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An innovative synthesis of
human ecology that challenges all design disciplines to consider how people and
Noted landscape architect Frederick Steiner offers eight principles for understanding complex relationships between humans and their environments
Steiner's evocative prose draws the reader into the world of ancient Rome as easily as modern day Korea
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Humans have always been influenced by natural landscapes, and always will be—even as we create ever‑larger cities and our developments fundamentally change the nature of the earth around us. In this publication, noted city planner and landscape architect Frederick Steiner encourages us to consider how human cultures have been shaped by natural forces, and how we might use this understanding to contribute to a future where both nature and people thrive.
Human ecology is the study of the interrelationships between humans and their environment, drawing on diverse fields from biology and geography to sociology, engineering, and architecture. Steiner admirably synthesizes these perspectives through the lens of landscape architecture, a discipline that requires its practitioners to consciously connect humans and their environments. After laying out eight principles for understanding human ecology, the book’s chapters build from the smallest scale of connection—our homes—and expand to community scales, regions, nations, and, ultimately, examine global relationships between people and nature.Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Ecology
Book Subtitle: How Nature and Culture Shape Our World
Authors: Frederick Steiner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-778-0
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Frederick Steiner 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-778-0Published: 03 June 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 237
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Geography, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning