# Ecology and Society

- Institution: IIT Guwahati
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Ngamjahao Kipgen
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109103123)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109103123)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The course focuses on the ecology of human societies –human-environment relationships, with reference to cultural ecology and issues surrounding sustainable development. The ecology of human societies is about connections between ecological and human social, cultural, and organizational processes. Based on selected works of ecological anthropologists, this course focuses on the dynamic relationships between human cultures and their ecological environments. It uses basic concepts of anthropology, including the concept of culture as a dynamic system of learned behaviours and beliefs, to better understand how human beings adapt to and change their physical and social surroundings.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : UG and PG students of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sciences and Engineering

## Lectures

1. [Lec 1 : Ecology and Society 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/b1ae3567a4e8) (YouTube)
2. [Lec 2 : Ecology and Society 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/ee37d3fb4a17) (YouTube)
3. [Lec 3 : Culture and Cultural Ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/89372a254c16) (YouTube)
4. [Lecture 1: Cultural Ecology and Economic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/eb008814f3be) (YouTube)
5. [Lecture 2: Cultural Ecological Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/06886d85be92) (YouTube)
6. [Lecture 3: Human Ecology:Concept and Meaning](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/e78734439487) (YouTube)
7. [Lecture 1: Human Ecology: Theoretical Approach](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/644f8841d3f2) (YouTube)
8. [Lecture 2: Ecological Anthropology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/f054e7efff15) (YouTube)
9. [Lecture 1 : Ecosystem-based & Actor-based Model of Human Ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/da2abd40a0f5) (YouTube)
10. [Lecture 2 : Nature & Culture Debate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/80a6bfd85e3b) (YouTube)
11. [Lecture 3 : Nature - A Contested Concept](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/068a39f6eb7d) (YouTube)
12. [Lecture 1 : Conceptions of Nature](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/26fca7d05aef) (YouTube)
13. [Lecture 2 : Contested Domains and Boundaries of Culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/d3c4675796fa) (YouTube)
14. [Lecture 1 : Paradigms in Human—Environmental Relations Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/a0fd157560ad) (YouTube)
15. [Lecture 2 : Paradigms in Human—Environmental Relations Part II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/d3b36eb048e4) (YouTube)
16. [Lecture 1 : Nature, Culture, Magic & Science](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/03dc1783184f) (YouTube)
17. [Lecture 2 : Religion, Nature & Environment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/106e6f2f8b68) (YouTube)
18. [Lecture 1 : Religion, Nature & Environment Continue](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/dd04d4adc956) (YouTube)
19. [Lecture 2: The Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/e97d6845ea51) (YouTube)
20. [Lecture 3 : Biodiversity Conservation Ethics in Buddhism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/f93ae1d2eca7) (YouTube)
21. [Lecture 1: Hinduism & Nature Conservation Christian Religion Response to Ecological Crisis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/d5655b9709fa) (YouTube)
22. [Lecture 2: Deep Ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/67bc27249ffe) (YouTube)
23. [Lecture 1: Social Ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/5445521d87d6) (YouTube)
24. [Lecture 2: Ecological Feminist Philosophies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/ea96150d5f62) (YouTube)
25. [Lecture 1: Indigenous Knowledge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/5898bc8906b1) (YouTube)
26. [Lecture 2: Ecological Journey](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/5b036d38bb7e) (YouTube)
27. [Lecture 3: Kuki Jhumming Practices](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/b51b7ad3c0f0) (YouTube)
28. [Lecture 1 : Debates on Shifting Cultivation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/17ec0a885cf1) (YouTube)
29. [Lecture 2 : Course Summary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103123/8103a0805ed9) (YouTube)