Human ecology: current trends, determination approaches, regional dimension

The relevance of research in the field of human ecology - both in terms of its theoretical development and further application - at the present stage of development of scientific thought is revealed in the paper. It is noted that the formation of human ecology took several scientific lines in correlation of ecology with biological and social (sociological) components. The history of human ecology is briefly described, a review of scientific views on the problems of human ecology is given, and the contribution of various sciences to the development and formation of human ecology is noted. The special position of human ecology in the system of sciences is designated. The role of medical geography for the development of domestic human ecology is described. Regional anthropoecological studies are given as an example of applied research in the field of human ecology.