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 115

table 4.7 (continued)
Impact of mahindi community's Goals based on Geometric analysis

community Goals

Water
Quality

Water
availability

Health
care

nursery
school Ver tex employment Roads

36 (Public land) . . . . . .

37 ( School) . . . . . +

38 ( Flowers) . . . . + .

tot al
+

36 1 9 1 10 14 1

− 2 0 0 0 0 2 0

Pro blem ranking 2 ? 3 4 1 5

Goa l status 0 0 0 0 1 0

+ Positive impact; − negative impact; ± ambivalent; . no impact; # indeterminate

table 4.8
Impact of mahindi community's Goals based on Pulse analysis

community Goals

Water
Quality

Water
availability

Health
care

nursery
school Vertex employment Roads

1 (Li censes) . . . . . .

2 (Ac tivities) . . . . . .

3 (Ex perts) . . . . . .

4 (In come) . ± . ± ± .

5 (Employment) + a . . . + a .

6 (Fo od) . ± . ± ± .

7 (Nu trition) . ± a . ± a ± a .

8 (Bu ying food) . ± a . ± a ± a .

9 (Di seases) . ± . ± ± .

10 (Hu sks) . ± . ± ± .

11 (Fu el) . ± . ± ± .

12 (Water quality) . ± . ± ± .

13 (Ch emicals) . . . . . .

14 (W ater) . . + a . . .

15 (He alth care) . . . + a . .

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