This paper has two themes. First, diversity of relevant attributes driving the dynamics of socioeconomic systems, including industrial systems' is often needed to increase their likelihood of transiting to a superior state. However systems left to their own devices do not always evolve to states...

Economic development requires the use of natural resources. Increasing population makes increasing demand on such resources thereby leading to the degradation of the environment. Excessive use of resources can lead to a situation where declining supply can no longer satisfy the demand. Hence,...