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Environmental problems of the Greeks and Romans : ecology in the ancient mediterranean
- Title
- Environmental problems of the Greeks and Romans : ecology in the ancient mediterranean / J. Donald Hughes.
- Author
- Hughes, J. Donald (Johnson Donald), 1932-2019.
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
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Details
- Description
- x, 306 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Series Statement
- Ancient society and history
- Uniform Title
- Ancient society and history.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- "The first edition was published as Pan's travail : environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Ecology in the Greek and Roman world -- The 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-7413
- ISBN
- 9781421412108
- 1421412101
- 9781421412115
- 142141211X
- 9781421412122 (canceled/invalid)
- 1421412128 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2013018546
- OCLC
- 847985664
- Author
- Hughes, J. Donald (Johnson Donald), 1932-2019.
- Title
- Environmental problems of the Greeks and Romans : ecology in the ancient mediterranean / J. Donald Hughes.
- Publisher
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Ancient society and historyAncient society and history.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-291) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-7413