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040 _cFoundation University
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082 _2304.2 D93
_a2015
100 _aDyball, Robert
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245 0 0 _aUnderstanding human ecology :
_ba systems approach to sustainability /
_cRobert Dyball & Barry Newell.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge
_c2015
264 _42015
300 _3resource
_axii, 214 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c12 cm
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336 _2rda content
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337 _2rda media
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338 _2rda carrier
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_avolume
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504 _aincludes bibliographic references and indexes.
520 _aexamines how complex global issues such as climate change, poverty, and environmental degradation arise from interconnected social and ecological systems. The book introduces human ecology as a holistic framework for understanding and managing these challenges through systems thinking. The authors combine concepts from natural sciences, social sciences, cognitive sciences, and dynamical systems theory to explain how humans interact with environmental and social systems. They provide practical and accessible approaches for analyzing sustainability problems, emphasizing interconnectedness, adaptation, and long-term resilience.
650 _aHuman ecology
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650 _aNature
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650 _aecosystem management
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700 _aNewell, Barry
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