World Dynamics1971 |
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... future investigation . I hope this book con- tributes to the sense of urgency and also that it points to an effective direction for work by others who may choose to explore the alternatives for the future . In spite of the tentative ...
... future investigation . I hope this book con- tributes to the sense of urgency and also that it points to an effective direction for work by others who may choose to explore the alternatives for the future . In spite of the tentative ...
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... future depends on policies that man may still be able to choose . The world system can exhibit many alternate modes of behavior in response to different policies that man might follow in guiding population growth , capital investment ...
... future depends on policies that man may still be able to choose . The world system can exhibit many alternate modes of behavior in response to different policies that man might follow in guiding population growth , capital investment ...
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... future that man may not be capable of sustaining . Our greatest challenge now is how to handle the transition from growth into equilibrium . The industrial societies have behind them long traditions that have encouraged and rewarded ...
... future that man may not be capable of sustaining . Our greatest challenge now is how to handle the transition from growth into equilibrium . The industrial societies have behind them long traditions that have encouraged and rewarded ...
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