Publication

2000 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

83,000 words, Guess

Page Count

332 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100197262295
  • ISBN-139780197262290
  • Goodreads3898581
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001269676
  • OCLC Control Number45485036
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780197262290
  • Open LibraryOL3964870M

Classifications

  • DDC333.91/8/0940902
  • LCCQH77.E925 R57 2000

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.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryWetlandsEurope, historyLand settlementWetland managementHistorical geographyCoastal zone management

Times

Other Editions

  • The transformation of coastal wetlands: exploitation and management of marshland landscapes in North West Europe during the Roman and medieval periodsOxford University Press2000-01-01

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