Human Ecology A Theoretical Essay

Name: Human Ecology A Theoretical Essay
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ISBN: 9780226319841

ISBN-10: 0226319849

ISBN-13: 9780226319841

Edition: 1986

Authors: Amos H. Hawley

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Human Ecology: A Theoretical Essay, by Amos Hawley, presents for the first time a unified theory of human ecology by a scholar whose name is virtually synonymous with the discipline. Focused on the interaction between society and environment, human ecology is an attempt to deal holistically with the phenomenon of human organization. Beginning in the first quarter of the century, sociologists such as Park, Burgess, and McKenzie developed the study of human ecology to account for the dynamics of change in American cities. Over time, theorists have reached beyond the boundaries of sociology, drawing on the findings of economics, political science, anthropology, and bioecology, to understand…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 0.55" wide x 0.86" long x 0.04" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Environment, Population, and Ecosystem



Ecosystem Change: The Concept



Cumulative Change: Growth and Evolution of the Ecosystem



Cumulative Change: Expansion in Time and Space



Limits to Cumulative Change



Epilogue


Notes


References


Index