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Human Ecology

By: Michael D. Irwin
In: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies
Edited by: Ray Hutchison
Subject:Urban Planning, Urban Sociology, Urban Studies
Keywords:adaptation; cities; ecology; human ecology; population; social system; the chicago school

Human ecology is a theory of human population adaptation to the environment in time, space, and social structure. Initially associated with theories of the spatial and social organization of cities, ...

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  Irwin, M. (2010). Human ecology. In R. Hutchison (Ed.), Encyclopedia of urban studies (pp. 385-387). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n145
  
  Irwin, Michael D. "Human Ecology." In Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, edited by Hutchison, Ray, 385-87. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n145.
  
  Irwin, M. 2010. Human Ecology. In: Ray Hutchison Editor, 2010. Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 385-387 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n145> [Accessed 22 Jun 2021].
  
  Irwin, Michael D. "Human Ecology." Encyclopedia of Urban Studies. Edited by Ray Hutchison. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, pp. 385-87. SAGE Knowledge. 22 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n145.
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