geography - Mediterranean Region |
Mediterranean Region Environmental conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-468) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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