[dogscoff]

How about if the space on a planet is a single resource pool?

Good idea. Very good idea.

Guys, really. If you want all that, just play Outpost. Don't you think there is enough to keep track of as it is with SEIV?

Well, we already have to manage population, facility construction and unit storage. All I'm suggesting is a more flexible way of implementing it. I don't think it would create much extra micromanagement for the player, but it would open up a whole new swathe of possible strategies and playstyles.