Change on the whole is important for most rural Mediterranean areas after the first quarter of the 20th century
and reaches a climax after 1950, with great spatial differences among countries, and also among localities. These changes
include (Pratt and Funell, 1997) intensification of both agriculture and animal husbandry (i.e. mechanization, irrigation,
chemical fertilizers and plant production products along with the abandonment of terraces for agriculture and more
livestock, imported feeding stuff for animals), while all the collecting activities are abandoned along with most managed
forests. Management of the new mechanized and industria