Topic 1: Using CHES as a framework requires boundaries. How does one choose system boundaries, and how do these choices shape, limit outcomes, and otherwise pose problems?

In the CHES system:

-          There are natural limits (e.g., watersheds, vegetation, etc)

-          - There are social limits (e.g., levels of governance, hierarchy in decision making)

Is it necessary to limit such limits to define the objects of study?

- Yes, it is necessary to limit the boundaries between systems. With more studies there will be a better understanding of the systems

- Working with natural boundaries defined at small scales generate case studies and do not allow generalizations to larger scales

- However, if the scale of natural or social conditions and extended and examined for their influence over a defined area, generalizations are possible

Is it possible to maintain a constant level of organization in a given field and study?

 how it affects different social levels?

-Yes, it is possible to keep the level and it would be desirable to analyze human-environment interactions on a broader scale to make generalizations

- The effect of a local organization level on different geographical scales are important

- The importance of defining the time scales and effects transcales