Gerald L. Young

Gerald L. Young
Residence	United States
Nationality	English, American
Fields	Human ecology
Institutions	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.[1] and was past president (1988-1990) of the Society for Human Ecology. The Society for Human Ecology offers the Gerald L. Young book award.[2]

Publications

• 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. (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. 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.