Endogenous change: On cooperation and water availability in two ancient societies

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1745-1760

  Pande, S ^a   Ertsen, M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER RESOURCES;

COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS; HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION; INDIAN SUBCONTINENTS; IRRIGATION NETWORKS; POPULATION DENSITIES; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CIVILIZATION; COMPLEXITY; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ENDOGENOUS CUE; LAND USE; POPULATION DENSITY; RECONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

COLORADO BASIN [NORTH AMERICA]; INDUS BASIN;

EID: 84900553641     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-1745-2014     Document Type: Article

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