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These objectives will be reached by exploring innovative ways of conducting inter and trans-disciplinary science, including theory, case studies, and integrated modeling (Costanza et al. 2012:1). The integration of these data, a large portion of which are deri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents  iii\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Foreward v\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Diversity, Resiliency, and IHOPE-Maya: Using the Past to Inform the Present \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArlen F. Chase and Vernon Scarborough\u003c\/i\u003e  1\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Tropical Landscapes and the Ancient Maya: Diversity in Time and Space \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArlen F. Chase, Lisa J. Lucero, Vernon L. Scarborough, Diane Z. Chase, Rafael Cobos, Nicholas P. Dunning, Scott L. Fedick, Vilma Fialko, Joel D. Gunn, Michelle Hegmon, Gyles Iannone, David L. Lentz, Rodrigo Liendo, Keith Prufer, Jeremy A. Sabloff, Joseph A. Tainter, Fred Valdez Jr, and Sander E. van der Leeuw\u003c\/i\u003e  11\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Water and Landscape: Ancient Maya Settlement Decisions \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa J. Lucero, Scott L. Fedick, Nicholas P. Dunning, David L. Lentz, and Vernon L. Scarborough\u003c\/i\u003e  30\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e CASE STUDIES\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Growth and Decline in Classic Maya Puuc Political Economies \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristian Isendahl, Nicholas P. Dunning, and Jeremy A. Sabloff \u003c\/i\u003e 43\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Ancient Climate and Archaeology: Uxmal, Chichen Itza, and Their Collapse at the End \u003cbr\u003e of the Terminal Classic Period \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRafael Cobos, Guillermo de Anda Alanýs, and Roberto Garcýa Moll \u003c\/i\u003e56\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. A Reassessment of Water and Soil Resources in the Flatlands of the Northern Maya Lowlands \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott L. Fedick\u003c\/i\u003e  72\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Population Dynamics and Its Relation to Ancient Landscapes in the Northwestern \u003cbr\u003e Maya Lowlands: Evaluating Resilience and Vulnerability \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRodrigo Liendo, Elizabeth Solleiro-Rebolledo, Berenice Solis-Castillo, Sergei Sedov, and Arturo Ortiz-Perez\u003c\/i\u003e  84\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Calakmul: Agent Risk and Sustainability in theWestern Maya Lowlands \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoel D. Gunn, William J. Folan, Christian Isendahl, Mar´ýa del Rosario Dom´ýnguez Carrasco, Betty B. Faust,  and Beniamino Volta\u003c\/i\u003e 101\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. The Alternative Economy: Resilience in the Face of Complexity from the Eastern Lowlands \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVernon L. Scarborough and Fred Valdez \u003c\/i\u003e 124 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Path Dependency in the Rise and Denouement of a Classic Maya City: The Case \u003cbr\u003e of Caracol, Belize \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase \u003c\/i\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Resilience and Vulnerability in the Maya Hinterlands \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGyles Iannone, Keith Prufer, and Diane Z. Chase\u003c\/i\u003e  155\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e COMPARATIVE STUDIES\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. Transformative Relocation in the U.S. Southwest and Mesoamerica \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen A. Nelson, Adrian S. Z. Chase, and Michelle Hegmon\u003c\/i\u003e  171\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. Comparative Landscape Analysis: Contrasting the Middle East and Maya Regions \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eT. J. Wilkinson\u003c\/i\u003e  183\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. Collapse and Sustainability: Rome, the Maya, and the Modern World \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph A. Tainter\u003c\/i\u003e  201\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e CONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15. Transforming Lessons from the Past into Lessons for the Future \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSander E. van der Leeuw\u003c\/i\u003e  215\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors  232\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528844026199,"sku":"9781119016731","price":31.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119016731.jpg?v=1731873243","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-resilience-and-vulnerability-of-ancient-landscapes-9781119016731","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}