World Dynamics1971 |
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... consequences of even a correct set of system assumptions . Chapters 2 and 3 illustrate the process of going from ordi- nary , reasonable assumptions about the world system to a computer model that interrelates those assumptions . The ...
... consequences of even a correct set of system assumptions . Chapters 2 and 3 illustrate the process of going from ordi- nary , reasonable assumptions about the world system to a computer model that interrelates those assumptions . The ...
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... consequences in Chapters 4 , 5 , and 6. The nature of this world model is given here in two equivalent forms - text and equations . Those readers who are not familiar with algebraic notation may wish to ignore the equations that are ...
... consequences in Chapters 4 , 5 , and 6. The nature of this world model is given here in two equivalent forms - text and equations . Those readers who are not familiar with algebraic notation may wish to ignore the equations that are ...
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... consequences . Second , the attempt to produce short - term improvement often sets the stage for a long - term degradation . Third , the local goals of a part of a system often conflict with the objectives of the larger system . Fourth ...
... consequences . Second , the attempt to produce short - term improvement often sets the stage for a long - term degradation . Third , the local goals of a part of a system often conflict with the objectives of the larger system . Fourth ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
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1970 conditions accumulation agricultural land assumed assumptions behavior birth rate normal birth-control program BRFM BRMM BRN1 capital investment CAPITAL UNITS CAPITAL UNITS/PERSON CAPITAL-INVESTMENT DISCARD capital-investment multiplier capital-investment ratio CAPITAL-INVESTMENT-IN-AGRICULTURE FRACTION cause Chapter CIAF CIGN1 Club of Rome coefficient computer model crowding ratio curve death rate normal decline DRFM dynamic ECIR effect effective-capital-investment ratio equations equilibrium exponential growth food production food ratio food supply FPMT FRACTION/YEAR in-agriculture fraction increase industrialization INTERPOLATION limit LOGICAL FUNCTION material standard mental models MULTIPLIER DIMENSIONLESS natural resources natural-resource Natural-resource-usage rate negative loop NR=N NREM NREMT NRUN1 POLN1 POLAT POLCM pollution absorption pollution crisis pollution-absorption population and capital population density PRESENT ORIGINAL pressures ratio CIR RATIO DIMENSIONLESS result rise Section sector shortage social systems SQUARE KILOMETERS standard of living system levels TABHL TABLE LOOK TIME.K tion units per person UNITS/PERSON/YEAR UNITS/YEAR usage rate variable world model world population world system