Gerald L. Young Explained

Gerald L. Young
Nationality:	American
Field:	Human ecology
Work Institution:	Washington State University
Known For:	A recognized leader in scholarly publications in human, fourth president of the Society for Human Ecology (1988-1990)

Gerald L. Young is an ecologist who has published and is best known for his work in human ecology. He is a professor of biology and environmental science and regional planning at Washington State University.https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061104/http://libarts.wsu.edu/amerst/faculty/young.html and was past president (1988-1990) of the Society for Human Ecology.^[1] The Society for Human Ecology offers the Gerald L. Young book award.http://societyforhumanecology.org/gerald-l-young-book-award-in-human-ecology/

Publications

• Young . G.L. . 1974 . Human ecology as an interdisciplinary concept: A critical inquiry . Advances in Ecological Research . 8 . 1–105 . 10.1016/S0065-2504(08)60277-9. 9780120139088 .
• Young . G.L. . 1975 . Environmental law: Perspectives from human ecology . Journal of Environmental Law and Practice . 6 . 298 . 1181-7534.
• Young, G. L. (Ed.) (1983). Origins of Human Ecology. Hutchinson Ross Publishing Company, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
• Young, G. L. (Ed.) (1986). Human Ecology: A Gathering of Perspectives
• Young . G. L. . Environment: Term and concept in the social sciences . Social Science Information . 1986 . 25 . 83–124 . 10.1177/053901886025001006. 145405201 .
• Young, G. L. (1989). A Conceptual Framework for an Interdisciplinary Human Ecology. Acta Oecologiae Hominis, 1, 1–135.
• Young, G.L. (1994). The case for a ’catholic’ ecology. Human Ecology Review 2, 310–319.
• Young, G.L. (1996). Interaction as a concept basic to human ecology: An exploration and synthesis. Advances in Human Ecology 5, 157–211.
• Young, G.L. (1998). Holism: Writ and riposte in ecology and human ecology. Advances in Human Ecology 7, 313–365.
• Young, G.L. (1999). A piece of the main: Parts and wholes in human ecology. Advances in Human Ecology 8, 1–31.
• Young . G. L. . Steiner . F. . Brooks . K. . Struckmeyer . K. . 1983 . Determining the regional context for landscape planning . Landscape Planning . 10 . 4 . 269–296 . 10.1016/0304-3924(83)90037-0.
• Young, G. L., Steiner, F., Brooks, K. and Struckmeyer, K. (1994) Planning the built environment: Determining the regional context. In The Built Environment: A Creative Inquiry into Design and Planning (Tom J. Bartuska and Gerald L. Young, eds.). Crisp Publications, Menlo Park, California.

Notes and References

1. Bord . R. J. . A brief history of SHE: Reflections on the founding first twenty five years of the society for human ecology. . Human Ecology Review . 15 . 1 . 95–108 . 2008 .