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... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > conservation and ecology > human ecology
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > biological sciences > ecology > human ecology
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > biological sciences > biology > ecology > human ecology
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > conservation and ecology > ecology > human ecology
social science subjects > geography > Earth science > ecology > human ecology
other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > ecology > human ecology
social science subjects > geography > human geography > environment and people > human ecology
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > urban sociology > human ecology
social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > urban sociology > human ecology
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban sociology > human ecology
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban sociology > human ecology

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human ecology  

Definition

  • Human ecology is the study of the mutual interconnections between people and their environments at multiple scales and multiple time frames. The subject is informed by ecological and evolutionary theory in biology and by the concepts of landscape and spatial relationships in geography; but recognizes that humans have gradually achieved partial ecological and geographical dominance through their culturally given but continually changing technology and social, economic, and political arrangements. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Human Ecology]

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