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London ; New York : Routledge, 2004

1 online resource (xxviii, 479 p.) : ill., maps

ISBN 0415156866 (alk. paper)

Routledge studies in physical geography and environment ; 1

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

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(OCoLC)475894937