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Sustainability: from systems to emergence Dr Helena Bender and Kate Judith

Sustainability emerges from the interplay of caring actions on a micro-scale and feedback on a macro-scale, shaping harmonious relationships in the global system. This dynamic process involves sharing knowledge, active responsibility, and fostering emergent patterns to guide policy development. The interconnectedness between individual actions and the larger system highlights the importance of tight feedback loops and inclusive structures. Critically evaluating the relationship between micro and macro levels is crucial for nurturing sustainable environments.

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Sustainability: from systems to emergence Dr Helena Bender and Kate Judith

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  1. Sustainability: from systems to emergenceDr Helena BenderandKate Judith http://neilperkin.typepad.com/only_dead_fish/2010/12/emergence.html

  2. Defining sustainability http://homes.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=808470&showcomments=true • Sustainability is the emergent quality of a system that results from the responsive interplay between the caring actions of individuals (bottom-up) and feedback about the persistence and nourishment of the interrelationships between elements of the supporting environment and ultimately the global system (top-down)

  3. 1. kinds of relationships at the micro scale • caring and nourishing, result in preservation • sharing of knowledge • implies active responsibility in feedback process http://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/blogGenomes/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/dirt_soil_lg.jpg

  4. http://bourgeononline.com/2009/08/salvador-casco-on-the-emergence-of-expression/http://bourgeononline.com/2009/08/salvador-casco-on-the-emergence-of-expression/ 2. guide for the function of disciplines • monitoring and evaluating for consequences of actions • looking for emergent patterns • responsibility to feedback to public • contribute to the development of policy http://www.monitoring-social-media.com/on-measuring-influence-a-snapshot-from-social-media-analytics-the-book

  5. 3. relationship needed between micro and macro • tight feedback • highly connected structure • inclusive and inter-dependent • knowledge that is distributed and shared • dependency on each other and system Fred Williams Euchuca Landscape 1961

  6. Questions for critique • Are the micro and macro listening to each other? • Does policy engage with and protect the connected space between micro and macro? • Do the micro and macro nourish each other? • Do the micro and macro need to come closer together? http://habitsforsmartpeople.com/content/2011/04/critical-of-the-critique/

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