title: Preservation of environmental characteristics as witnessed in classic and modern literature: the case of Greece.
abstract: The literature provides interesting evidence regarding some of the environmental characteristics of Greece during the classic era, while in recent times, the environmental consequences of urban development are impressed in the work of modern Greek writers. The present paper investigates references regarding these environmental characteristics together with their preservation in time, with the aid of resources from literature.
authors.affiliation: Metron, Thessalouilci, Greece. kostas@aix.meng.auth.gr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karatzas
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000266:history*; D002980:Climate; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000266:history*; D004777:Environment; D006115:Greece; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature / Q000266:history*; D008093:Literature, Modern; D014197:Trees; D014505:Urban Population