From within the main viewpoints of this field we can identify those that make reference to relationships between people and the environment that directly remind us of the ecosystem concept and others that have a wider focus, addressing specific environmental questions that emphasize the physical and chemical risks that come from environmental degradation in social surroundings such as housing, labor and recreation Frumkin, 2005.
Dentro de las principales perspectivas de este campo podemos identificar aquellas que hacen referencia a las relaciones de base entre la gente y el ambiente y que evocan directamente a un concepto de ecosistema, y otras con un enfoque más estrecho, abordando cuestiones ambientales particulares, que enfatizan los riesgos físicos y químicos derivados del deterioro ambiental en entornos sociales de vivienda, laborales y recreativos Frumkin, 2005.