Chatsworth Estate Plan

The Chatsworth Estate Plan is optimistic and upbeat, but does it need a reality check?

Betweenness centrality in the Chatsworth estate systemNetwork diagram of the Chatsworth estate system. The most central variables sit on a rising diagonal from Heritage and Asset Quality at lower left to Investment in Estate and Nature at upper right, with their driver variables beneath. Investment in Estate and Nature is the largest and darkest node, lying on more of the network’s shortest paths than any other variable; six of the eight feedback loops run through it. Revenue & SurplusRevenue & Surplus Investment inEstate & NatureInvestment inEstate & Nature Heritage & AssetQualityHeritage & AssetQuality Visitor Experience& WellbeingVisitor Experience& Wellbeing VisitorSatisfaction &AdvocacyVisitorSatisfaction &Advocacy Yield per Visitor(Days-to-Stays)Yield per Visitor(Days-to-Stays) Reputation &BrandReputation &Brand Philanthropic& GrantFundingPhilanthropic& GrantFunding Natural Capital &Ecosystem ServicesNatural Capital &Ecosystem Services Community &Local EconomyCommunity &Local Economy Maintenance &RestorationCostMaintenance &RestorationCost VisitorPressure &ImpactVisitorPressure &Impact Travel &CarbonEmissionsTravel &CarbonEmissions Macro-economy& ClimateMacro-economy& Climate LEAST CENTRAL MOST CENTRAL NODE SIZE AND TONE = BETWEENNESSLINK WIDTH AND TONE = EDGE BETWEENNESSLINK STYLE0259662675moves in the same direction (+)moves in the opposite direction (−)effect arrives after a delay Links between the seven most central variables arc above the line; long driver links swag below it. The file records seven feedback loops; the graph contains eight. Six of the eight feedback loops run through Investment in Estate & Nature, and every one leaves it through fabric or through land — there is no third way out.