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Sweet Cassava, Bananas and Plantains in the Peruvian Amazon: Shipibo Cultivation Methods on the Floodplains
Bananas and sweet cassavaCassava are staple foods of the ShipiboShipibo people, who live along the Ucayali River in Peruvian AmazoniaPeruvian Amazon....
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Archaeological Evidence of the Development of a Regional Society in Santarém (AD 1000–1600), Lower Amazon: A Path to Understanding Social Complexity
This article sets out to broaden our knowledge of the sociopolitical dynamics of Santarém (AD 1000–1600), a regional society in the Lower Amazon, by...
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The Constructed Biodiversity, Forest Management and Use of Fire in Ancient Amazon: An Archaeological Testimony on the Last 14,000 Years of Indigenous History
Tropical rainforests have retained an image of being pristine environments scarcely occupied by humans over the millennia. Archaeological research...
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Historical Ecology in Amazonia
Historical ecology is at the heart of the ongoing debate about the degree to which pre-Columbian humans transformed Amazonian ecosystems. For more...
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The Nature of Gender Relations: The Changing Language of Gender amid Anthropogenic Climate Change in Amazonian Peru
Gender is one of the most defining factors of human interaction worldwide. Gender roles, identities, and relations represent fundamental spoken and...
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Reconsidering the Amazonian Interfluvial Occupation
Initial results from the study of an Amazonian interfluvial area along the Pardo River demonstrate long-term occupation and human use of diverse...
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The Pantanal: A Seasonal Neotropical Wetland Under Threat
Although wetlands are associated with water, their conservation can be a challenge at present days: Wetlands can lose water and be water insecure....
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Through Zo’é Paths and Capoeiras: Networks of Relations in the Guianas and the “Sparse Population” Question
This chapter presents initial results of anthropological and archaeological research about the history of indigenous occupation in the region of the...
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The Pantanal: A Seasonal Neotropical Wetland Under Threat
Although wetlands are associated with water, their conservation can be a challenge at present days: Wetlands can lose water and be water insecure....
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The Nature of Gender Relations: The Changing Language of Gender amid Anthropogenic Climate Change in Amazonian Peru
Gender is one of the most defining factors of human interaction worldwide. Gender roles, identities, and relations represent fundamental spoken and...
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How Can the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach Contribute to Enhancing the Resilience of Amazonian Cities to Climate Change?
Climate change is expected to affect the most diverse regions of the world in diverse ways, posing additional challenges to managers and populations...
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Variation in Food and Nutritional Stability Among Amazonian Populations Living in a Context of Dramatic Seasonal Flooding
Central Amazonian rivers annually inundate farmland and expand aquatic habitats, making fish harder to catch. Little attention has been paid to date...
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“Back to the Trees!”: Historical Ecology in Amazonia
Because the subject of an archeological study exists only as traces, it is necessary to diversify points of view to comprehend the past. The...
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Ethnogenesis and Environmentalism in Contemporary Brazilian Amazonia: A Study in Comparative Frontier History
Using ethnohistorical studies as source material and adopting a comparative, macro-historical perspective, the first part of this chapter presents a...
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Niche Construction and Long-Term Trajectories of Food Production
Niche construction theory has played a prominent role in archaeology during the last decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation...
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Low-Carbon and Resilient Urban Development and Adaptation to Climate Change
Climate change exacerbates and complicates the existing pressures on river basins. This chapter reiterates principles of integrated management of...
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As Seen Through the Trees, a Lens into Amazonian Mobility and Its Lasting Landscape
Ecological studies in Amazonian biodiversity increasingly report concentrations of economically useful tree species. The present, grove-type forest...
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Aquaculture in the Ancient World: Ecosystem Engineering, Domesticated Landscapes, and the First Blue Revolution
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food sector and accounts for more than 50% of the world’s fish food supply. The significant growth in...
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Understanding the Rights of Nature: Working Together Across and Beyond Disciplines
Recognising the rights of nature is seen by many as the paradigm shift needed to truly embed ecology and the environment into nature-based policy and...
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The Path Forward
The chapter charts a path forward, gleaning lessons from the Canadian cities used in this study and exploring opportunities to integrate indigenous...
