TY - BOOK ID - 216896 TI - Mediterranean island landscapes AU - Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N. AU - Pungetti, Gloria. AU - Mannion, Antoinette M. PY - 2008 SN - 1281220159 9786611220150 140205064X 1402050631 9048172713 PB - [Berlin ; New York] : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Natural history KW - Islands of the Mediterranean. KW - Mediterranean Islands KW - History, Natural KW - Natural science KW - Physiophilosophy KW - Biology KW - Science KW - Landscape ecology. KW - Geology. KW - Ecology. KW - Geography. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Cultural heritage. KW - Landscape Ecology. KW - Historical Geology. KW - Geography, general. KW - Environment, general. KW - Cultural Heritage. KW - Cultural heritage KW - Cultural patrimony KW - Cultural resources KW - Heritage property KW - National heritage KW - National patrimony KW - National treasure KW - Patrimony, Cultural KW - Treasure, National KW - Property KW - World Heritage areas KW - Environmental science KW - Cosmography KW - Earth sciences KW - World history KW - Balance of nature KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Geognosy KW - Geoscience KW - Ecology KW - Historical geology. KW - Ecology . KW - Environment. KW - Geology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:216896 AB - Mediterranean islands exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are also many differences in terms of their human colonization and current anthropogenic pressures. This book addresses in three sections these characteristics and examines the major environmental changes that the islands experienced during the Quaternary period. The first section provides details on natural and cultural factors which have shaped island landscapes. It describes the environmental and cultural changes of the Holocene and their effects on biota, as well as on the current human pressures that are now threats to the sustainability of the island communities. The second section focuses on the landscapes of the largest islands namely Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Cyprus, Crete, Malta and the Balearics. Each island chapter includes a special topic reflecting a particular characteristic of the island. Part three presents strategies for action towards sustainability in Mediterranean islands and concludes with a comparison between the largest islands. Despite several published books on Mediterranean ecosystems/landscapes there is no existing book dealing with Mediterranean islands in a collective manner. Students, researchers and university lecturers in environmental science, geography, biology and ecology will find this work invaluable as a cross-disciplinary text while planners and politicians will welcome the succinct summaries as background material to planning decisions. ER -