The Nature of Mediterranean Europe
Subtitle: An Ecological History
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: August 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780300100556
Subjects: Applied ecology; History of specific subjects; NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS; Physical geography; Science; Science/Mathematics; Europe; Mediterranean Sea; Environmental Science; Life Sciences - Ecology; History / General; General
Description: "Mediterranean Europe--southern Portugal and Spain, France, Italy, the Balkans, Greece, and the Mediterranean islands--is often interpreted as a 'Lost Eden', once verdant and fertile, then progressively degraded and desertified by human mismanagement and the ignorance and folly of successive civilizations. In this engaging book, two distinguished scholars challange this pessimistic view"--Back cover.