Italy : social, environmental and agricultural issues / Gina Pittman, Editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pittman, Gina, editor.

Series:

Countries and Cultures of the World

Standardized Title:

Italy (Nova Science Publishers)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human geography--Italy.

Human geography.

Land use--Italy.

Land use.

City planning--Italy.

City planning.

Agriculture--Italy.

Agriculture.

Italy--Social conditions.

Italy.

Italy--History--1976-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Italy's peculiar cultural variability is the result of population movements and invasions from the Mediterranean Sea, which took place in both historical and prehistoric times. Due to many interesting places such as the city of Rome, Central Italy was endured by migrants, who have contributed to Italy's culture, linguistics and also genetics. Chapter One reconstructs human demic movements in central Italy using both archeology and genetics. Chapter Two addresses issues in the conceptual context of land take, which is a change in agriculture, forestry, and other lands due to urbanization and artificial land development, in Sardinian urban areas of Italy. Moreover, global warming has had a negative impact on water balance, natural systems, and agriculture activities. Chapter Three provides a seasonal analysis of crop evapotranspiration based on the Penman-Monteith equation in the Po River Delta in Italy.

Contents:

ITALY SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL ISSUES ; ITALY SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL ISSUES ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 CENTRAL ITALY: HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND CURRENT MIGRATIONS ; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; ARCHEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND ; ETRUSCAN PEOPLE: AN UNRESOLVED ENIGMA? ; THE PERMEABLE BARRIER OF LANGUAGE: THE CROATIAN-SPEAKING MINORITY OF MOLISE ; GENETIC INSIGHTS OF FORGOTTEN HISTORICAL EVENTS IN MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL ITALY ; REFERENCES

Chapter 2 LAND TAKE AND URBAN RENEWAL: A STUDY CONCERNING SARDINIAN URBAN AREAS (ITALY) ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. A PERSPECTIVE ON SARDINIAN LAND TAKE ; 3. A HISTORIC CENTER'S LIFE QUALITY-RELATED SURVEY ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 SEASONAL ANALYSIS OF CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION BASED ON PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION IN PO RIVER DELTA, ITALY ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; MATERIALS AND METHODS ; Study Area ; Materials ; Methods ; Determination of ETc Using Penman-Monteith Method ; The Seasonal Single Crop Coefficient Kc ; Actual Crop Evapotranspiration (AETc) ; RESULTS

DISCUSSION CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-423-8