Sentences with phrase «social ecology as»

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I am not sure what more I would add... That we need to develop utterly new moral, ethical and social philosophies that recognize human consciousness as embedded in a process of evolutionary ecology which is in turn embedded in a thermodynamic process.

Nonviolence is a core principle of the Green Party and was adopted as part of the party's official principles, along with grassroots democracy, ecology and social and economic justice.

«We were able to show clever lemurs — some of our earliest primate relatives — increasing their social centrality as the result of their problem - solving,» said Daniel Rubenstein, Princeton's Class of 1877 Professor of Zoology and a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and the lead author on the April 5 paper in the journal Current Biology.

Besides discussing empirical and theoretical findings on the roles of hormones in casual and crucial social interactions, the contributors link their topics to related fields such as reproductive ecology and life - history theory.

As they progress through the game, students gather information on epidemiology, biology, ecology, history, social studies, and statistical reasoning, which they evaluate to come up with their theory.

It reflects an understanding of civil society that views the state as the guarantor of a rich social ecology, not its chief actor.

The student who forgets to do her book report or math problems as homework may get absorbed in a learning project that involves interviewing a grandparent for social studies (interpersonal), taking pictures of animals in the neighborhood for an ecology unit (spatial - naturalist), or writing a song on an electronic keyboard about a character in a short story (musical).

The study of the converging effects of social, economic, and political factors that influence perceptions and behaviors regarding environmental issues is referred to as political ecology (Robbins, 2012).

These airborne cities floating among the clouds (just as Earth floats in the cosmic plane) call for scalable mental, social and environmental ecologies.»

Taking the city as a starting point for thinking about socioeconomic systems and injustice, he incorporates the natural environment, botany, and ecology to enable greater social awareness and inspire responsibility.

Since then, the Rail Curatorial Projects has curated a number of shows including Ad Reinhardt at 100 [17][18] at TEMP Art Space; Spaced Out: Migration to the Interior [19][20][21] at Red Bull Studios, Bloodflames Revisited [22][23][24] at Paul Kasmin Gallery, and 24/7 [25][26] at the Miami Beach Monte Carlo in 2014; Intimacy in Discourse: Reasonable and Unreasonable Sized Paintings [27][28][29] at SVA Chelsea Gallery and Mana Contemporary as well as Social Ecologies [30][31] at Industry City, Patricia Cronin's Shrine for Girls [32][33][34] at the Venice Biennale in 2015; and Hallway Hijack [35][36] at 66 Rockwell Place in 2016.

The exhibition considers artworks that use the structure of the stage and certain conventions of scriptwriting as a framework for investigations into relationships, social interactions, and political ecologies.

The exhibition and event series consider artworks that use the structure of the stage and certain conventions of scriptwriting as a framework for investigations into relationships, social interactions, and political ecologies.

Plants, inanimate objects, images, affect and energies are all seen as part of the same organic whole, where an isomorphism is created between social forces and material ecologies.

Working with white wood glue and multi-coloured inks, where their flows on her canvases are directed by gravity and the nature of the materials as much as by the artist's own hand, she opens her process up not just for scrutiny but for deep engagement with the audience and with the political and social ecology of the world around her.

The comedy team accurately depicted environmentalists as political and social activists who use green rhetoric to «cloak agendas that actually have more to do with anti-corporatism, anti-globalization, anti-business, and very little to do with science and ecology.»

Building on this critique, Speth goes on to conclude in his book that: (1) «today's system of political economy, referred to here as modern capitalism, is destructive of the environment, and not in a minor way but in a way that profoundly threatens the planet» (2) «the affluent societies have reached or soon will reach the point where, as Keynes put it, the economic problem has been solved... there is enough to go around» (3) «in the more affluent societies, modern capitalism is no longer enhancing human well - being» (4) «the international social movement for change — which refers to itself as «the irresistible rise of global anti-capitalism» — is stronger than many imagine and will grow stronger; there is a coalescing of forces: peace, social justice, community, ecology, feminism — a movement of movements» (5) «people and groups are busily planting the seeds of change through a host of alternative arrangements, and still other attractive directions for upgrading to a new operating system have been identified» (6) «the end of the Cold War... opens the door... for the questioning of today's capitalism.»

In recent years, a number of integrative disciplines — systems science, resilience science, ecosystem health, ethnoecology, deep ecology, Gaia Theory, and others — have sought ways to advance our understanding of the relationships between people and nature, incorporating insights from both the biological and social sciences as well as Indigenous knowledge.

The CoalSwarm wiki was launched in early 2008 and later that year was accepted as a project of Earth Island Institute, an incubator for innovative projects in ecology and social justice.

Research is pursued in the natural sciences, such as microbiology, ecology and the other environmental sciences; earth sciences, such as hydrology, geography, and geomorphology; political science and law as they relate to the environment; environmental economics and other social sciences, and computer science or geo - informatics.

Running through the talks, discussions and presentations were several common themes, generally framed by a «triple bottom line» approach, emphasizing ecology and social equity, as well as economy.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Designed and installed varied residential and commercial alternative energy technologies Developed wind, solar thermal, and photovoltaic energy - based systems for multiple uses and users Responsible for cold region engineering including ice breaker technology and the Alaskan Pipeline Created and implemented mechanical engineering projects in the field of aerospace technology Designed, constructed, and oversaw operations of 100 ton gold refinery Committed to alternative energy, ecology, and cost - saving energy efficiency Significant mediation and litigation experience focused on alternative energy issues Served as intellectual property, patent, trademark, and products liability attorney University - level lecturer in business, First Amendment law, social responsibility, and ethics

Using the cultural and human ecology models as a guide, we assessed the associations between fathers» age, family income, length of time married, educational level, dimensions of fathers» functional style within the family, social support, and fathers» involvement in basic caregiving of their preschool - age child in intact middle to lower middle income African - American families.

The need for creative, new strategies to confront these morbidities in a more effective way is essential to improve the physical and mental health of children, as well as the social and economic well - being of the nation.6 Developmental, behavioral, educational, and family problems in childhood can have both lifelong and intergenerational effects.7 — 18 Identifying and addressing these concerns early in life are essential for a healthier population and a more productive workforce.5, 6,19 — 21 Because the early roots or distal precipitants of problems in both learning and health typically lie beyond the walls of the medical office or hospital setting, the boundaries of pediatric concern must move beyond the acute medical care of children and expand into the larger ecology of the community, state, and society.