human ecology
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of human ecology
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Malm is a scholar of human ecology, an interdisciplinary field of research that focuses on human relationships to their environments across cultures.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023
With these unique components, she looks at the relationship between visual culture and human ecology.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Scores are optional for entry to schools of arts and sciences; engineering; human ecology; and industrial and labor relations.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021
In June, Pope Francis released a powerful encyclical on human ecology and climate change.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2015
Competitive co-operation: Adam Smith's conception of an "invisible hand," 504, 551; in the ant community, 512-13; and competition, 508; complementary association, 179-80; and human ecology, 558; and participation, 767-78; in the plant community, 163.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
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