The human ecosystem Part I: The human ecosystem as an organizing concept in ecosystem management

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-367

  Machlis, Gary E ^a   Force, Jo Ellen ^a   Burch, William R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Human ecology; Human ecosystems; Social theory

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ECOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 0031432066     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941929709381034     Document Type: Article

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