Download or read book Mediterranean Island Landscapes written by Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Wild Guide Balearic Islands Secret Coves Mountains Caves written by Anna Deacon and published by Wild Things Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "New from the best-selling Wild Guide series, discover the hidden side of the popular Balearic Islands. Deserted beaches and emerald coves, mountain wilderness with far-reaching views, cliffs, gorges, caves and ancient ruins. Filled with spectacular photography and engaging travel writing, this book will appeal to family in search of the good life, as well adventure travellers.Discover the best local food culture, with the best fresh, local food, > Scan the ocean from bronze age cave dwellings high in the cliffs> Hike down ravines to deserted beaches with clear turquoise waters> Find smugglers' sea caves accessed by secret doorways > Watch the sunset with fresh fish by the best chiringuito beach bars> Sleep in hammocks among ancient forests> Stay in medieval farmhouses among olive grooves"
Download or read book Handbook of Mosses of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands written by Creu Casas and published by Institut d'Estudis Catalans. This book was released on 2006 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Islas Baleares written by Graham Hutt and published by Imray. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only fully comprehensive pilot guide in English to Spain's Balearic Islands. This new edition of Islas Baleares - Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca, Cabrera and Menorca - has been thoroughly revised for the RCC Pilotage Foundation by Graham Hutt who has visited the islands during 2009 and 2010. Throughout, the plans and technical data have been brought up to date. He (Graham Hutt) has diligently researched both the coastline and the inland areas to make this edition a useful and comprehensive yachtsman's guide. - Cruising
Download or read book The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula written by Javier Loidi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a compact, up-to-date and detailed overview of the vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula, a highly diverse part of Europe in the Mediterranean area. Written by a group of experienced researchers, the volume includes a first section with general chapters discussing the climate, the biogeography and the flora, and a second section with detailed descriptions of the 14 regional sectors into which the peninsula and Balearic Islands have been divided. A third section explores special features, such as aquatic vegetation, gypsum and dolomite vegetation, coastal vegetation, mountain flora and vegetation, conservation issues and alien flora.
Download or read book The Balearic Islands Rough Guides Snapshot Spain written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide Snapshot to the Balearic Islands is the ultimate travel guide to this captivating region of Spain. It leads you through the area with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the major sights and attractions. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, pubs, and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend, or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Spain, with all the practical information you need for traveling in and around Spain, including transportation, food, drink, costs, health, events, and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Spain.
Download or read book Change and Resilience written by Miguel Ángel Cau Ontiveros and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2019-06-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change and Resilience offers a view of the main Mediterranean islands from West to East in Late Antiquity because Mediterranean islands can contribute in fundamental ways to our understanding not only of earlier colonizations but also later periods. The volume explores specifically the time frame from the fall of the Roman empire to the Medieval period. A first group of papers covers islands and island groups in the Central and Western Mediterranean, including the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and the Adriatic islands. Together, these five papers highlight several common themes across the region: local or indigenous sites were often reoccupied in Late Antiquity, the rural countryside typically played a significant role in the contributions of islands to wider Mediterranean economic networks, and islands – big and small – often played significant roles in shifting political and religious power. The second group focuses on the Eastern Mediterranean. Three papers cover a range of islands, including Crete, the Cyclades, and Cyprus. Together they emphasize the impacts external shifts in political power and economic ties in the Eastern Mediterranean had on island landscapes, as well as the connected relationship between sacred space and territorial occupation across many of these islands. The final group of papers pivots on changing perceptions of island landscapes in Late Antiquity—or “island mindscapes.” Three papers focus on how communities adapted as they underwent Christianization in island contexts, emphasizing the diverse and varied ways that island landscapes became “Christianized,” as well as how other political and economic factors shaped the dynamics of change.
Download or read book The Spanish Coastal Systems written by Juan A. Morales and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents the state of art of the geologic knowledge about the Spanish coast obtained through scientific research in the last 30 years.From a general point of view, coasts are the most quickly changing systems of the Earth. This is critical, since many human resources, such as the main part of economic and social activities, are located in the coastal areas. Especially in the case of Spain these coasts include cities, wide industrial areas (including harbor complexes), important ecologic systems, and our main economic resource: tourism. Understanding the dynamic functioning of each element of this coast is vital for correct future coastal management, so as to solve problems derived from bad plans developed in the last decades of the twentieth century. This is a valuable text for advanced graduate students and coastal researchers, which connects the specific dynamic functioning of the main Spanish coastal environments and their relationships with human activities.
Download or read book Ibiza Bohemia written by Renu Kashyap and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From roaring nightlife to peaceful yoga retreats, Ibiza’s hippie-chic atmosphere is its hallmark. This quintessential Mediterranean hot spot has served as an escape for artists, creatives, and musicians alike for decades. It is a place to reinvent oneself, to walk the fine line between civilization and wilderness, and to discover bliss. Ibiza Bohemia explores the island’s scenic Balearic cliffs, its legendary cast of characters, and the archetypal interiors that define its signature style.
Download or read book Balearic Islands written by David and Susie Baggaley and published by Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelth edition of this renamed popular title covers Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca, Cabrera and Menorca. The only fully comprehensive pilot guide to the Spanish islands in English, Balearic Islands offers guidance and information to yacht charterers or cruising sailors looking to explore this popular cruising ground. It’s been revised and updated for the Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation by David and Susie Baggaley, whose Beneteau 42, Kookaburra was based in Addaya, Menorca for several years. The authors share their knowledge enthusiastically and authoritatively, offering a taste of the culture of the Balearics with information about the islands as a destination alongside in-depth data on the marinas, ports, and delightful ‘cala’ anchorages for which the islands are so popular, The introductory sections contain detail on regulations, marine reserves and environmental concerns, climate, weather and practical considerations for yachts, both mono- and multi-hull. Imray chartlets have been updated throughout. There are also many attractive new photographs which are informative to the navigator.
Download or read book Geometridae Ibericae written by Victor M. Redondo and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-01-21 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the whole of Geometrid moths fauna of mainland Spain and Portugal including the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza). In the systematic part, the text for each species is divided into the following paragraphs: Wingspan; Diagnosis; Biology; Distribution; Comments. The photographed colour plates illustrate all species apart from a very few where it has not been possible to obtain material. Most species are illustrated in several specimens. The genitalia illustrations are line drawings and cover the species where the genitalias may be useful for the identification. The book is the first ever to cover the entire Iberian Geometrid fauna. It is a big step forward and a fine supplement to The Geometrid Moths of Europe, both for those with a special interest in Iberian Geometridae as for those with a more general interest in European species. The text is fully bilingual Spanish-English.
Download or read book The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula written by Javier Loidi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a compact, up-to-date and detailed overview of the vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula, a highly diverse part of Europe in the Mediterranean area. Written by a group of experienced researchers, the volume includes a first section with general chapters discussing the climate, the biogeography and the flora, and a second section with detailed descriptions of the 14 regional sectors into which the peninsula and Balearic Islands have been divided. A third section explores special features, such as aquatic vegetation, gypsum and dolomite vegetation, coastal vegetation, mountain flora and vegetation, conservation issues and alien flora.
Download or read book The Balearic Islands written by James Russell and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Islas Baleares written by David Baggaley and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wild Guide written by Daniel Start and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the success of the 'Wild Swimming' titles, the adventure continues. In this book, Daniel Start takes readers to 500 amazing wild locations with 30 weekend itineraries.
Download or read book Guide to Spain and Portugal including the Balearic Islands Third edition written by Henry O'SHEA and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalonia the Balearic Islands an historical and desciptive account written by Albert Frederick Calvert and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Spain is an exciting account of Albert Frederick Calvert's travels through Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona in 1917. Calvert was an English author, engineer and explorer. History of Spain is one of his 36 books on Africa and Spain.
