Beschreibung:
Russell King, Lindsay Proudfoot, Bernard Smith
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
IntroductionGeological evolution of the Mediterranean basinMediterranean climateEarth surface processesThe Graeco-Roman MediterraneanThe Mediterranean in the Medieval and Renaissance worldThe Ottoman Mediterranean and its transformation, c. 1800-1920Politics and society in the Mediterranean BasinMediterranean economies: the dynamics of uneven developmentThe European Union's Mediterranean policyfrom pragmatism to partnershipPopulation growth: an avoidable crisis?Five narratives for the Mediterranean cityThe modernisation of Mediterranean agricultureTourism and uneven development in the Mediterranean Water a critical resourceForests, soils and the threat of desertificationCoastal zone managementConclusion: from the past to the future of the Mediterranean.