Preface
Francisco Mombiela
Introduction
Pierre Blanc
Representing the Mediterranean Region
Marie-Françoise Durand and Patrice Mitrano
POPULATIONS AND ECONOMIES
1. Demographic transitions and contrasts
Sébastien Abis
2. Urban and rural worlds
Sébastien Abis
3. Blue tourism, green tourism
Marine Beslay
4. Socio-economic realities: the mark of inequality
Pierre Blanc
FACETS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
5. The agricultural history of the Mediterranean region
Pierre Blanc
6. Mediterranean confi gurations
Sébastien Abis
REGIONS AND RESOURCES
7. Geographical diversity and diffi culties
Pierre Blanc
8. Land realities and concerns
Pierre Blanc
9. Water scarcity and water gaps
Pierre Blanc and Nicola Lamaddalena
10. Benefi cial and fragile Mediterranean forests
George Kazakis
PEOPLE AND PRODUCTIONS
11. Extraordinary farm diversity
Mohamed Elloumi and Anne-Marie Jouve
12. The agro-food industries
Selma Tozanli
13. Commercial distribution of agro-food products
Giulio Malorgio
14. Plant products – Mediterranean specialities
Mohamed Akli Achabou, Pierre Blanc, Sihem Dekhili, Charlotte Emlinger, Antoine Madignier and Jean Strohl
15. Animal products
Dunixi Gabiña
16. Emerging and innovative products
Annarita Antonelli