Use of Systems Theory, Directed Graphs, and Pulse Process Models in an Adaptive Approach to Agroecosystem Health and Sustainability - Integrated Assessment of Health and Sustainability of Agroecosystems - page 101

table 4.2
Impact of Githima community's Goals based on Geometric analysis

community Goals

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1 ( AI) + + . . . . . . .

2 ( Dairy) + + . . . . . . .

3 ( Productivity) + ± + + . + # # +

4 ( Tea) . + . . . . . . .

5 ( Tea centers) . + . . . . . . .

6 ( Chemicals) − − − − . − − − −

7 ( Roads) . + . . . . . . .

8 ( Coffee) + # + + . + + + +

9 ( Health) ± # + # . ± # # +

10 ( Co-op) + # + + . + + + +

11 ( Factories) + # + + . + + + +

12 ( Soil) ± # # # . # # # #

13 ( Income) + # + + . + # # +

14 ( Rainfall) + # + + . + # # +

15 ( Electricity) . . . . . . . . .

16 ( Fuel) + # + + . + # # +

17 ( Forest) + # + + . + # # +

18 ( Land size) + # + + . + # + +

19 ( Inequity) + # + + . + # + +

20 ( Security) + # + + + + # # +

21 ( Labor) + # + + . + # + +

22 ( Population) . . . . . . . . .

23 ( Water) + # + + . + # # +

24 ( Schools) + # + + . + # # +

25 ( Hygiene) + # + + . + # # +

26 ( Terrain) . . . . . . . . .

27 ( Techniques) + # + + . + + + +

28 ( Ignorance) + # + + . + + + +

29 ( Water project) + # + + . + + + +

30 (School committee) − # − − . − − − −

31 ( Illiteracy) + # + + . + # + +

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