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4. Intervening
The aim of Intervening in a zoöp is to enhance the quality of its zoönomy, in line with its zoönomic ambitions.
The previous movement of Characterising has led to a set of desired interventions in a zoöp, that would enhance its quality of life.
This research led to the observation that in the development of a zoöp, the first interventions should aim to develop the quality of life within the spatial boundaries of the zoöp (as identified in the movement of Demarcating). In other words, it is good zoönomic practice to first strenghten internal relationships, and only then focus the attention on external relations. Zoönomic interventions may address anything from subterranean metabolic relationships, to spatial arrangements, customer relations and more.
Every zoönomic year, executed interventions lead to new developments in the zoöp and thus to changes in the qualities of important relationships. Every year, new observation wil be made, leading to new characterisation, which will open up further ways of Intervening.
In the timeframe of the research documented here, small interventions were possible in those proto-zoöps that were in the private ownership of the researchers (the proto-zoöp Duindoornplein, the terrace of Paulina Grebenstein), but not in those that were part of public space (Gotskowsky Bruecke), or that involved a high number or different legal entities (Zone Sensible), or that were under the jurisdiction of non-aligned parties (the gardens of Youran Song and Ou Yhanshan).