Environmental issues in the Mediterranean processes and perspectives from the past and present /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wainwright, John, 1967-
Other Authors: Thornes, John B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 1.
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Online Access:Subscribed ebook (available only in University campus-wide network);click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.