ISBN:
9781421412115
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142141211X
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1421412101
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9781421412115
,
9781421412108
Language:
English
Pages:
X, 306 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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24 cm
Edition:
Second Edition
Series Statement:
Ancient society and history
DDC:
304.2/80938
Keywords:
Human ecology History
;
Human ecology History
;
Greece Civilization
;
Rome Civilization
;
Greece Environmental conditions
;
Rome Environmental conditions
;
Griechenland
;
Römisches Reich
;
Umwelt
;
Landschaftspflege
;
Degradation
Description / Table of Contents:
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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-291) and index
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"The first edition was published as Pan's travail : environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans"--Title page verso
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