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An encounter with Human Ecology in the Philippines
Human ecology is alive and kicking in the Philippines. Hedda Ransan-Elliott gives us the highlights of their recent national conference ‘Forging sustainable partnerships in Human Ecology’
Faux Forum for socio/eco PhD students during the summer break
Welcome to the reawakening of the Human Ecology Forum blog! Following advice from the recently published book ‘Doctorates down under’, a group of PhD students researching the nexus between people and environment are establishing a ‘peer support group’. The group will meet semi-regularly, both through Skype and face-to-face, to discuss their ideas and issues. Interested? [...]
Participatory modelling for coral reef management
Deb Cleland is one of the rocking crew of students who completed Honours in Human Ecology at the Australian National University in 2007. Her innovative honours’ research took advantage of incredible research opportunities with the Modelling and Decision Support Working Group in the Coral Reef Targeted Research Project to carry out practical research on approaches to sustainable reef management. Deb worked with the MDS-WG to design interactive models and role play games to engage stakeholders in coral reef management and conservation issues. Deb has kindly allowed us to post her honours thesis on the Human Ecology Forum website.
Human Ecology
The Human Ecology Program at ANU Based on a belief that the search for sustainable relationships between humans and their global environment has become a matter of urgency, the ANU Human Ecology Program aims to help students develop a holistic approach to the study of the human environment. Human Ecology focuses on the health and [...]
