Above is a biogas diagram based on the 5minute video discussing biogas in India. The diagram displays how the introduction of biogas to India effected the social and ecological systems present there. The systems overlap each other, with similar causes which produce different effects. Some of the effects within one system result in benefits for the other system (better animals and food for the social system to cook and eat). Overall there is a symbiotic relationship between the two and as a whole the introduction of biogas has had a positive effect. The effects of the social and ecosystems involve health benefits (identified in the diagram), along with agricultural improvements (soil, crops, animal, and decreased pollution/deforestation), and educational/social growth (less time spent gathering wood, kids not late for class). There is a kind of relationship in which A impacts B and B impacts A in an ever evolving circle. Improvement in the social system leads to better education and increased environmental protection and ideas, which causes improvement in crops, soil, pollution rates, etc. This outcome allows for more health benefits, resources, and better quality food for the social system to use. Gerald G. Marten created a biogas diagram of his own in his book What is Human Ecology? When comparing Marten’s diagram to my own it can be seen that he is focusing more on the “big picture” issues like (human population, demand for fuel, biogas generators-how they would get into villages) whereas my diagram is more specific and not as over reaching. Marten shows the idea of systems passing energy, material, and information between each other. My diagram focuses more on the connection between social and ecosystem and not the broader view/idea Marten chose. The two are most likely different because we are different people with different ideas on how to organize and interpret the information given to us. Both address the connection between systems and the effects biogas has on the community.
Hi my name is Eric Acosta. I am a freshman at University Park with an intended major of Aerospace Engineering. Your post caught my attention because you included the affects that the generator has on the animals. Its sad to say that it was something I did not think about even when I was talking about deforestation. Also, your post did not necessarily separate the ecosystem and the social system while my diagram did. I am not saying yours is wrong by any means, it is just interesting to see how different diagrams could be for the same topic. If you would like to see my post, here is the link below.
http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/01/27/module-2-eric-acosta/
Hello my name is Jonah Kim. Here is a link to my blog:
http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/01/27/module-2-jonah-kim/
I like that mine and your blog are very different. You tried to find the similar causes between the benefits of no more wood stoves in social system and the ecosystem. Whereas I was focused on the separating social system and ecosystems and talking about them for the most part separately. I saw how you kind of had curling lines going everywhere and your explanation of how everything comes around makes sense. So like I said this was a different perspective and I enjoyed reading your blog.