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- catalog abstract ""Many people express surprise," writes J. Donald Hughes, "when they are told that environmental problems existed in the ancient world; they are used to thinking of the environment as an exclusively modern concern. But an examination of the evidence shows that the Greeks and Romans not only suffered from some of the same predicaments that plague the present scene, but in many cases they were aware of them and commented on them." In Pan's Travail Hughes examines the environmental history of the classical period and argues that the decline of ancient civilizations resulted in part from exploitation of the natural world. Focusing on Greece and Rome, as well as on areas subject to their influences, Hughes offers a detailed look at the impact of humans and their technologies on the ecology of the Mediterranean basin. He explores the complex relationships of human culture and the environment with topics that include deforestation and overgrazing, soil erosion, depletion of wildlife and natural resources, pollution, and urban problems such as water supply and sewage disposal. He also compares the ancient world's environmental problems to those of other eras and discusses attitudes toward nature expressed in Greek and Latin literature.".
- catalog contributor b5745048.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description ""Many people express surprise," writes J. Donald Hughes, "when they are told that environmental problems existed in the ancient world; they are used to thinking of the environment as an exclusively modern concern. But an examination of the evidence shows that the Greeks and Romans not only suffered from some of the same predicaments that plague the present scene, but in many cases they were aware of them and commented on them."".
- catalog description "1. Introduction: Ecology in the Greek and Roman Worlds -- 2. The Environment: Life, Land, and Sea in the Mediterranean Region -- 3. Ecological Crises in Earlier Societies -- 4. Concepts of the Natural World -- 5. Deforestation, Overgrazing, and Erosion -- 6. Wildlife Depletion: Hunting, Fishing, and the Arena -- 7. Industrial Technology and Environmental Damage -- 8. Agricultural Decline -- 9. Urban Problems -- 10. Groves and Gardens, Parks and Paradises -- 11. Environmental Problems as Factors in the Decline of the Greek and Roman Civilizations.".
- catalog description "In Pan's Travail Hughes examines the environmental history of the classical period and argues that the decline of ancient civilizations resulted in part from exploitation of the natural world. Focusing on Greece and Rome, as well as on areas subject to their influences, Hughes offers a detailed look at the impact of humans and their technologies on the ecology of the Mediterranean basin. He explores the complex relationships of human culture and the environment with topics that include deforestation and overgrazing, soil erosion, depletion of wildlife and natural resources, pollution, and urban problems such as water supply and sewage disposal. He also compares the ancient world's environmental problems to those of other eras and discusses attitudes toward nature expressed in Greek and Latin literature.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-261) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 277 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Pan's travail.".
- catalog identifier "0801846552".
- catalog isFormatOf "Pan's travail.".
- catalog isPartOf "Ancient society and history".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "Pan's travail.".
- catalog spatial "Greece".
- catalog spatial "Rome".
- catalog subject "363.7/00938 20".
- catalog subject "Civilization, Classical.".
- catalog subject "Environmental degradation Greece History.".
- catalog subject "Environmental degradation Rome History.".
- catalog subject "GE160.G8 H84 1993".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction: Ecology in the Greek and Roman Worlds -- 2. The Environment: Life, Land, and Sea in the Mediterranean Region -- 3. Ecological Crises in Earlier Societies -- 4. Concepts of the Natural World -- 5. Deforestation, Overgrazing, and Erosion -- 6. Wildlife Depletion: Hunting, Fishing, and the Arena -- 7. Industrial Technology and Environmental Damage -- 8. Agricultural Decline -- 9. Urban Problems -- 10. Groves and Gardens, Parks and Paradises -- 11. Environmental Problems as Factors in the Decline of the Greek and Roman Civilizations.".
- catalog title "Pan's travail : environmental problems of the ancient Greeks and Romans / J. Donald Hughes.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".