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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... Mental Models of Social Systems There is nothing new in the use of models to represent social systems . Every- one uses models all the time . Every person in his private life and in his community life uses models for decision making ...
... Mental Models of Social Systems There is nothing new in the use of models to represent social systems . Every- one uses models all the time . Every person in his private life and in his community life uses models for decision making ...
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... mental models are based . When assumptions are clearly stated , they encourage deeper discussion and lead to better selections from the vast numbers of frag- ments which are contained in our mental models . Making a computer model ...
... mental models are based . When assumptions are clearly stated , they encourage deeper discussion and lead to better selections from the vast numbers of frag- ments which are contained in our mental models . Making a computer model ...
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... mental skill needed to properly interpret the dynamic behavior of the systems of which we have now become a part . This concern about the deficiencies in our mental models is not a matter to be taken lightly . The world is still ...
... mental skill needed to properly interpret the dynamic behavior of the systems of which we have now become a part . This concern about the deficiencies in our mental models is not a matter to be taken lightly . The world is still ...
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