03149nam 22006974a 450 991082036120332120200520144314.01-134-72985-50-415-15686-60-203-49549-71-280-05747-51-134-72986-310.4324/9780203495490 (CKB)1000000000445001(SSID)ssj0000295391(PQKBManifestationID)11214186(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295391(PQKBWorkID)10316174(PQKB)10857843(MiAaPQ)EBC182168(Au-PeEL)EBL182168(CaPaEBR)ebr10099908(CaONFJC)MIL5747(OCoLC)475894937(OCoLC)57048988(PPN)158289870(EXLCZ)99100000000044500120030203d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEnvironmental issues in the Mediterranean processes and perspectives from the past and present /John Wainwright and John B. Thornes1st ed.London ;New York Routledge2004xxviii, 479 p. ill., mapsRoutledge studies in physical geography and environment ;1Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-138-86710-1 0-203-59841-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-468) and index.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.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.Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ;1.Human ecologyMediterranean RegionHuman geographyMediterranean RegionMediterranean RegionEnvironmental conditionsHuman ecologyHuman geography363.7/2/09182243.40bclWainwright John1967-963930Thornes John B1615490MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820361203321Environmental issues in the Mediterranean3945704UNINA