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From POET to PISTOL: Reflections on the Ecological Complex *
Author(s) -
Bailey Kenneth D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1990.tb00156.x
Subject(s) - bounded function , variable (mathematics) , space (punctuation) , population , component (thermodynamics) , sociology , ecology , epistemology , computer science , mathematics , philosophy , biology , demography , physics , mathematical analysis , thermodynamics , operating system
Some macroecologists study population characteristics using a single variable, while others specify a system of interrelated variables. The purpose of this paper is to offer an ecological model which is theoretically appropriate and correctly bounded. Based on population (P), information (I), space (S), technology (T), organization (O), and level of living (L), or PISTOL, it is argued that the addition of two variables to the most famous ecological model (POET), namely L and I correctly bounds the POET model since each component is theoretically important.