* [ ] 15 Opens through Input - Environment, Resources (Energy, Matter, Information) VSM Sys 1 and Sys 4 Affected by Environment Variable that opens the system in question by including external influences automatically. Examples: rainfall, deposites, supply of lodgings for tourists, supra-regional orders and decisions that influence the system.
* [ ] 16 Opens through Output - Product (Energy, Matter, Information) VSM Sys 1 and Sys 4 Environmental Impact Variable which - out of the system in question - immediately influences surrounding systems. Examples: waste water, commuters leaving the cities, exports, supra-regional taxes.
* [ ] 17 Influenced from Inside - VSM Sys 3 (1, 2, 3*, 4, and 5) Self Control These are variables that can be regulated by determination processes which happen within the system in view. They are, among others, an indicator for the autarchy (self-control) of the system.
* [ ] 18 Influenced from Outside- VSM Sys 4 and Sys 1 External Dependency That concerns variables that are subject to determination processes that take place outside the system in question. They are - among others - an indicator for the dependencies of the system. Examples: economy, population, use of areas, human ecology, natural resources, infrastructure, community.