SUSTAINABILITY
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3274 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Human sciences |
Any sustainable process - and still more so any complex system - depends obviously from the use of the resources in such a way as not exhaust them.
Sustainability cannot be maintained for ever through linear processes . In fact it is necessary based on the interdependence in the relationship of the process or system with its significant environment .
Runaway processes are particularly dangerous for sustainability, which can generally not be restaured after such episodes.
Many present economical and ecological processes are obviously unsustainable at long - and possibly even at medium —term . If the need for permanent balanced re-equilibratedfeedbacks with their input sources, for example by recycling , is not understood in due time, collapses could become unavoidable