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- catalog abstract ""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.".
- catalog contributor b12045386.
- catalog coverage "Europe, Northern Historical geography.".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""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.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-320) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 332 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Transformation of coastal wetlands.".
- catalog identifier "0197262295".
- catalog isFormatOf "Transformation of coastal wetlands.".
- catalog isPartOf "British Academy postdoctoral fellowship monograph.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Transformation of coastal wetlands.".
- catalog spatial "Europe, Northern Historical geography.".
- catalog spatial "Europe, Northern".
- catalog spatial "Europe, Northern.".
- catalog subject "333.918094809015 21".
- catalog subject "Coastal zone management Europe, Northern History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "Land settlement Europe, Northern History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "QH77.E925 R57 2000".
- catalog subject "Wetland management Europe, Northern History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "Wetlands Europe, Northern.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- 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.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".