Sociopolitical ecology : human systems and ecological fields /
Sociopolitical Ecology introduces the concept of 'ecological field' to replace that of `ecosystem' and extends the boundaries of self-referential systems to a new, more complex level of analysis. Ecological field refers to an overarching system that contains many self-referential (or...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC,
[1997]
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| Series: | Contemporary systems thinking.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Sociopolitical Ecology introduces the concept of 'ecological field' to replace that of `ecosystem' and extends the boundaries of self-referential systems to a new, more complex level of analysis. Ecological field refers to an overarching system that contains many self-referential (or autopoietic) systems that interact in a common space, with human beings placed squarely in the middle of all natural ecological networks. The focus of this fascinating study is the interlocking pattern of relations among human beings within an ecological field - what the author designates as `sociopolitical ecology'. The book argues that most societies are not self-contained systems, but rather ecological fields, that is complexes of several interacting systems. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published by Plenum Press, New York in 1997. "Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1997"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 272 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781489902511 (electronic bk.) 1489902511 (electronic bk.) |