The Mediterranean : environment and society

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The Mediterranean : environment and society

edited by Russell King, Lindsay Proudfoot and Bernard Smith

Arnold, 1997

  • : pbk
  • : hbk
  • : us : pbk
  • : us : hbk

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Includes bibliographies and index

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巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780340652800

内容説明

This text addresses contemporary geographical issues in the Mediterranean Basin from a perspective that recognizes the physical characteristics and cultural interactions which link the different Mediterranean states as a geographic entity. Emphasis is placed upon the interaction between society and environment in terms of environmental management, differential regional development and its associated political, demographic, cultural and economic tensions. The study assumes no previous knowledge of the area and is aimed towards students taking field trips to the region.

目次

  • Physical environment
  • structural environment of the Mediterranean Basin
  • Mediterranean climate
  • earth surface processes
  • the historical context
  • the Graeco-Roman legacy and the Mediterranean identities
  • the Mediterranean in the Medieval context and Renaissance worlds
  • colonialism and the emergence of the twentieth century Mediterranean world
  • contemporary human processes, population growth, economic development and political change
  • politics and society in the Meditterranean Basin, an overview
  • Mediterranean space economics and the pattern of regional development
  • European community enlargement and the Mediterranean
  • population growth, an aviodable crises?
  • Mediterranean urbanization, diversity and change
  • Agrarian societies and modernisation
  • tourism and uneven threats of desertification
  • coastal zone management
  • finale
  • the way forward.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780340652817

内容説明

This book addresses contemporary geographical issues in the Mediterranean Basin from a perspective that recognizes the physical characteristics and cultural interactions which link the different Mediterranean states as a recognisable geographic entity. Sixteen chapters each deal with a major geographical issue currently facing the Mediterranean, each providing an invaluable summary of the extensive but widely dispersed literature relating to Mediterranean issues. Particular emphasis is placed on the interaction between society and environment in terms of environmental management, differential regional development and its associated political, demographic, cultural and economic tensions.

目次

Introduction Geological evolution of the Mediterranean basin Mediterranean climate Earth surface processes The Graeco-Roman Mediterranean The Mediterranean in the Medieval and Renaissance world The Ottoman Mediterranean and its transformation, c. 1800-1920 Politics and society in the Mediterranean Basin Mediterranean economies: the dynamics of uneven development The European Union's Mediterranean policy from pragmatism to partnership Population growth: an avoidable crisis? Five narratives for the Mediterranean city The modernisation of Mediterranean agriculture Tourism and uneven development in the Mediterranean Water a critical resource Forests, soils and the threat of desertification Coastal zone management Conclusion: from the past to the future of the Mediterranean.
巻冊次

: us : hbk ISBN 9780470236666

内容説明

This book addresses contemporary geographical issues in the Mediterranean Basin from a perspective that recognizes the physical characteristics and cultural interactions which link the different Mediterranean states as a recognisable geographic entity. Each chapter deals with major geographical issue currently facing the Mediterranean, and provides an invaluable summary of the extensive but widely dispersed literature relating to Mediterranean issues. Particular emphasis is placed on the interaction between society and environment in terms of environmental management, differential regional development and its associated political, demographic, cultural and economic tensions. The only undergraduate geography text to discuss patterns of human activity in the Mediterranean Basin within a physical environmental context.
巻冊次

: us : pbk ISBN 9780470236673

内容説明

This book addresses contemporary geographical issues in the Mediterranean basin. It highlights the physical characteristics and cultural interactions that link the different Mediterranean states to form a recognizable geographic entity.Discusses patterns of human activity in the Mediterranean basin within a physical environment. -- A holistic approach emphasizes the interaction between society and the environmental management, differential regional development and its associated political, demographic, cultural and economic tensions.

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