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Inputs and Outputs The flows of goods and services in and out of a process; these
may include raw materials, finished products and services, and wastes; inputoutput coefficients describe these.
Institution (Organizations) A significant and established organization in a society
or culture, especially of a public character.
Institutions (Rules) The rules that guide how people within societies live, work,
and interact with each other. Formal institutions are written or codified rules.
Examples of formal institutions would be the constitution, the judiciary laws,
the organized market, and property rights. Informal institutions are rules governed by social and behavioral norms of the society, family, or community, also
referred to as organizations.
In-stream Flows Legally required minimum flows of water in streams or rivers.
In most states, water rights for in-stream flows can be held only by the state.
Insurance A strategy to mitigate the risk involved in making capital-intensive
investments (e.g., for infrastructure) by pooling the risk of many similar systems
using carefully calculated payments into a pool of funds that cover loss.
Integrated Assessment Models Whole-system models that aim to evaluate the
systemic effects of policies and trends.
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software that facilitates software
development for programmers by providing bundles of code editing, building,
testing and debugging tools. In addition, they often have a variety of features
such as syntax highlighting, code formatting, code completion, error diagnostics
and reporting. Modern IDEs also help synchronize team work, versioning and
deployment process in an efficient way.
Integrated FEW System A system in which the interconnectedness and interactions of the three great consumable sectors, food, energy, and water are considered together.
Integrated Water Resource Management The coordinated development and
management of water, land, and related resources to maximize economic and
social welfare.
Intensive Metrics Metrics that are independent of scale or level of consumption,
e.g., a power plant may consume X gallons of water per kilowatt hour of electricity generated.
Interdependency (Infrastructure) Infrastructure property where one type of
infrastructure is substantially dependent on another type of infrastructure to provide its inputs. Compare to Cascading failure.
Interests The reason or values about why someone might decide on a position.
See also definition on position. Getting to Yes by Fisher and Ury (1981) discusses interest-based negotiation as a way to achieve potential positive outcomes
beyond assuming a negotiation is a win-lose zero-sum game.
Intermediate Producers Producers who take a commodity and consume it as
input into the production of a higher-value commodity, usually via manufacturing operations.
Internal Interactions The interactions that describe how parts of a system influence each other directly or indirectly.
Glossary
Inputs and Outputs The flows of goods and services in and out of a process; these
may include raw materials, finished products and services, and wastes; inputoutput coefficients describe these.
Institution (Organizations) A significant and established organization in a society
or culture, especially of a public character.
Institutions (Rules) The rules that guide how people within societies live, work,
and interact with each other. Formal institutions are written or codified rules.
Examples of formal institutions would be the constitution, the judiciary laws,
the organized market, and property rights. Informal institutions are rules governed by social and behavioral norms of the society, family, or community, also
referred to as organizations.
In-stream Flows Legally required minimum flows of water in streams or rivers.
In most states, water rights for in-stream flows can be held only by the state.
Insurance A strategy to mitigate the risk involved in making capital-intensive
investments (e.g., for infrastructure) by pooling the risk of many similar systems
using carefully calculated payments into a pool of funds that cover loss.
Integrated Assessment Models Whole-system models that aim to evaluate the
systemic effects of policies and trends.
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software that facilitates software
development for programmers by providing bundles of code editing, building,
testing and debugging tools. In addition, they often have a variety of features
such as syntax highlighting, code formatting, code completion, error diagnostics
and reporting. Modern IDEs also help synchronize team work, versioning and
deployment process in an efficient way.
Integrated FEW System A system in which the interconnectedness and interactions of the three great consumable sectors, food, energy, and water are considered together.
Integrated Water Resource Management The coordinated development and
management of water, land, and related resources to maximize economic and
social welfare.
Intensive Metrics Metrics that are independent of scale or level of consumption,
e.g., a power plant may consume X gallons of water per kilowatt hour of electricity generated.
Interdependency (Infrastructure) Infrastructure property where one type of
infrastructure is substantially dependent on another type of infrastructure to provide its inputs. Compare to Cascading failure.
Interests The reason or values about why someone might decide on a position.
See also definition on position. Getting to Yes by Fisher and Ury (1981) discusses interest-based negotiation as a way to achieve potential positive outcomes
beyond assuming a negotiation is a win-lose zero-sum game.
Intermediate Producers Producers who take a commodity and consume it as
input into the production of a higher-value commodity, usually via manufacturing operations.
Internal Interactions The interactions that describe how parts of a system influence each other directly or indirectly.
Glossary