Abstract Loss of land due to coastal erosion is a problem in the Mediterranean region and world-wide. Following a review of environmental justice (EJ) issues among different sectors of activity and contexts, this article describes research that examines the socio-demographic characteristics of...

In Mediterranean climates, mild year-round temperatures support comfortable human settlement with rich agricultural regions. The climate’s long summer drought, seasonal river flow, high inter-annual variability in precipitation and episodic floods threaten these settlements, leading to highly...

Contents Acknowledgments ix List of Figures xi List of Tables xiii List of Contributors xv List of Abbreviations xvii 1 Conflicting Landscapes: Urban Fringes and Socioeconomic Transformations in Southern Europe 1 1.1 The 'Legacy' of Traditional Urban Forms 3 1.2 A Shift Towards the 'Sprawling'...