Fischer, Michael D. (2018) Ecological modelling. In: International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Wiley. E-ISBN 978-1-118-92439-6. (doi:10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2337) (KAR id:69946)
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Abstract
An ecological model relates interactions within and between people and other life forms in an ecosystem context. Anthropologists use ecological modelling to address issues such as sustainability of cultural practices, population structures responding to policies, or ecological impacts of human activities. In Anthropology ecological modelling initially arose in response to Cultural Ecology as developed by Julian Steward and Leslie White, but eventually positioned agency and cultural processes as the principle drivers in ecosystems. Ecological models tend towards explanatory rather than descriptive accounts, with detail often specified at the level of individual interactions. Ecological modelling makes possible research that might otherwise be unethical or impractical.
Item Type: | Book section |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2337 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Ecological Anthropology; Environmental anthropology; Cultural ecology; Irrigation; Resilience and complex adaptive systems |
Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming, |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation |
Funders: | Organisations -1 not found. |
Depositing User: | Michael Fischer |
Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2018 05:44 UTC |
Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2022 23:29 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/69946 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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