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For thoughts on decision making and governing see Inventing Governing: Intro and six more pages.
It is a list (organized into a graph) which includes most (if not all things) that must work for people to create healthy and safe lives for themselves.
The rather complex graph below illustrates essential needs summarizes several things. One communities need to provide for several domains of goods and services. Social, Energy, Infrastructure, Safety, Health. The important thing is that the list is complete, not which category the good or service is in.
digraph G { rankdir=LR subgraph {rank=same; Social; Energy; Infrastructure; Safety ;Health; } //subgraph {rank=same; "Local\nCommons\nCoops"; } //subgraph {rank=same; "Environment\nand Land"; Climate; EmergMgmt; ShelterEvacuate; NetZero; ElecGas; Supply; Water; Comm; Info; GovMgmt; "Environment\nand Land"; Climate; HygPrev; Psych; MedServ; Care; Transport; Sewer; Garbage; Agri; Food; Temp} "Critical \nBasic Needs" [shape=plaintext style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=black] "Critical \nBasic Needs" -> subgraph {Infrastructure Social Safety Health Energy} Energy [style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=red3] Safety [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Social [style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=black] Health [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Infrastructure [style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=black] Temp [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] ElecGas NetZero Comm Info Transport Agri [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Supply Sewer Garbage Security [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] "Environment\nand Land" [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Climate [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] EmergMgmt ShelterEvacuate [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Jobs [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //Jobs -> subgraph {rank=Same; Infrastructure Social Safety Health} //Jobs -> Infrastructure [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] //Jobs -> Social [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] //Jobs -> Safety [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] //Jobs -> Health [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] //Jobs -> Energy [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] GovMgmt EduDev [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Care [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] HygPrev [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Psych MedServ Water [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Food [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //"Local\nCommons\nCoops" [style=filled fillcolor=yellow penwidth=5 color=blue] //"Local\nCommons\nCoops" -> subgraph {Food EduDev Care Security Health Jobs Safety Water Agri ElecGas MedServ Garbage Transport Comm "Environment\nand Land"} [style=dotted color=blue penwidth=5] Safety -> subgraph {Security "Environment\nand Land" Climate EmergMgmt ShelterEvacuate } Social -> subgraph {Jobs Care GovMgmt EduDev} Energy -> subgraph {Temp ElecGas NetZero} Health -> subgraph {HygPrev Psych MedServ} Infrastructure -> subgraph {Water Food Comm Info Transport Agri Supply Sewer Garbage} //Agri -> Food //Water -> Food //Water -> Agri //ElecGas -> Infrastructure }
There are five useful Super Categories: Energy, Infrastructure, Social, Safety, and Health. Of course these are more or less arbitrary. Feel free to create your own. But a list of 26 is too large for me.
digraph G { rankdir=BT subgraph {rank=same; Social; Energy; Infrastructure; Safety ;Health; } //subgraph {rank=same; "Local\nCommons\nCoops"; } //subgraph {rank=same; "Environment\nand Land"; Climate; EmergMgmt; ShelterEvacuate; NetZero; ElecGas; Supply; Water; Comm; Info; GovMgmt; "Environment\nand Land"; Climate; HygPrev; Psych; MedServ; Care; Transport; Sewer; Garbage; Agri; Food; Temp} "Critical \nBasic Needs" [shape=plaintext style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=black] "Critical \nBasic Needs" -> subgraph {Infrastructure Social Safety Health Energy} Energy [style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=red3] Safety [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Social [style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=black] Health [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] Infrastructure [style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=black] //Temp [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //ElecGas //NetZero //Comm //Info //Transport //Agri [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //Supply //Sewer //Garbage //Security [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //"Environment\nand Land" [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //Climate [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //EmergMgmt //ShelterEvacuate [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //Jobs [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //Jobs -> subgraph {rank=Same; Infrastructure Social Safety Health} //Jobs -> Infrastructure [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] //Jobs -> Social [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] //Jobs -> Safety [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] //Jobs -> Health [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] //Jobs -> Energy [style=dotted color=darkgreen penwidth=10] //GovMgmt //EduDev [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //Care [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //HygPrev [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //Psych //MedServ //Water [style=filled fillcolor=lightgreen penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //Food [shape=box style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=lightgreen] //"Local\nCommons\nCoops" [style=filled fillcolor=yellow penwidth=5 color=blue] //"Local\nCommons\nCoops" -> subgraph {Food EduDev Care Security Health Jobs Safety Water Agri ElecGas MedServ Garbage Transport Comm "Environment\nand Land"} [style=dotted color=blue penwidth=5] //Safety -> subgraph {Security "Environment\nand Land" Climate EmergMgmt ShelterEvacuate } //Social -> subgraph {Jobs Care GovMgmt EduDev} //Energy -> subgraph {Temp ElecGas NetZero} //Health -> subgraph {HygPrev Psych MedServ} //Infrastructure -> subgraph {Water Food Comm Info Transport Agri Supply Sewer Garbage} //Agri -> Food //Water -> Food //Water -> Agri //ElecGas -> Infrastructure }
There are a few functions that neighborhoods can sometimes produce better and cheaper than households or municipalities. These Neighborhood Functions are noted by green outlined square boxes with red backgrounds. These functions include Environment & Land, Safety and Security, Food, Jobs, Education and Development of children, Care, and Health.
digraph { rankdir=LR node [style=filled fillcolor=pink penwidth=5 color=green] "Neighborhood\nFunctions" "Dev\nChild\nWellbeing" node [style=filled fillcolor=white penwidth=1 color=black] Food Safety "Environment\nLand" Health Care "Economy\nWork" "Neighborhood\nFunctions" -> "Dev\nChild\nWellbeing" [style=filled penwidth=3 color=red] "Neighborhood\nFunctions" -> Food "Neighborhood\nFunctions" -> Safety "Neighborhood\nFunctions" -> "Environment\nLand" "Neighborhood\nFunctions" -> Health "Neighborhood\nFunctions" -> Care "Neighborhood\nFunctions" -> "Economy\nWork" Food -> "Dev\nChild\nWellbeing" Safety -> "Dev\nChild\nWellbeing" "Environment\nLand" -> "Dev\nChild\nWellbeing" Health -> "Dev\nChild\nWellbeing" Care -> "Dev\nChild\nWellbeing" "Economy\nWork" -> "Dev\nChild\nWellbeing" "Dev\nChild\nWellbeing" -> "Neighborhood\nFunctions" [style=filled penwidth=3 color=green] }
The dark green ellipses highlight functions that are of direct Ecological Functions.
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There are some things that can be made robust against external change and economic swings. These are connected to the yellow ellipse Local-Commons-Coops. Of course one can buy these services from external sources rather than produce them within the neighborhood. The money spent tends to leave the community leaving it poorer than it would have been if locally produced.
And finally, local people can have Jobs providing all the services associated with Infrastructure, Social, Safety, and Health. The wealth produced by these jobs circulates in the neighborhood creating a vibrant Local Economy rather than having the wealth extracted for the benefit of distant corporations and financial institutions.
ENERGY * [x] Energy -- Temperature Management * [x] Energy -- Electricity and Gas
Applications * [ ] Net Zero Energy * [ ] Renewables * [ ] Microgrid Infrastructure
SAFETY * [x] Community Security * [ ] Environmental Health and Safety * [ ] Climate Threat, Mitigation, and Transformation * [x] Emergency Management * [x] Shelter in Place and Evacuation Systems
SOCIAL * [ ] Community Commons Areas * [x] Local Business Development * [x] Jobs * [x] Management and Government * [x] Social Services * [ ] Education System
HEALTH * [x] Hygiene and Prevention * [ ] Psychosocial Resilience * [x] Health Services
INFRASTRUCTURE * [x] Clean Water * [x] Food Security * [x] Safe Housing * [x] Communication Systems * [x] Data & Information Management * [x] Transportation * [x] Agricultural Production * [ ] Supply Chains * [x] Sewer Systems (human waste) * [x] Solid Waste Management (garbage)
# Critical Basic Needs ENERGY Energy -- Temperature Management Energy -- Electricity and Gas Applications Energy -- Net Zero Energy, Renewables, Microgrid Infrastructure SAFETY Community Security Environmental Health and Safety Climate Threat Mitigation and Transformation Emergency Management Shelter in Place and Evacuation Systems SOCIAL Community Commons Areas Viable Value Systems (Local Business Development and Jobs) Management and Government Social Services Education System HEALTH Hygiene and Prevention Psychosocial Resilience Health Services INFRASTRUCTURE Clean Water Food Security Safe Affordable Housing Communication Systems Data & Information Management Transportation Agricultural Production Supply Chains Sewer Systems (human waste) Solid Waste Management (garbage)
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