# environmental (surroundings)

about the surroundings that are around a thing

- Computed level: L6 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: environmental

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [environment](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-environment.surroundings), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [surroundings](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-surroundings.environment)

**Through:** the environment and extent of space together shape what conditions exist around a thing

**Novel properties:**
- spatial context
- surrounding condition
- ambient setting

## Examples
- The International Space Station maintains a controlled internal environment despite the vacuum and radiation of outer space. *(engineering)*
- Coral reefs create complex microenvironments that support thousands of marine species in otherwise nutrient-poor waters. *(biology)*
- Central Park functions as a regulated urban environment, deliberately designed to contrast with the surrounding cityscape of Manhattan. *(urban planning)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-environmental.surroundings*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-environmental.surroundings.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*