ENVIRONMENT (Dynamic)
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1124 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
That part of the environment whose transformations are at the same time scale as the system.
H. OZBEKHAN (quoted by J.L. LEMOIGNE) writes: “… the word environment has been understood as too static. Reference is more and more made to situations in order to describe environments which change constantly; this expression connotes a dynamic environment, made of a conjunction of events” (1977, p.65).
A dynamic environment requires adaptibility from the system. A more or less homeostatic environment admits more or less homeostatic systems. On the contrary, for an emergent dissipative system, as stated by R.N. ADAMS: “… a favorable environment is one that provides the necessary resources to enable it to continue its dissipative process” (1988, p.124).
It is a very serious mistake not taking into account some active part of a system's environment and it generally leads to uncorrect forecasting. This is a result of the frequently static appearance of the environment and the lack of perception by the modelizer of the different lengths of natural or induced cycles.