Citation
(2003), "Human Ecology - Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 4 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2003.24904bae.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited
Human Ecology - Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development
Human Ecology – Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development
Gerald G. MartenEarthscanLondon256 pp.ISBN 1853837148 (paperback)£14.95
The foreword by Maurice Strong, Chairman of the Earth Council and former Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit), states that the scope and clarity of this book make it accessible and informative to a wide readership and that its messages should be an essential component of education for all students from secondary school to university.
The most important questions of the future will turn on the relationship between human societies and the natural ecosystems on which we all, in the end, depend. The interactions and interdependencies of the social and natural worlds are the focus of growing attention from a wide range of environmental, social and life sciences. Understanding them is critical to achieving the balance involved in sustainable development.
Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development presents an extremely clear and accessible account of this complex range of issues and of the concepts and tools required to understand and tackle them. Extensively supported by graphics and detailed examples, this book makes an excellent introduction for students at all levels, and for general readers wanting to know why and how to respond to the dilemmas we face.