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The Human Ecosystem Framework
Human
Ecological System as a data integrator and interface
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Our information and
data management approach is centered around an adaptation of the Human Ecosystem Framework
(Machlis, Force, and Burch), called the Human Ecological System (HES). The HES (below) interface serves as a strucuture by which we will
integrate, or "hang", Baltimore Ecosystem Study data in a meaningful way.
Although users will be able to access BES data via traditional lists and search engines,
our hope is that the HES will stand as our primary mechanism of data transfer thereby
solidifying the notion that urban ecology requires a systems approach and when integrated,
these data will yield a more meaningful and accurate characterization of the Gywnns Falls
Watershed and the ecology of the Baltimore Metropolitan Region.
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Social System
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Social Institutions
Health
Justice
Faith
Commerce
Education
Leisure
Government
Sustenence
Family
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Social Cycles
Physiological
Individual
Organizational
Institutional
Environmental
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Social Order
Identity
Age
Race
Gender
Class
Caste
Clan
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Social Norms
Informal
Formal
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Hierarchy
Wealth
Power
Status
Knowledge
Territory
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Adapted from Machlis, Force, and Burch, 1994
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