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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815003603321

Titolo

Connections, mobilities, urban prospects and environmental threats : the Mediterranean in transition / / edited by Theano S. Terkenli, Annick Douguédroit and Louis F. Cassar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4438-8222-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Disciplina

508.31822

Soggetti

Mediterranean Region Geography

Mediterranean Region Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides specialized insights into selected Mediterranean geographies, such as info-communication technologies, tourism, urbanization and climate change threats, with a focus on emerging and often overlooked issues, in light of the impact of current trends of globalization and the financial 'crisis', in the broader context of contemporary world processes of environmental change and accelerated human mobility.Specifically, the book contains sections on emergent and increasingly significant or highly innovative issues specific to the Mediterranean, often providing alternative perspec