The physical geography of the Mediterranean /
This volume explores the climates, landscapes, ecosystems and hazards that comprise the Mediterranean world. It traces the development of the Mediterranean landscape over very long timescales and examines modern processes and key environmental issues in a wide range of settings. The Mediterranean is...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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Colección: | Oxford regional environments.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This volume explores the climates, landscapes, ecosystems and hazards that comprise the Mediterranean world. It traces the development of the Mediterranean landscape over very long timescales and examines modern processes and key environmental issues in a wide range of settings. The Mediterranean is the only region on Earth where three continents meet and this interaction has produced a very distinctive Physical Geography. This book examines the landscapes and processes at themargins of these continents and the distinctive marine environment between them. Catastrophic earthquakes, explosive vo. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxvi, 663 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780191568220 0191568228 9786612268700 6612268700 1282268708 9781282268708 |