The Mediterranean : Environment and Society

Introduction Geological evolution of the Mediterranean basin Mediterranean climate Earth surface processes The Graeco-Roman Mediterranean The Mediterranean in the Medieval and Renaissance world The Ottoman Mediterranean and its transformation, c. 1800-1920 Politics and society in the Mediterranean Basin Mediterranean economies: the dynamics of uneven development The European Union's Mediterranean policy from pragmatism to partnership Population growth: an avoidable crisis? Five narratives for the Mediterranean city The modernisation of Mediterranean agriculture Tourism and uneven development in the Mediterranean Water a critical resource Forests, soils and the threat of desertification Coastal zone management Conclusion: from the past to the future of the Mediterranean.