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Holistic Approach to Strategy, Policy Development, and Planning — Part 2
Overview of the System of Systems
Geology is the foundation of every place. Not only is it the oldest of the systems in historical terms, but it has the most enduring effect on all the other systems. It determines the minerals that are found and the living ecosystem that can emerge from them. Water flow is intricately linked to the shape and nature of geology and can determine how arid or humid a place is. It determined the movement, distribution and quality of water as well as possibilities of the water as a resource in a place.
Hydrology makes a place liveable and able to grow. It moves on the surface and underground. It nourishes all life. It is formed by its geologically framing and it turns makes possible the nature of biological inhabitation. Flora and fauna will emerge differently based on water patterns and dimensions.
Biology is about understanding life — its structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution. Biology is unique to places based on the formation of geological aspects and the resulting hydrological processes. And it continues to be dependent on these two lower systems for life to flourishing. Mineral depleted soils are a slow threat to live and water an immediate threat.
