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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... further by only another factor of four while agricultural land declines further by 62 % . For the first time , occupancy land is encroaching on land that is needed for food . Popula- tion is rising and , at the " crisis level , " begins ...
... further by only another factor of four while agricultural land declines further by 62 % . For the first time , occupancy land is encroaching on land that is needed for food . Popula- tion is rising and , at the " crisis level , " begins ...
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... further action . We often erroneously think of cause and effect as flowing in only one direction . We speak of action A causing result B. But such a perception is incomplete . Result B represents a new condition of the system that ...
... further action . We often erroneously think of cause and effect as flowing in only one direction . We speak of action A causing result B. But such a perception is incomplete . Result B represents a new condition of the system that ...
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... further increments of food rapidly lose capability to raise the quality of life . Likewise , below some acceptable level of pollution , further pollu- tion reduction carries a low priority . It is from the nonlinear character of quality ...
... further increments of food rapidly lose capability to raise the quality of life . Likewise , below some acceptable level of pollution , further pollu- tion reduction carries a low priority . It is from the nonlinear character of quality ...
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