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Cultural ecology: Contemporary understanding of the relationship between humans and the environment

Miloslav Lapka, Jan Vávra, Zdenka Sokolíčková

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The paper explains the concept of contemporary cultural ecology, a scientific approach reflecting the relationship between human society and natural environment. This approach is used by the scholars of Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Special attention is paid to the links between cultural ecology and landscape ecology, interdisciplinary study of biophysical as well as societal driven processes and patterns in landscapes.

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Key concepts: Human ecology, Ecology, Cultural ecology, Sociology, Applied ecology, Systems ecology, Social ecology, Environmental ethics