World DynamicsExamination of the structure of countervailing forces such as population growth, food production, capital investment, natural resources depletion, pollution, etc., at world level when exponential growth rate overburdens the environment - simulates world growth trends by means of a large-scale computer model and shows that a global equilibrium could be achieved if social policies and programmes were chosen taking into account the dynamic characteristics of world social systems. Flow charts. |
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... initial depletion of resources probably does not have much effect on availability of the remainder . Through the ... initial NRI gives the natural - resource fraction remaining NRFR . NRFR.K - NR.K / NRI NRFR 7 , A · NATURAL - RESOURCE ...
... initial depletion of resources probably does not have much effect on availability of the remainder . Through the ... initial NRI gives the natural - resource fraction remaining NRFR . NRFR.K - NR.K / NRI NRFR 7 , A · NATURAL - RESOURCE ...
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... initial value is needed for capital investment in the year 1900. We assume here that the capital investment per capita in 1900 was 0.25 unit per person compared to the 1970 value of 1 unit per person . Because the initial value of ...
... initial value is needed for capital investment in the year 1900. We assume here that the capital investment per capita in 1900 was 0.25 unit per person compared to the 1970 value of 1 unit per person . Because the initial value of ...
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... INITIAL ( NATURAL - RESOURCE UNITS ) NATURAL - RESOURCE - FROM - MATERIAL MULTIPLIER ( DIMENSIONLESS ) NATURAL - RESOURCE - FROM - MATERIAL - MULTIPLIER TABLE NATURAL - RESOURCE USAGE NORMAL ( NATURAL RESOURCE UNITS / PERSON / YEAR ) ...
... INITIAL ( NATURAL - RESOURCE UNITS ) NATURAL - RESOURCE - FROM - MATERIAL MULTIPLIER ( DIMENSIONLESS ) NATURAL - RESOURCE - FROM - MATERIAL - MULTIPLIER TABLE NATURAL - RESOURCE USAGE NORMAL ( NATURAL RESOURCE UNITS / PERSON / YEAR ) ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
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accumulation action actual agriculture appear assumed assumptions average become behavior billion birth rate capital investment Capital-investment cause Chapter consequences continue created crowding curve death rate decline defined depends described developed discard discussed dynamic effect environment equations equilibrium examine existing expect factor falling Figure food production food ratio forces fraction further future gives greater grow growth higher improve increase indicated industrialization influence initial land less limit LOGICAL FUNCTION loop lower major material standard means mode MULTIPLIER DIMENSIONLESS natural resources natural-resource normal NREM NRUN1 occurs ORIGINAL peak person policies pollution crisis pollution ratio POLR population possible present pressures probably processes rate normal reaches reduced relationship remaining represents result rise sector shortage shown shows social systems space standard of living stop structure suppressed SWITCH taken tion units usage variable world system