Understanding Human Ecology - A Systems Approach to Sustainability

This key text offers a coherent conceptual framework for human ecology - a clear approach for understanding the many systems we are part of and for how we frame and understand the problems we face. Essential reading for students and scholars of human ecology, environmental ethics, and sustainability studies.

About the author

Robert Dyball convenes the 50-year-old Human Ecology Program at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University (ANU), Australia. He is Editor of Human Ecology Review, the journal of the Society for Human Ecology (SHE), Past President of SHE, and the Past Chair of the Human Ecology Section of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), USA.
Barry Newell is a physicist with a focus on the development of practical methods for integrative research and policymaking in complex social–ecological systems. His work blends operations research, cognitive science, system dynamics, and complexity theory. He is Honorary Associate Professor in the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, and a member of the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions.

Summary

This key text offers a coherent conceptual framework for human ecology – a clear approach for understanding the many systems we are part of and for how we frame and understand the problems we face. Essential reading for students and scholars of human ecology, environmental ethics, and sustainability studies.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Dyball, Robert Newell Dyball, Dyball Robert, Barry Newell, Newell Barry
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2023
• EAN: 9780367245696
• ISBN: 978-0-367-24569-6
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Climate Change, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Biodiversity, Human Geography, Development Studies, Biodiversity / Ecosystems