Organic Landscape Design

This page is for outlining and linking to concepts about the resouces necessary for living systems.

From Complexity Spirals:

diversity -> complexity -> stability -> productivity -> and diversity as a spiral.  In an ecosystem we are talking about the number of different species when we say diversity - in an socio-economy we are talking about the number of different forms of organization (businesses, governments, non-profits, social/religious organizations, educational organizations, when we say diversity.  In the whole system we are talking about both.

An increase in the number of species/organizations (diversity) -> increases the number of ways that each species/organization can interact (complexity) -> increases the likelihood that interactions will take place (stability) -> increases the actual number of interactions that do take place (productivity) -> increases the opportunity for additional types of interaction (new niches) and if those niches are filled that is an increase in diversity - completing the cycle.  It also works in reverse if we reduce any of those numbers.  

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