Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development

von Gerald G. Marten Kategorie: Allgemein ISBN: 185383713X Kommentar abgeben

Synopsis This volume provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts and issues of sustainable development and contains extensive examples, case studies and exercises. It explains how ecosystems are organized and function; the interactions of human social systems with them; and how social institutions and processes contribute to or conflict with sustainability. It integrates long-standing ecological principles with more recent concepts from complex systems theory.