Environmental issues in the Mediterranean [electronic resource] : processes and perspectives from the past and present / John Wainwright and John B. Thornes.
Material type: TextSeries: Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 1.Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.Description: xxviii, 479 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 363.7/2/091822 21
- GE160.M47 W35 2004
- 43.40
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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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.