Environmental problems of the Greeks and Romans : ecology in the ancient mediterranean /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hughes, J. Donald (Johnson Donald), 1932- (συγγραφέας.)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed.
• Σειρά: Ancient society and history
• Θέματα: Ανθρώπινη οικολογία > Ελλάδα > Ιστορία.; Ανθρώπινη οικολογία > Ρώμη > Ιστορία.

 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.