Environmental issues in the Mediterranean : processes and perspectives from the past and present / / John Wainwright and John B. Thornes
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| Autore: |
Wainwright John <1967->
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| Titolo: |
Environmental issues in the Mediterranean : processes and perspectives from the past and present / / John Wainwright and John B. Thornes
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| 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
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| 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| 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.: | 9910820361203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; ; 1.