C4. ELSI in Practice

ELSI8 Category Example subclasses Example AOI’s Academic fields Example tools Energy Radiation, Chemical, electricity, Heat, Fossil, Motion, Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Magnetic Energy use Renewable fraction Energy types (Astro) Physics, Engineering Energy audits, ­ tional Fluid Dynamics Materials Water, Land, construction materials, Metals, Rare earth, Toxic materials, CO2 Material sources Freshwater use Toxins Recyclability Physics, Material science, Chemistry (UNEP), Landscape Ecology Patternbook Species Mammals, Birds, Insects, Bacteria, Amphibians, Rodents, Reptiles, Funghi, Trees, Plants, Weeds Biodiversity Birds Insects Mammals Indigenous/invasive Biology, Ecology, Ethology Biomimicry, Permaculture, (anthro­ pology, law, arts, languages...), Social sciences (education, politics, history...) Spiral dynamics, Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, SmartAgent method Economy Transportation, Finance, Business, Industry, Agriculture Wealth distribution Turnover/profit Wages, employment Marketing, logistics Business, Economics, Marketing Economic flow analysis, Gapminder, Business Model Canvas Health Environment quality, Health care, Sports, Food quality and access, Safety Air/water/food quality Hazards Healthcare levels Physical exercise Medicine, Public Health Health profiling, ’s hierarchy of needs examples in elsi8 categories