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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... appear to be such a simple pro- cess . The time needed for a specified fraction of any existing pollution to dis- appear seems to depend on the amount of the pollution itself . The pollution- absorption time POLAT is therefore a ...
... appear to be such a simple pro- cess . The time needed for a specified fraction of any existing pollution to dis- appear seems to depend on the amount of the pollution itself . The pollution- absorption time POLAT is therefore a ...
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... appear , their shortage depresses the world system because of the natural - resource- extraction multiplier ... appear long before an ultimate limit is reached . As we see here , the effect of resource shortage appears far ahead of the ...
... appear , their shortage depresses the world system because of the natural - resource- extraction multiplier ... appear long before an ultimate limit is reached . As we see here , the effect of resource shortage appears far ahead of the ...
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... appear to be sound . Commitment increases to the apparent solutions . If the presumed solu- tions actually make ... appears as a result of solving the old , has already been illustrated in Chapter 4. The first mode exhibited by the world ...
... appear to be sound . Commitment increases to the apparent solutions . If the presumed solu- tions actually make ... appears as a result of solving the old , has already been illustrated in Chapter 4. The first mode exhibited by the world ...
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