The Transformation of Coastal Wetlands Exploitation and management of marshland landscapes in North West Europe during the Roman and medieval periods, draws on archaeological and documentary evidence, and reveals a range of socio-economic issues. (Hardcover)

Coastal wetlands form some of the major landscapes in North West Europe, and a challenging environment for the communities that lived there. This is the first study of the human development of that landscape during Roman and medieval times. Dr Rippon draws on the wealth of archaeological and documentary evidence to examine the factors that governed the fluctuating intensity of exploitation - which culminated in a wholesale transformation of the landscape. He reveals socio-economic issues that have signficance far beyond the wetlands themselves.