Environmental Issues in the Mediterranean: Processes and Perspectives from the Past and Present
, by Thornes,John B.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780415156868 | 0415156866
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 11/13/2003
The Mediterranean has been subject to changing human settlements and land use patterns for millennia, and has a history of human exploitation in an inherently unstable landscape. This work provides an introduction to the Mediterranean region, its history, physical and human geography and its environmental problems.
John B. Thornes is Research Professor in Physical Geography, at King's College London.
List of figures | xiii | ||||
List of tables | xix | ||||
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Preface | xxiii | ||||
Acknowledgements | xxv | ||||
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PART 2 The dynamic environment | 57 | (154) | |||
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PART 3 The human impact on the environment | 211 | (88) | |||
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PART 4 The Mediterranean environment under increasing pressure | 299 | (112) | |||
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Bibliography | 411 | (58) | |||
Index | 469 |
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