Environmental issues in the Mediterranean : processes and perspectives from the past and present / / John Wainwright and John B. Thornes.
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| Superior document: | Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 1 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ;
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| Physical Description: | xxviii, 479 p. :; ill., maps. |
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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.