| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 303 pages) : illustrations |
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Ecological studies, 0070-8356 ; v. 182 |
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Ecological studies ; v. 182. 0070-8356
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| Contents |
Front Matter; History, Concepts, and Prospects; Subsistence Modes; Subsistence Change; Resources and Social Organisation; Population Development and Regulation; Synthesis -- Towards a Biocultural Human Ecology; Back Matter |
| Summary |
"The human condition is composed of culturally mediated biology, and this inherently dual nature is key to our understanding of human/environment interaction. Human Ecology provides a fresh view on the interrelationship between cultural strategies and their biological outcomes. It combines for the first time an ecosystems approach with cultural anthropological, archaeological and evolutionary behavioural concepts. Taking resources use and food procurement behavior as the starting point, the volume examines major subsistence modes, the circumstances and dynamics of large-scale subsistence change, the effect of social differentiation on resource use and the effects of subsistence behaviour on population development and regulation. It is complemented by a brief history on human ecological thought and a discussion of pertinent theoretical issues. Numerous examples from all time periods illustrate the topics and emphasis the universal nature of the interpretive framework."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Human ecology.
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Culture.
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Ecology.
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Human beings.
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Humans
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Culture
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Ecology
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human ecology.
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culture note.
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ecology.
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Homo sapiens (species)
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culture (concept)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
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Human ecology.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Ecology
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Culture
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Human ecology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783540313915 |
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3540313915 |
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3540260854 |
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9783540260851 |
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661046197X |
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9786610461974 |
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