Summary and Final Tasks

The objectives of Lesson 7 are:

1. Establish the relationship between infrastructure and networks => Discussed by Alanne & Saaari (2006).
2. Compare the effectiveness of decentral and central solutions to environmental issues (e.g., centralized versus distributed energy generation, centralized versus decentralized forest management). => Discussed by the three papers assigned.
3. Assess the balance between durability and flexibility of systems. => Discussed by Alanne & Saaari (2006).
4. Determine under which social and political circumstances decentralized resource management is most likely to succeed. => Discussed by Larson & Soto (2008).