Environmental problems of the Greeks and Romans ecology in the ancient mediterranean
Introduction: Ecology in the Greek and Roman worldThe environment: life, land, and sea in the Mediterranean -- Ecological crises in earlier socities -- Concepts of the natural world -- Deforestation, overgrazing, and erosion -- Wildlife depletion and loss of habitat -- Agricultural decline -- Indust...
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John Hopkins University Press
2014
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Ausgabe: | Second Edition |
Schriftenreihe: | Ancient society and history
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Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: Ecology in the Greek and Roman worldThe environment: life, land, and sea in the Mediterranean -- Ecological crises in earlier socities -- Concepts of the natural world -- Deforestation, overgrazing, and erosion -- Wildlife depletion and loss of habitat -- Agricultural decline -- Industrial technology and environmental damage -- War and the environment -- Urban problems -- Paradises and parks, gardens and groves -- Natural disasters -- Changing climates -- Environmental problems as factors in the decline of Greek and Roman civilization. |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-291) and index "The first edition was published as Pan's travail : environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans"--Title page verso |
Beschreibung: | X, 306 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
ISBN: | 9781421412115 978-1-4214-1211-5 142141211X 1-4214-1211-X 1421412101 1-4214-1210-1 9781421412108 978-1-4214-1210-8 |