Day 1
[1] Morning session: 09.15-12.00
Introductions between us, motivations and expections, experience
Vocabulary: Ecology, Economics, Populations, Communities, Hierarchy Theory, Ecosystem, Feedback Loops, Input/Output Environments
Ecology – oikos (household) + logos (knowledge)
Economics - oikos (household) + nomics (management)
Hierarchies of organisation: nested/non-nested
Basic system
Input and Output environments
ecosystems_diagram_basic-components_1.png
ecosystems_diagram_open-external-environment_1.png
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[2] Afternoon session: 13.00-16.00
Modelling the internal dynamics of the ecosystem
Vocabulary: Autotroph, Heterotroph, Storage
ecosystems_diagram_functional-internal-dynamics_1.png
Introducing Jane Jacob's 'The Nature of Economies'
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Day 2
[3] Morning session: 09.15-12.00
Jacobs J. (2000), Chapter 2: The Nature of Development
Generalities and specificities
Co-development and interdependencies
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[4] Afternoon session: 13.00-16.00
Jacobs J. (2000), Chapter 3: The Nature of Expansion
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Day 3
[5] Morning session: 09.15-12.00
Jacobs J. (2000), Chapter 4: The Nature of Self-refueling
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[6] Afternoon session: 13.00-16.00
Principles of Ecosystem management
Chinese model of ecological cybernetics
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Day 4
Refinement of model and self-research
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Day 5
[7] Morning session: 09.15-12.00
Discussing developments and difficulties since Wednesday.
Finishing model
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[8] Afternoon session: 13.00-15.00
Presentation of project ecosystem models
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References
Jacobs, J. (2000), The Nature of Economies. Random House, New York, USA.
Odum, E. P. (1997), Ecology: A bridge between Science and Society. Sinauer Associates Publishers, Sunderland, Mass., USA.
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