environmental · surroundings
Ask Prometheusabout the surroundings that are around a thing
Environmental (adjective) means: about the surroundings that are around a thing. It emerges from environment, space, surroundings: the environment and extent of space together shape what conditions exist around a thing. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 6, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The International Space Station maintains a controlled internal environment despite the vacuum and radiation of outer space. engineering
- Coral reefs create complex microenvironments that support thousands of marine species in otherwise nutrient-poor waters. biology
- Central Park functions as a regulated urban environment, deliberately designed to contrast with the surrounding cityscape of Manhattan. urban planning
Emergence
through: the environment and extent of space together shape what conditions exist around a thing
- spatial context
- surrounding condition
- ambient setting
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (44 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Relations
| is-a | property.attribute | is-a |
| abstracts | environment.surroundings | abstracts |