The Emergence Machine

Sustainability (Ecology sense)

abstract · Ecology · Level 8 · E7

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Sustainability eco involves relationships between organisms and their environment, which is facilitated by the understanding of ecosystems and the conservation practice that requires it, and the concept of sustainability, which relies on ecosystem and energy.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “sustainability eco” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “sustainability eco”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
sustainability
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L4L2L1L0Sustainability EcoEcosystemEcologyAnimalOrganismSustainability… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormLifeStructureChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSustainability EcoL8SustainabilityL4EcosystemL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sustainability L4 (requires) Ecology sense
    An ecological concept relating to sustainability eco, involving relationships between organisms and their environment.
  • Ecosystem L7 (requires) Biology sense
    Conservation practice requires understanding ecosystems