Environmental social science [[electronic resource] ] : human-environment interactions and sustainability / / Emilio F. Moran |
Autore | Moran Emilio F |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Effect of human beings on
Human ecology Biotic communities Environmental degradation Sustainable living |
ISBN |
1-4443-1905-1
1-4443-5827-8 1-282-48243-2 9786612482434 1-4443-1906-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Environmental Social Science; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Challenge of Human-Environment Interactions Research; The Evolution of Social Ecological Systems; Characterization of Contemporary Global Environmental Changes; History of the Development of the Human Dimensions Agenda; Characteristics of the Research on the Human Dimensions; The Way Forward: Integrative Science; 2 Theories and Concepts from the Social Sciences; Population, Technology, and Central Place Theories; Population and Environment Theories; Agency and History; Decision-theoretic Approaches
Political Economy and Political EcologyCultural Ecology; 3 Theories and Concepts from the Biological Sciences; Evolution by Natural Selection; Species Respond Individualistically, Not as Communities; Interactions with Other Species: Niche and Neutral Theories; Top-down vs. Bottom-up Control in Ecosystems; Succession; Island Biogeography; Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Theories; Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes/Services; The Ecosystem Concept in Biology and the Social Sciences; 4 Spatially Explicit Approaches; Remote Sensing and GIS A Case Study Using GIS/Remote Sensing to Study Amazonian DeforestationUrban-Rural Spatial Dynamics; Modeling and GIS; 5 Multi-scale and Multi-temporal Analysis; An Approach to Multidisciplinary, Multi-scale Research; Scale; Local Level of Analysis; Regional Level of Analysis; Global Level of Analysis; Future Directions; 6 Biocomplexity in Ecological Systems; Introduction; Spatially Explicit Processes in Ecological and Social Systems; Agent-based Modeling of Complex Systems; Hierarchical Modeling; Conclusions; 7 Environmental Decision Making; Institutional Analysis Individual Behavior and Environmental DecisionsDecisions and Social Context; Conclusions; 8 Towards Sustainability Science; Sustainability Science Research Priorities; Scales of Sustainability; Cities and Sustainability Science; Climate Change and Sustainability; Conclusions; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139504103321 |
Moran Emilio F | ||
Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Environmental social science : human-environment interactions and sustainability / / Emilio F. Moran |
Autore | Moran Emilio F |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Effect of human beings on
Human ecology Biotic communities Environmental degradation Sustainable living |
ISBN |
1-4443-1905-1
1-4443-5827-8 1-282-48243-2 9786612482434 1-4443-1906-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Environmental Social Science; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Challenge of Human-Environment Interactions Research; The Evolution of Social Ecological Systems; Characterization of Contemporary Global Environmental Changes; History of the Development of the Human Dimensions Agenda; Characteristics of the Research on the Human Dimensions; The Way Forward: Integrative Science; 2 Theories and Concepts from the Social Sciences; Population, Technology, and Central Place Theories; Population and Environment Theories; Agency and History; Decision-theoretic Approaches
Political Economy and Political EcologyCultural Ecology; 3 Theories and Concepts from the Biological Sciences; Evolution by Natural Selection; Species Respond Individualistically, Not as Communities; Interactions with Other Species: Niche and Neutral Theories; Top-down vs. Bottom-up Control in Ecosystems; Succession; Island Biogeography; Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Theories; Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes/Services; The Ecosystem Concept in Biology and the Social Sciences; 4 Spatially Explicit Approaches; Remote Sensing and GIS A Case Study Using GIS/Remote Sensing to Study Amazonian DeforestationUrban-Rural Spatial Dynamics; Modeling and GIS; 5 Multi-scale and Multi-temporal Analysis; An Approach to Multidisciplinary, Multi-scale Research; Scale; Local Level of Analysis; Regional Level of Analysis; Global Level of Analysis; Future Directions; 6 Biocomplexity in Ecological Systems; Introduction; Spatially Explicit Processes in Ecological and Social Systems; Agent-based Modeling of Complex Systems; Hierarchical Modeling; Conclusions; 7 Environmental Decision Making; Institutional Analysis Individual Behavior and Environmental DecisionsDecisions and Social Context; Conclusions; 8 Towards Sustainability Science; Sustainability Science Research Priorities; Scales of Sustainability; Cities and Sustainability Science; Climate Change and Sustainability; Conclusions; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819175003321 |
Moran Emilio F | ||
Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human adaptability [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to ecological anthropology / / Emilio F. Moran |
Autore | Moran Emilio F |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo., : Westview Press, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (496 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Human beings - Effect of environment on
Adaptation (Physiology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-60749-5
9786613788207 0-7867-3253-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457381803321 |
Moran Emilio F | ||
Boulder, Colo., : Westview Press, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Through Amazonian eyes [[electronic resource] ] : the human ecology of Amazonian populations / / Emilio F. Moran |
Autore | Moran Emilio F |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2/0981/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - Amazon River Region
Indians of South America - Amazon River Region Human ecology - Brazil Nature - Effect of human beings on - Amazon River Region |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-58729-157-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Amazonia: People and Environment; 2. Blackwater Ecosystems; 3. Upland Forests; 4. Floodplains; 5. Savannas; 6. Human Ecology as a Critique of Development; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456391003321 |
Moran Emilio F | ||
Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Through Amazonian eyes [[electronic resource] ] : the human ecology of Amazonian populations / / Emilio F. Moran |
Autore | Moran Emilio F |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2/0981/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - Amazon River Region
Indians of South America - Amazon River Region Human ecology - Brazil Nature - Effect of human beings on - Amazon River Region |
ISBN | 1-58729-157-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Amazonia: People and Environment; 2. Blackwater Ecosystems; 3. Upland Forests; 4. Floodplains; 5. Savannas; 6. Human Ecology as a Critique of Development; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778726103321 |
Moran Emilio F | ||
Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Through Amazonian eyes : the human ecology of Amazonian populations / / Emilio F. Moran |
Autore | Moran Emilio F |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.2/0981/1 |
Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - Amazon River Region
Indians of South America - Amazon River Region Human ecology - Brazil Nature - Effect of human beings on - Amazon River Region |
ISBN | 1-58729-157-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Amazonia: People and Environment; 2. Blackwater Ecosystems; 3. Upland Forests; 4. Floodplains; 5. Savannas; 6. Human Ecology as a Critique of Development; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817689503321 |
Moran Emilio F | ||
Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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