+ Distinguished Contributions Awards
2023 – XXVth Iternational Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Tucson, Arizona)
Adam Douglas Henry
Marta Bustamante
Michael Kimball
Mohamed Aiman Adnan
Brittany Slabach
Lothar Holzke
Kourtney Collum
2021 – XXIVth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Brazil)
Gustavo Hees de Negreiros
Ricardo Bitencourt
Juracy Marques dos Santos
Maria José Aparício Meza
Fabíola Moura
Ana Carla Conselho
Diego Leal
2018 – XXIIIrd International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Lisbon, Portugal)
Igor d’Angelis
Iva Miranda Pires
Kira West
2017 – XXIInd International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Los Baños, Philippines)
Carla Edith Jimena
Jennifer Marie Amparo
Carleton Christiansen
Scott Frey
Kazuhiko Moji
Anna Siniarska
2016 – XXIst International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Santa Ana, California)
Chiho Watanabe
Gerry Martin
Jay Friedlander
Jessica DeShazo
Meriel Brooks
Roderick Lawrence
Sue Saguiguit
2014 – XXth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Bar Harbor, Maine)
Suzanne Sontag
Kristen Dunphey
Rob Dyball
Ken Hill
Tom Burns
Rob Lilieholm
T.I. Khan
2013 – XIXth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Canberra, Australia)
David Dumaresq
Ian Hughes
Stephen Boyden
Lee Cerveny
Wolfgang Serbser
2011 – XVIIIth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Andy Griffiths
Zachary Smith
Erik Bond
Justin Ervin
2009 – XVIIth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Ian Douglas
2009 – XVIth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Bellingham, Washington)
Linda Kruger
Shirley Vincent
2007 – XVth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Renato A. M. Silvano
José Geraldo W. Marques
2006 – XIVth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Bar Harbor, Maine)
Stephen Milliken
Kenneth Cline
John Cooper
Frances L. Day
Lori Baralt
2005 – XIVth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology - 20th Anniversary Conference(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Dale Blahna
Olin E. (Gene) Myers
Terry Sharik
William Throop
Sean Berg
Dieter Steiner
Talabi Aisie Lucan
Francille Firebaugh
2000 – XIth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Jackson, Wyoming)
John Anderson
Barbara Carter
Lori Shelby
Bonnie McCay
Seth Tuler
Rusong Wang
Alpina Begossi
William Abruzzi
1999 – Xth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Montreal, Canada)
Federico Dickinson Bannack
Mary Andrews
Thomas Meredith
Gloria Dangerfield
Linda Kalof
1997 – IXth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Bar Harbor, Maine)
Don Straus
John Visvader
Joanne Vining
Thomas Dietz
Robert Griffore
Eva Ekehorn
Scott Wright
Jonathan Taylor
+ Lifetime Achievement Awards
Zena Daysh – Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC)
Ulrich Loening – University of Edinburgh
Gerald L. Young – Washington State University
Linda Kalof - Michigan State University
+ Gerald L. Young Book Awards in Human Ecology
The Society for Human Ecology distinguished scholarly book award, named in honor of Gerald L. Young who is considered one of SHE’s founders and a recognized leader in scholarly publications in human ecology. The Gerald Young Book Award is presented at SHE’s international conference for the best books published in the period since the last conference. Any member of SHE may nominate books for consideration for this award, but a strong preference is for books that have been favorably reviewed in the society’s journal Human Ecology Review. Nominations should include name of author, title of book, date of publication, publisher, ISBN, and brief statements as to why the book should be considered. The deadline for nominations for this award is set according to the timing of the conference, with a minimum of a month prior to the conference to allow due consideration.
2023 – XXVth Iternational Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Tucson, Arizona)
Thomas Dietz. Decisions for Sustainability: Facts and Values. Cambridge University Press
2018 – XXIIIrd International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Lisbon, Portugal)
Dan Stokols. Social Ecology in the Digital Age: Solving Complex Problems in a Globalized World. London: Academic Press.
M. Jahi Chappell. Beginning to End Hunger: Food and the Environment in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Beyond. University of California Press.
2017 – XXIInd International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Los Baños, Philippines)
Jason W. Moore. Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital. Verso Books.
Shannon Elizabeth Bell. Fighting King Coal: The Challenges to Micromobilization in Central Appalachia. The MIT Press.
2016 – XXIst International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Santa Ana, California)
Robert Dyball and Barry Newell. Understanding Human Ecology: a systems approach to sustainability. London: Routledge.
Thomas Burns and Beth Schaefer Caniglia. Environmental Sociology: The Ecology of Late Modernity. Mercury Academic.
2014 – XXth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Bar Harbor, Maine)
Richard J. Borden. Ecology and Experience: reflections from a human ecological perspective. North Atlantic Books.
Thomas K. Rudel. Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform. Cambridge University Press
2013 – XIXth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Canberra, Australia)
Valerie A. Brown, John A. Harris, & Jacqueline Y. Russell. Tackling Wicked Problems: Through the Transdisciplinary Imagination. Earthscan.
2011 – XVIIIth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Los Angeles, Nevada)
Alpina Begossi and Priscila F. Lopes (eds.) Current Trends in Human Ecology. Cambridge Scholars Press: Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K
2010
John Bellamy Foster, Brett Clark, & Richard York. Ecological Rift: Capitalism’s War on the Earth. Monthly Review Press.
Mike Hulme. Why We Disagree About Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity. Cambridge University Press, New York
2009 – XVIIth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Manchester, UK)
Eugene A. Rosa, Andreas Diekmann, Thomas Dietz and Carlo C. Jaeger (eds.). Human Footprints on the Global Environment: Threats to Sustainability. MIT Press
Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein. Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity. Oxford University Press.
Peter Dauvergne. The Shadows of Consumption: Consequences for the Global Environment. MIT Press.
2008 – XVIth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Bellingham, Washington)
Professors Pierre Laconte and Carole Hein (eds.): Brussels: Perspectives on a European Capital. Aliter Brussels
Monique Borgerhoff Mulder & Peter Coppolillo Conservation: Linking Ecology, Economics, and Culture. Princeton University Press
+ Richard J. Borden Student Awards for Best Conference Presentations
2023 – XXVth Iternational Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Tucson, Arizona) Poster 1: Genevieve Ellis and Raven Weitzenhoffer - Undergraduates at Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, "Recreational Use Impacts on Mammalian Biodiversity"
Poster 2: Joelle Jenkins – Graduate student at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH "Utilizing a Just and Transformational Sustainability Lens to Generate a Symbiotic Relationship Between Sustainability Practitioners and Black, Low-income Residents in Columbus, OH"
2018 – XXIIIrd International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Lisbon, Portugal)
Best Paper(s): Cristina Pinto Coelho, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. “Determinants of green purchase intention (GPI) — Implications for marketing communication”
Bronwyn Wilkes, Australian National University. "Cultivating support for a biosensitive food system"
Best Poster: Jacob Zeleny, Charles University. “Combining qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate the ecological integrity and ecosystem derived values on a regional scale”
2017 – XXIInd International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Los Baños, Philippines)
Best Poster: Allison Elgie, University of Waterloo. “Small Island Sustainability: A Scoping Review”
Best Paper Presentation: Nicole Faith Blanco, UP Los Baños. “Environmental Determinants Influencing Malaria Cases in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan”
2016 – XXIst International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Santa Ana, California)
Best Student Conference Presentation: Mariavilla Clemens and Alex Heisler, Colby College. “Cultivating Conservation in the Lake Tana Basin: Implications of a New UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Model for Ecosystems and Livelihoods”
Best Paper Session Organized by a Student: Jordan Fox Besek, University of Oregon “Bridges and Barriers between Social and Ecological Sciences”
2014 – XXth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Bar Harbor, Maine)
Best Presentation: Samuel L. Belknap III, University of Maine – Orono “Victims of Our Own Success: The Precarious Position of Maine’s Lobster Fishery”
Best Poster: Brittany L. Slabach (with John T. Hast, Philip H. Crowley and John J. Cox) University of Kentucky “Group Dynamics and Anthropogenic Effects: A Human Ecological Case Study”
2013 – XIXth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Canberra, Australia)
Best Presentation: Geoff Kershaw, Dalhousie University “A view from a tree: a short history of oil sands extraction in Alberta, Canada and the role of dendrochronology in telling the story”
Best Poster(s): Sophia Cristoe, Australian National University, “Green Eggs and Land: an energy analysis of chicken egg production” and Ayako Kawai, Australia National University “Satoyama”
2011 – XVIIIth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Best Presentation: Corrin Behm, University of Illinois “Student Perceptions of Sustainability: a Foundation for Planning and Policy”
Best Poster: Lucy Atkins, College of the Atlantic “Connecting Self, Community, and Environment: A Sketch of an Education Center”
2009 – XVIIth International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology (Manchester, UK)
Best Presentation: Lasisi Isiaka Adesayna (Nigeria) “Sustainable tourism development in Nigeria and its impact on poverty reduction”
Best Poster: Vu Van Hieu, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, “Health impact assessment of transport and mobility in Hai Phong City, Vietnam”