Sustainability Triangle: Economy–Environment–Society Dynamics
Interactive 3D phase-space simulator of the sustainability triangle: three coupled nonlinear equations for Economic Capital, Environmental Capital and Social Equity trace a live trajectory, with a resource-shock test and a weakest-link sustainability index.
Sustainability is often described as a triangle balancing economic development, environmental protection and social equity — but the three pillars are not independent, they are coupled feedback loops. This simulator models them as three nonlinear stocks (Economic Capital, Environmental Capital, Social Equity) evolving under a system-dynamics-style ODE system, and renders their joint state as a live trajectory through a 3D phase space. Tune how aggressively the economy extracts from the environment, how fast the environment regenerates, and how much of that growth is reinvested into social equity, then trigger a resource shock to see whether the system's own feedback loops restore balance or tip it toward collapse — tracked live by a weakest-link sustainability index, since a triangle is only as strong as its weakest side.
This simulation explores the concept of sustainability across various sectors. Users can investigate how to balance economic development with environmental protection and social equity.
2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install