However, after the first quarter of the 20th century, the rural exodus brought significant reduction of land use diversity: olives and savanna typegrazing lands dominated the landscape. Forests increased in the mountains, as mountainous
and/or less productive fields were abandoned. In the plains, agriculture was intensified by pumping and watering
arable animal feeding stuff or greenhouses. In addition, in coastal areas housing and tourist uses compete with agriculture
for land. On the whole, the 19th century transformations can be held responsible for a major part of the current landscape characteristics and appearance, despite significant modern changes.