Research Catalog

Title

The transformation of coastal wetlands : exploitation and management of marshland landscapes in North West Europe during the Roman and medieval periods / Stephen Rippon.

Author

Rippon, Stephen, 1968-

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, ©2000.

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Description

xvi, 332 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.

Summary

"Coastal wetlands form some of the major landscapes in North West Europe, and a challenging environment for the communities that lived there. This is the first study of the human development of that landscape during the Roman and medieval periods." "The use of the wetlands fluctuated in intensity: first the rich natural resources were harvested, then the environment was modified to increase agricultural productivity, and finally there was reclamation - wholesale landscape transformation. Dr. Rippon draws on the wealth of archaeological and documentary evidence to examine the factors of time and place that governed the different strategies chosen. He reveals a range of socio-economic issues (proximity to centres of consumption, relations between lords and peasants, shifting patterns of agrarian wealth and innovation) that have significance far beyond the wetlands themselves."--Jacket.

Series Statement

A British Academy postdoctoral fellowship monograph

Uniform Title

British Academy postdoctoral fellowship monograph

Subject

• A.0050-p.1300
• Geschichte 50 v. Chr.-1300
• To 1500
• Land settlement > Europe, Northern > History > To 1500
• Wetland management > Europe, Northern > History > To 1500
• Coastal zone management > Europe, Northern > History > To 1500
• Coastal zone management
• Historical geography
• Land settlement
• Wetland management
• Kusten
• Wetlands
• Feuchtgebiet
• Geschichte
• Küste
• Landnutzung
• Feuchtgebiet
• Landnutzung
• Europe, Northern > Historical geography
• Northern Europe
• Nordwesteuropa
• Nordwesteuropa

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-320) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction: taming the wetland wilderness -- 2. The formation of marshland landscapes -- 3. A wealth of opportunities: strategies for the utilization of coastal wetlands -- 4. Coastal wetlands in the Roman period -- 5. Nature's rich harvest: the exploitation of natural resources during the Roman period -- 6. Initiative and change: marshland drainage during the Roman period -- 7. Inundation and migration: the late to post-Roman desertion of coastal wetlands -- 8. Pushing back the frontiers: early medieval recolonization of coastal wetlands -- 9. Pressing on: continued expansion during the high Middle Ages -- 10. Under pressure: the use of coastal resources during the medieval period -- 11. Taking the initiative: landscape transformation during the medieval period -- 12. Conclusions: landscapes in their local context.

ISBN

• 0197262295
• 9780197262290

LCCN

2001269676

OCLC

• ocm45485036
• 45485036
• SCSB-1250951

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library