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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1. Verfasser: Hughes, J. Donald (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore John Hopkins University Press 2014
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.
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
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24 cm
ISBN:9781421412115
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