Conceptual approaches to human ecology

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dc.contributor.authorRambo, A. Terry
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-23T20:31:52Z
dc.date.available2011-09-23T20:31:52Z
dc.date.issued1983-06
dc.descriptionFor more about the East-West Center, see <a href="http://www.eastwestcenter.org/">http://www.eastwestcenter.org/</a>
dc.description.abstractA number of very different conceptual approaches have been employed in human ecology. This report reviews several of the most important analytic frameworks: environmental determinism and possibilism, cultural ecology, the ecosystem-based model, and the actor-based model. The contributions made by each conceptual approach to increasing understanding of human ecology are described, and their strengths and weaknesses are assessed. Finally, an alternative conceptual approach -- the systems model of human ecology -- is proposed. In this interactive model, the human social system is seen as being linked to its ecosystem through the interchange of energy, materials, and information.
dc.format.extent37 p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/21316
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherHonolulu, HI : East-West Environment and Policy Institute
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEast-West Environment and Policy Institute. Research report ; no.14
dc.subject.lcshHuman ecology - Philosophy
dc.titleConceptual approaches to human ecology
dc.typeReport
dc.type.dcmiText

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