Human Ecology in the Wadi al-Hasa Land Use and Abandonment through the Holocene /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Hill, J. Brett, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Environmental degradation > Jordan > Hasa Wadi.
Landscape changes > Jordan > Hasa Wadi.
Land settlement patterns > Jordan > Hasa Wadi.
Land use > Jordan > Hasa Wadi.
Human ecology > Jordan > Hasa Wadi.
Environnement > Dégradation > Jordanie > Ḥasā, Wādī al-
Paysages > Modifications > Jordanie > Ḥasā, Wādī al-
Colonisation intérieure > Types > Jordanie > Ḥasā, Wādī al-
Utilisation du sol > Jordanie > Ḥasā, Wādī al-
Écologie humaine > Jordanie > Ḥasā, Wādī al-
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Ecology
Environmental degradation
Human ecology
Land settlement patterns
Land use
Landscape changes
Hasa Wadi (Jordan) > Environmental conditions.
Ḥasā, Wādī al- (Jordanie) > Conditions environnementales.
Jordan > Hasa Wadi
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Land use and land abandonment : a case study from west-central Jordan
  • The costs and benefits of land management through time, space, and society
  • History of the Hasa : from the origins of agriculture to the collapse of empires
  • The evolution of the physical landscape
  • A history of abandonment and resettlement
  • A geographic information system analysis of potential erosion
  • Reflections on the significance and causes of environmental degradation
  • Conclusions.

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