Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development

by Gerald G. Marten

'The scope and clarity of this book make it accessible and informative to a wide readership. Its messages should be an essential component of the education for all students from secondary school to university... [It] provides a clear and comprehensible account of concepts that can be applied in our individual and collective lives to pursue the promising and secure future to which we all aspire' From the Foreword by Maurice Strong, Chairman of the Earth Council and former Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) The most important questions of the future will turn on the relationship between human societies and the natural ecosystems on which we all, in the end, depend. The interactions and interdependencies of the social and natural worlds are the focus of growing attention from a wide range of environmental, social and life sciences. Understanding them is critical to achieving the balance involved in sustainable development. Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development presents an extremely clear and accessible account of this complex range of issues and of the concepts and tools required to understand and tackle them. Extensively supported by graphics and detailed examples, this book makes an excellent introduction for students at all levels, and for general readers wanting to know why and how to respond to the dilemmas we face.

Genres: Science

256 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Deidre · Rating 5 out of 5]

This text is fantastic!!!
I am an environmental science faculty member who codeveloped a Human Ecology bachelors degree program in conjunction with a social science faculty member. It was she who found this text and decided to use it for our introductory 101 course. When said course rotated to me, I was ebullient after reading and teaching with this text. It is a perfect amalgam of environmental principles framed within the practicality of social systems. My vision for the course perfectly manifested in print form. When I went to speak with her gushing with praise, she told me she actually didn’t like it. We are going to work through it.
Speaking as an educator, this is a very high quality text that explains scientific concepts in an easily digestible manner. The writing style and images make it very approachable for introducing learners to the discipline, and I would similarly recommend it for budding citizen scientists.

[Muhammad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Membaca setengah buku ini saja sudah membuat 'culture shock', Marten benar2 membuat analogi yang sempurna mengenai stability domain, emergent properties pada ekosistem, ecosystem services, dan menguraikan secara tepat ecosystem and social system as a complex adaptive system..buku ini sangat layak dibaca bagi pegiat wacana ekosistem...