Larmon, Jean T., editorLucero, Lisa J., editorValdez, Fred, Jr., editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2022-06-222022-06-222022https://hdl.handle.net/10217/235384Includes bibliographical references and index.Investigates climate change and sustainability through time, exploring how political control of water sources, maintenance of sustainable systems, ideological relationships with water, and fluctuations in water availability have affected and been affected by social change.--Provided by publisher.Introduction to a path to sustainability: the past and future role of water management / Jean T. Larmon, Lisa J. Lucero, and Fred Valdez Jr. -- Harvesting ha: ancient water collection and storage in the elevated interior region of the Maya lowlands / Nicholas Dunning, Jeffrey Brewer, Christopher Carr, Armando Anaya Hernández, Timothy Beach, Jennifer Chmilar, Liwy Grazioso Sierra, Robert Griffin, David Lentz, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, William Saturno, Vernon Scarborough, Michael Smyth, Fred Valdez -- Ancient Maya intensive agriculture and water management practices / David Lentz, Nicholas Dunning, Payson Sheets, Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzader-Beach, Andrew Wyatt, and Cynthia Robin -- Many visions of water / Wendy Ashmore -- Three tropical thoughts: the migration to tropical ecology / Joel D. Gunn -- Water trails and water mountains: the view from Northwest Petén / David Freidel, Mary Jane Acuña, Carlos R. Chiriboga, Michelle Rich -- Caracol, Belize and Tikal, Guatemala: Ancient Maya human-nature relationships and their socio-political context / Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, and Adrian S.Z. Chase -- From "Preclassic" to "Classic" and "Post-Classic" among the Maya: the role of information processing and socio-environmental-economic values in the emergence and decline of "watery" cities / Sander van der Leeuw -- Managing the environment in Southeast Asia: local conditions and global implications / Dan Penny and Roland Fletcher -- Acequias: trust and hydrosocial territory / Sylvia Rodríguez -- How do we get out of this mess? Landscape legacies, unintended consequences, and tradeoffs of past human behavior on the path to sustainability / Christian Isendahl.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Mayas -- AntiquitiesWater-supply -- Central America -- Management -- HistoryWater-supply -- Climatic factors -- Central America -- HistoryWater quality management -- Central America -- HistoryWater -- Symbolic aspects -- Central AmericaClimate change mitigation -- Central America -- HistorySustainable development -- Central America -- HistoryTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.