Settlementation

John White led one of the first settlementations.

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The first changes in the landscape are manifested by the cultivation of vegetables, the establishment of vineyards, afforestation and the settlementation of the nomads, as well as by the industrial installations in the capital and, still more so, by those in the countryside where they give the effect of being foreign bodies.

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There were relatively few, but large and widely scattered villages (rural towns) and in the space between a scattered settlementation of dry-stone shelters and masserie.

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During the initial stages of settlementation, the availability of government housing could not keep up with the demands of a growing population.

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