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Part of a series which covers advances and progress in the field of human ecology, this volume discusses such topics as: the components of socioecological organization; social entropy theory; and, minimum data for comparative human ecological studies; among other topics.

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Author:   Lee Freese
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   JAI Press Inc.
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.585kg
ISBN:  

9781559385589

ISBN 10:   1559385588
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   23 December 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface, Lee Freese; components of socioecological organization - tools, resources, energy and power, Marvin E. Olsen; a socioecological perspective on social evolution, Marvin E. Olsen; sociology, human ecology and ecology, Curtis E. Beus; social entropy theory - an application of nonequilibrium thermodynamics in human ecology, Kenneth E. Bailey; sustainable regional development - a path for the greenhouse marathon, Carlo C. Jaeger; technological risk evaluation and management - a case for populist reform, Kristin Shrader-Frechette; minimum data for comparative human ecological studies - examples from studies in Amazonia, Emilio F. Moran; the elementary forms of the first proto-human society - an ecological/social network of approach, A.R. Maryanski.

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