Publications Publications Did Traditional Cultures Live in Harmony with Nature? Lessons from Angkor, Cambodia
Far from the idyllic vision of an intrinsically 'eco-friendly' pre-industrial world, how the water resources management in Angkor impacted the environment.Books Tonle Sap: The Heart of Cambodia's Natural Heritage
A geographical, historical, ecological survey of the 'Great Lake'.Books A World of Water: Rain, Rivers and Seas in Southeast Asian Histories
A crosscultural, multidisciplinary, study on water, its economic and social impact, and its symbolism.Publications Rivers, Oceans, and Spirits: Water Cosmologies, Gender, and Religious Change in Southeast Asia
The centrality of water in Southeast Asian cosmologies.Publications Entangled Traditions: The Royal Barges of Angkor
Boats as mythical creatures and instruments of power in AngkorPublications A Historiography of Angkor’s River Network
How road transportation took precedence over fluvial and lake navigation in the development of 13th-century Angkor.Publications The Hydraulic System of Banteay Chhmar
How deforestation and kassava extensive culture have destabilized the Banteay Chhmar water system, an intricate network that had worked for more than 800 years.Publications The Decline and Fall of Angkor (12th-15th Century)
A contemporary summary of various explanations regarding the decline and fall of Angkor as a "megacity".