OCCUPANCY RULE
Charles François (2004). OCCUPANCY RULE, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2342.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2342 ▶ |
| Object type | Discipline oriented, Human sciences |
The number of species able to maintain themselves in a specific area grows logarithmically in proportion to the area. (E.O. WILSON, 2000, p.15)
While this is originally an ecological one, it can be considered as a very general systemic occupancy rule since it corresponds to the growing number of permutations of the possible relations between a growing number of elements of some specific related kinds, as related to the diversifying carrying capacity of the area.
It is obviously valid for human establishments at differentlevels , from a small village to a great metropolis, and even the planet as a whole .
See also
Space Syntax