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... the project authorities are considered. This is true in India and righdy so, as the responsibility for mitigation of the impact of regional economic growth should rest with the state or regional planning au-thority. It is the gap... more
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      Sociology, Human Ecology, Social Change, Natural Resources
It is often argued that the standard type of "development" based upon the production of export crops has not benefited poor women in underdeveloped countries. Research has shown that poor women and children actually lose from cash... more
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      Human Ecology, Children and Families, Sustainable agriculture, Agricultural Development
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      Human Ecology, Environmental Education, Enviromental Anthropology, Tradional ecological knowledge
Abstract: Movement improvisation is an embodied, transformational practice that can aid in understanding complex systems and relationships. When practiced in groups, it can develop a capacity to respond to complexity with increased... more
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      Human Ecology, Psychology, Improvisation, Behavioral Sciences
Antigonon leptopus is a smothering, habitat-transforming vine with showy pink flowers. Originating in Mexico, it is now widespread or invasive on tropical islands around the world, including the West Indies, as a consequence of active... more
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      Human Ecology, Ethnobotany, Invasive Species, Ethnobiology
Leaf vegetables and other edible greens are a crucial component of traditional diets in sub-Saharan Africa, used popularly in soups, sauces, and stews. In this review, we trace the trajectories of 12 prominent African indigenous... more
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      Human Ecology, Ethnobotany, Agrobiodiversity, African Diaspora Studies
An exploration of the uncanny valleys of the Anthropocene and why they require a nonsecular approach.
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      Cultural Studies, Human Ecology, Environmental Science, Anthropology
Zusammenfassung: Von 2007 bis 2016 untersuchte ein interdisziplinäres Projekt im Unterengadin (Graubünden, Schweiz) die alpine Weidewirtschaft. Im Fimbertal/Val Fenga wurden in über 2000 m Höhe spätbronzezeitliche bzw. hallstattzeitliche... more
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      Human Ecology, Archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology, Dairy Science
Hunting and gathering is an important activity in many subsistence horticultural societies. The paper outlines aspects of hunting among the Maring of the New Guinea Highlands, where a prime objective of the hunt is the 'production' of... more
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      Human Ecology, Demography, Papua New Guinea, Anthropology of Hunting
Book Review of 'Empty Planet: The Shock of Global
Population Decline'. by Darrell Bricker
and John Ibbitson. Crown, 2019. 304
pp., illus.
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      Human Ecology, Demography, Environmental Science, Economics
Philippines sits on a global hotspot where the epicenter of marine biodiversity is found. To maintain ecological integrity of this seascape, community-based marine conservation projects like the Calatagan Mangrove Forest Conservation Park... more
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      Human Ecology, Conservation, Gender and Environment, Sustainability
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      Human Ecology, Public Safety, Ecologia Humana, Psicologia Analitica
An Robert E. Parks Humanökologie anschließend verfasste Everett C. Hughes zahl-reiche essayistische Institutionenanalysen, deren verbindende Perspektive in der Or-ganisationsforschung als » interpretive institutional ecology « bezeichnet... more
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      Organizational Behavior, Human Ecology, Organizational Culture, Sociology of Professions
Taking inspiration from the archaeology of the Texas Coastal Plain (TCP), we develop an ecological theory of population distribution among mobile hunter-gatherers. This theory proposes that, due to the heterogeneity of resources in space... more
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      Human Ecology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Human Behavioral Ecology
This research explores critical environmental concepts from the standpoint of political ecology. It contrasts the Ecuadorian Kichua indigenous concept of Sumak Kawsay (i.e., living well), with discourses about natural, urban and rural... more
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      Human Ecology, Political Ecology, Ecologia Humana, Social Construction of Nature
El objetivo principal de este artículo es demostrar que la biomimética es una ciencia compleja y transdisciplinar que representa un meta-modelo para mejorar la economía, ingeniería, diseño, arquitectura, urbanismo, industria, tecnología,... more
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      Human Ecology, Ecologia Humana, Complexity Science, Ciencias de la Complejidad, Sistemica
Resumen El derecho de acceso al agua potable ha ido evolucionando conjuntamente con el desarrollo tecnológico y el avance en materia de derechos humanos. En este artículo, se discute el asunto del agua como un derecho humano basado en el... more
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      Human Ecology, Political Ecology, Ecological Economics, Ecologia Humana
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      Human Ecology, Political Ecology, Ecologia Humana, Social Construction of Nature
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      Human Ecology, Ecologia Humana
The description of ecosystems necessarily reduces their complexity to a few measurable and controllable variables. Environmental monitoring practices of some indigenous and rural societies are significant in this context. In this paper,... more
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      Human Ecology, Fuzzy Logic, Indigenous Knowledge, Environmental Monitoring