World in Transition, Basic Structure of Global People-Environment Interactions

Experience gained with the dynamics of global environmental change have led to understanding that these trends can only be understood in terms of their linkages and influenced through networking. The analyses of the ecosphere and the anthroposphere contained in this Report are an important basis for such a complex perspective.

The Council thus outlines a 'global network of interrelationships', produced by qualitative systems analysis. This instrument is intended for organising specialist knowledge in such a way that an interdisciplinary 'expert system' can develop over the long term.