Mayan urbanism: impact on a tropical karst environment 

 -  Science, 206(19), p.298-306, 1979 .
<br/><br/> Alone among the world's high civilizations, past and present, that of the Maya arose in lowland tropical forest and flourished in that productive (1)but ostensibly fragile environment (2)for many centuries. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>URBANISMO-MAYA<br/>BOSQUES TROPICALES