1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Introducing students to the concept, meaning and space (scope) of the Mediterranean as a region. Getting to know the elements of Mediterranean identity. Conception and understanding of the role of the Mediterranean as a link between continents and cultures. Getting to know the characteristics of the natural environment, degradation processes and natural and environmental risks. Getting to know the elements of cultural heritage.
Topics:
1. The concept of the Mediterranean.
2. The meaning and identity of the Mediterranean.
3. Unity and fragmentation
4. Internal divisions and conceptualization. Eumediterranean unity.
5. Links between the Mediterranean and the European and Asian-African world.
6. The Adriatic in the Mediterranean.
7. Geological evolution of the Mediterranean.
8. Earthquakes, volcanism.
9. Climate.
10. Vegetation of the Mediterranean.
11. Mediterranean vegetation of Croatia.
12. Degradation, desertification and risks.
13. Mediterranean and Adriatic seas.
14. Adriatic hydrological system. Islands.
15. Cultural landscapes and urban heritage of the Mediterranean.

1. Fuerst-Bjeliš, B. (ur.): Mediterranean Identities: Environment, Society, Culture
2. Hughes, J.D.: The Mediterranean, An Environmental History
3. King, R., De Mas, P., Mansvelt Beck, J. (ur.): Geography, Environment and Development in the Mediterranean,
4. Matić, S. (ur.): Šume hrvatskog Sredozemlja
5. Morić-Španić, A., Fuerst-Bjeliš, B.: The GIS Model for the revitalization of traditional island cultures: the Island of Hvar, Croatia. U: Helena Pina i Felisbela Martins (ur.). Overarching Issues of the European Space: Society, Economy and Heritage.
6. Grove, A. T., Rackham, O. (ur.): The Nature of Mediterranean Europe, An Ecological History
7. Tandarić, N., Maček, M., Cvitanović, M., Tekić, I., Flegar, M., Okmaca, A., Tvrdojević, J.: Percepcija prostornog obuhvata Sredozemlja u Hrvatskoj
8. Woodward, J. (ur.): The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean
9. Fuerst-Bjeliš, B. & Glamuzina N.: The Historical Geography of Croatia: Territorial Change and Cultural Landscapes
10. Magaš, D. Fürst Bjeliš, B., Burić, T., Mlinarić, D., Petrić, H. & Klemenčić, M: Velika geografija Hrvatske, Knjiga 3, Povijesno-geografske odrednice razvoja Hrvatske.

Izborni predmeti - Regular study - Environmental Sciences