ecosocial
adjEtymology From eco- + social.
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Of or relating to ecology and society.
- In such a condition, where the present Ford Administration suggests food imperialism as a deterrent to the prospective collective power of the underdeveloped nations, a conservative leadership is not the answer to the impending American domestic ecosocial and political complications which may be precipitated by this new‐found power of the Third World.1974 December 11, Jean‐Jacques Marmont, “Letters to the Editor”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- At the level of the communities in which humans most directly participate, ecosocial systems include not only people, but artifacts, architectures, landscapes, soils, bacteria, food crops, etc. An ecosocial system consists of social processes and semiotic practices, not of organisms.2002, Claire J. Kramsch, Language Acquisition and Language Socialization, page 70:
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- He has worked as a software designer on and off since he was a teenager but also has a degree in “ecosocial design” from Gaia University.2009 April 16, Jon Mooallem, “The End Is Near! (Yay!)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Related terms
- ecosocialist