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7139551The Lowland Maya Areahttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-lowland-maya-area-9781040278222/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6685773/image.jpg?v=63868882685553000030773077MXNCRC PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>What can we learn from the people of the Maya Lowlands?</p><p>Integrating history, biodiversity, ethnobotany, geology, ecology, archaeology, anthropology, and other disciplines, The Lowland Maya Area is a valuable guide to the fascinating relationship between man and his environment in the Yucatán peninsula. This book covers virtually every aspect of the biology and ecology of the Maya Lowlands and the many ways that human beings have interacted with their surroundings in that area for the last three thousand years. Youll learn about newly discovered archaeological evidence of wetland use; the domestication and use of cacao and henequen plants; a biodiversity assessment of a select group of plants, animals, and microorganisms; the areas forgotten cotton, indigo, and wax industries; the ecological history of the Yucatán Peninsula; and much more. This comprehensive book will open your eyes to all that we can learn from the Maya people, who continue to live on their native lands, integrating modern life with their old ways and teaching valuable lessons about human dependence on and management of environmental resources.</p><p>The Lowland Maya Area explores:</p><ul><li>the impact of hurricanes and fire on local environments</li><li>historic and modern Maya concepts of forests</li><li>the geologic history of the Yucatán</li><li>challenges to preserving Maya architecture</li><li>newly-discovered evidence of fertilizer use among the ancient Maya</li><li>cooperation between locals and researchers that fosters greater knowledge on both sides</li><li>recommendations to help safeguard the future</li></ul><p>The Lowland Maya Area is an ideal single source for reliable information on the many ecological and social issues of this dynamic area. Providing you with the results of the most recent research into many diverse fields, including traditional ecological knowledge, the difficult transition to capitalism, agave production, and the diversity of insect species, this book will be a valuable addition to your collection.</p><p>As the editors of The Lowland Maya Area say in their concluding chapter: If we are to gain global perspective from the changing Maya world, it is that understanding space and time is absolutely critical to human persistence. Understanding how the Maya have interacted with their environment for thousands of years while maintaining biodiversity will help us understand how we too can work for sustainable development in our own environments.</p>...6803476The Lowland Maya Area30773077https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-lowland-maya-area-9781040278222/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6685773/image.jpg?v=638688826855530000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781040278222_W3siaWQiOiI5MzAyNThkNS0yYzRmLTQyZDktOTFmZC05YjUzY2UwZDJkMjIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI3OTksImRpc2NvdW50IjowLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjI3OTksImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI0LTEyLTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9781040278222_<p>What can we learn from the people of the Maya Lowlands?</p><p>Integrating history, biodiversity, ethnobotany, geology, ecology, archaeology, anthropology, and other disciplines, The Lowland Maya Area is a valuable guide to the fascinating relationship between man and his environment in the Yucatán peninsula. This book covers virtually every aspect of the biology and ecology of the Maya Lowlands and the many ways that human beings have interacted with their surroundings in that area for the last three thousand years. Youll learn about newly discovered archaeological evidence of wetland use; the domestication and use of cacao and henequen plants; a biodiversity assessment of a select group of plants, animals, and microorganisms; the areas forgotten cotton, indigo, and wax industries; the ecological history of the Yucatán Peninsula; and much more. This comprehensive book will open your eyes to all that we can learn from the Maya people, who continue to live on their native lands, integrating modern life with their old ways and teaching valuable lessons about human dependence on and management of environmental resources.</p><p>The Lowland Maya Area explores:</p><ul><li>the impact of hurricanes and fire on local environments</li><li>historic and modern Maya concepts of forests</li><li>the geologic history of the Yucatán</li><li>challenges to preserving Maya architecture</li><li>newly-discovered evidence of fertilizer use among the ancient Maya</li><li>cooperation between locals and researchers that fosters greater knowledge on both sides</li><li>recommendations to help safeguard the future</li></ul><p>The Lowland Maya Area is an ideal single source for reliable information on the many ecological and social issues of this dynamic area. Providing you with the results of the most recent research into many diverse fields, including traditional ecological knowledge, the difficult transition to capitalism, agave production, and the diversity of insect species, this book will be a valuable addition to your collection.</p><p>As the editors of The Lowland Maya Area say in their concluding chapter: If we are to gain global perspective from the changing Maya world, it is that understanding space and time is absolutely critical to human persistence. Understanding how the Maya have interacted with their environment for thousands of years while maintaining biodiversity will help us understand how we too can work for sustainable development in our own environments.</p>...9781040278222_CRC Presslibro_electonico_9781040278222_9781040278222InglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/taylorandfrancis-epub-abf70753-de74-4d98-8827-39e4dc7a419e.epub2024-11-15T00:00:00+00:00CRC Press