---
entity_slug: territorial_improvement_support
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:30:50.227598'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly articulates a specific constraint mechanism -
    the relationship between urban growth limits and agricultural productive capacity.
    It avoids circularity and identifies a distinct economic principle about territorial
    development patterns.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This concept is directly grounded in Smith's analysis in Book III, Chapter
    1, where he explicitly discusses how towns cannot grow beyond what surrounding
    agricultural territory can support. The entity accurately reflects Smith's reasoning
    about the natural order of economic development.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: '"Production" is an appropriate domain since this concept deals with
    the productive relationship between agricultural and urban sectors. It could arguably
    fit in a "Development" or "Geography" domain, but production captures the core
    economic mechanism well.'
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity has moderate VSM relevance, potentially mapping to S1 (as
    a constraint on primary operations) or S4 (as environmental intelligence about
    territorial limits). However, it's more of a structural constraint than an active
    system component.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides excellent explanatory power by illuminating a fundamental
    mechanism that governs urban-rural development patterns. It explains why certain
    development sequences occur naturally and reveals the structural dependencies
    between different economic sectors.
---

# Evaluation: Territorial Improvement Support

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly articulates a specific constraint mechanism - the relationship between urban growth limits and agricultural productive capacity. It avoids circularity and identifies a distinct economic principle about territorial development patterns.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This concept is directly grounded in Smith's analysis in Book III, Chapter 1, where he explicitly discusses how towns cannot grow beyond what surrounding agricultural territory can support. The entity accurately reflects Smith's reasoning about the natural order of economic development.

## domain_placement — 4.0 / 5.0

"Production" is an appropriate domain since this concept deals with the productive relationship between agricultural and urban sectors. It could arguably fit in a "Development" or "Geography" domain, but production captures the core economic mechanism well.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity has moderate VSM relevance, potentially mapping to S1 (as a constraint on primary operations) or S4 (as environmental intelligence about territorial limits). However, it's more of a structural constraint than an active system component.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides excellent explanatory power by illuminating a fundamental mechanism that governs urban-rural development patterns. It explains why certain development sequences occur naturally and reveals the structural dependencies between different economic sectors.
