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Figure 1.3
A more realistic view where the environmental pillar supports the social and economic
dimensions.
Environmental system
Social subsystem
Energy
water
minerals
Labor
Economic subsystem
Land
Capital
Food company
Taxes
Income
Food
Air emissions
wastewater
solid wastes
Population
growth
Social
projects
Wastes
Infrastructure
Land, ecosystems, water
Education
Environmental
projects
Figure 1.4
A food company in the context of the environmental system that supports the social and
economic subsystems.
Adapted from Tyteca (1998).
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