Coastal Water Bodies Nature and Culture Conflicts in the Mediterrane

Addressing the links between science and the real world with a sound scientific baseline, Coastal Water Bodies targets researchers of various disciplines whose interest lies in the integrated sustainable management of coastal water bodies. The main topic

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Coastal Water Bodies Nature and Culture Conflicts in the Mediterranean

Edited by

Felicita Scapini and Gabriele Ciampi

Editors Prof. Felicita Scapini Department of Evolutionary Biology   “Leo Pardi” University of Florence Via Romana, 17 50125 Firenze Italy [email protected]

Dr. Gabriele Ciampi Department of History and Geography University of Florence Via San Gallo, 10 50129 Firenze Italy [email protected]

The research, whose results are presented in this book, was supported by the European Union in the framework of the WADI project, INCO-CT2005-015226, 6th Framework Programme. ISBN 978-90-481-8853-6 e-ISBN 978-90-481-8854-3 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-8854-3 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010926224 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover illustration: Copyright Line: F. Scapini 2009 Photo text: Ghar El Melh Lagoon (Tunisia) researchers at work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgements

This book is dedicated to the memory of one of the participants in the WADI project, Dr. Fatiha Amar Bou-Salah, who suddenly passed away, leaving her friends in grief, however rich of her teachings, example of life and peaceful attitude towards women and men of all cultures.

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Contents

1 Mediterranean Coastal Areas at Risk Between Conservation and Development................................................................ Felicita Scapini 2 Wetland Socioeconomy: The Case of Lake Maryut (Egypt).................. Mohamed A. Abdrabo and Mahmoud A. Hassaan 3 Integration of the Gender Dimension into Socioeconomics Analysis.................................................................... Lucia Fanini 4 Environmental Conflicts and Conflict Management: Some Lessons from the WADI Experience at El Hondo Nature Park (South-Eastern Spain)......................................................... Carlos Martín-Cantarino 5 Soil Salinisation in the Grosseto Plain (Maremma, Italy): An Environmental and Socio-Economic Analysis of the Impact on the Agro-Ecosystem...................................................... Camillo Zanchi and Stefano Cecchi 6 Evolution, Impacts and Management of the Wetlands of the Grosseto Plain, Italy........................................................................ Isabella Colombini and Lorenzo Chelazzi

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7 The Ombrone Delta and the Two Chief Systems of the World Today: Environmentalist and Economicist....................... 123 Gabriele Ciampi Index.........................................................................................................