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Author:   Carlos E. Cordova
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.843kg
ISBN:  

9783031127328

ISBN 10:   3031127323
Pages:   381
Publication Date:   02 November 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part I: The Lakes: Approaches and Records of their Past and Present Chapter 1 Basin of Mexico and its lakes: Approaches and Research questions Chapter 2 Resources for Reconstructing the Ancient Lakes Chapter 3 Geographic Context and the Modern Environment Chapter 4 Geological Evolution of the Lacustrine Basins Chapter 5 Recent Sediments and Landforms Chapter 6 Lacustrine Change in the Late Quaternary Part II The lakes: Geography and Environmental Dynamics Chapter 7  A Geographic Sketch of the Historic Lakes Chapter 8  Models of Lacustrine Dynamics and Environments Chapter 9 Cultural Features in the Lacustrine Realm Chapter 10 Models of Lacustrine Features and Settlement Development PART III Lacustrine Systems in the Evolution of Civilization Chapter 11 From the Upper Pleistocene to the Agricultural Beginnings Chapter 12 The Lakes during the Agricultural Era Chapter 13 Late Aztec Settlement, Hydraulic Management, and Environment  Chapter 14 The Lakes after 1519: War, Floods, and Drainage Chapter 15 Lacustrine Systems and Societies in the Basin of Mexico

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 Dr. Carlos E. Cordova is professor of geography at Oklahoma State University. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997. He has taken undertaken fieldwork in the Middle East, Ukraine, Russia, USA, Mexico and Southern Africa. His main research areas are Geoarchaeology, Geomorphology and Biogeography, and focuses on the reconstruction of prehistoric and historic landscapes and environments.

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