Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Editorial 2
3. Contents 5
4. Acknowledgements 9
5. Academic Advisory Board 11
6. General Introduction
7. The Anthropocene as Multiple Crisis 15
8. Colonial Period
9. Introduction: Water and the Anthropocene in Latin America during the Colonial Era 47
10. Water in the Southern Cone in the Colonial Period 53
11. Water in the Andes in the Colonial Period 79
12. Water in the Amazon in the Colonial Period 99
13. Water in Mesoamerica in the Colonial Period 113
14. Water in the Caribbean in the Colonial Period 131
15. From the Mid-Nineteenth Century to 1950
16. Introduction: Water and the Anthropocene in Latin America from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to 1950 159
17. Water in the Southern Cone from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to 1950 165
18. Water in the Andes from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to 1950 191
19. Water in the Amazon from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to 1950 211
20. Water in Mesoamerica from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to 1950 225
21. Water in the Caribbean from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to 1950 249
22. From 1950 to Present
23. Introduction: Water and the Anthropocene in Latin America from 1950 to the Present 271
24. Water in the Southern Cone from 1950 to the Present 277
25. Water in the Andes from 1950 to the Present 299
26. Water in the Amazon from 1950 to the Present 329
27. Water in the Mesoamerica from 1950 to the Present 353
28. Water in the Caribbean from 1950 to the Present 375
29. Appendix
30. Biographical Notes 393