This Australian visual tool is a fantastic example of a total systems perspective being brought to bear on two common challenges - "what amount of population can be supported on a set amount of landmass?", or "what amount of landmass is needed to support a set amount of population?" While I can immediately see that the tool has limitations, this is a great way to visualise and teach total systems perspectives, to get people thinking in a different way compared with the existing mainstream political, economic and business paradigm of unconstrained growth.
Link to Carrying Capacity Dashboard (from the Queensland University of Technology).
This Australian visual tool is a fantastic example of a total systems perspective being brought to bear on two common challenges - "what amount of population can be supported on a set amount of landmass?", or "what amount of landmass is needed to support a set amount of population?" While I can immediately see that the tool has limitations, this is a great way to visualise and teach total systems perspectives, to get people thinking in a different way compared with the existing mainstream political, economic and business paradigm of unconstrained growth.
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