Environmental issues in the Mediterranean : processes and perspectives from the past and present / / John Wainwright and John B. Thornes

• Autore: Wainwright John <1967-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: xxviii, 479 p. : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 363.7/2/091822
• Soggetto topico: Human ecology - Mediterranean Region; Human geography - Mediterranean Region
• Soggetto geografico: Mediterranean Region Environmental conditions
• Classificazione: 43.40
• Altri autori: ThornesJohn B
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-468) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Environmental issues in the Mediterranean
• ISBN: 1-134-72985-5; 0-415-15686-6; 0-203-49549-7; 1-280-05747-5; 1-134-72986-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777468603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; ; 1.