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Natural - resource - usage rate reaches a peak about year 2010 and declines as
natural resources , population , and capital investment decline . ment - in -
agriculture fraction . Material standard of living reaches a peak at about year
2000 and ...
Natural - resource - usage rate reaches a peak about year 2010 and declines as
natural resources , population , and capital investment decline . ment - in -
agriculture fraction . Material standard of living reaches a peak at about year
2000 and ...
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Years Figure 5 - 13 Compared with Figure 5 - 12 , less pollution generation
increases peak population and delays the pollution crisis . 20 years and allows
population and capital investment to increase further before the pollution limit is ...
Years Figure 5 - 13 Compared with Figure 5 - 12 , less pollution generation
increases peak population and delays the pollution crisis . 20 years and allows
population and capital investment to increase further before the pollution limit is ...
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Years Figure 5 - 14 Compared with Figure 5 - 12 , reduced birth rate lowers the
peak population but does not eliminate or delay the pollution crisis . With respect
to the pollution mode of population collapse , it has already been pointed out that
...
Years Figure 5 - 14 Compared with Figure 5 - 12 , reduced birth rate lowers the
peak population but does not eliminate or delay the pollution crisis . With respect
to the pollution mode of population collapse , it has already been pointed out that
...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
Copyright | |
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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 factors falling Figure food production food ratio food supply forces fraction future gives greater grow growth higher improve increase indicated industrialization influence initial land less limit LOGICAL FUNCTION loop lower material standard means mode MULTIPLIER DIMENSIONLESS natural resources natural-resource needed normal NREM occurs peak person policies pollution absorption pollution crisis pollution ratio POLR population possible PRESENT ORIGINAL pressures probably processes rate normal RATIO DIMENSIONLESS reaches reduced relationship remaining represents result rise sector shortage shown shows social systems space standard of living stop structure suppressed TABLE taken tion UNITS usage variable world system
Bibliographic information
| Title | World Dynamics |
| Authors | Jay W. Forrester, JAY W AUTOR FORRESTER |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Wright-Allen Press, 1971 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 142 pages |
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