resurssikynnyksen
Resurssikynnyksen is a Finnish term used to describe the threshold level of available resources necessary for a system to function or remain stable. The compound combines resurssi (resource) and kynnys (threshold) and is used especially in discussions of sustainability, ecology, economics, and project planning. The expression often denotes a critical point: when resource levels fall below this threshold, performance degrades, risk increases, or the system may shift to a different state; when resources exceed the threshold, operation can continue with more resilience, though at increasing costs or diminishing returns.
In practice, the resource threshold is context-specific and may refer to energy, water, materials, budget, or
Applications of the idea appear in ecosystem management (carrying capacity and resilience), urban planning (infrastructure funding
Limitations include its qualitative nature in many uses, the dependence on models and data for quantification,