Storage

A storage can be:

• fossil fuels that can be extracted from the ground and utilised by the human society

• a carcase utilised by bacteria and insects

• a loaf of bread utilised by mould

1. If J exceeds kQ, the storage is growing.

2. If J=kQ, the storage is constant (it is a stock)

3. If kQ exceeds J, the storage is diminishing.

4. In the types of storage referred to above, in practice, J = 0

Such storages will ultimately end up. The utilisators are then forced to:

• start using another storage

• start using a flow (and thereby be forced into another growth pattern)

• die out

  5. If k increases with the amount stored (Q), you have a HEAP