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appear to come the dynamics of change in the world system . Rising population
creates pressures to increase industrialization , grow more food , and occupy
more land . But more food , material goods , and land tend to encourage and
permit ...
appear to come the dynamics of change in the world system . Rising population
creates pressures to increase industrialization , grow more food , and occupy
more land . But more food , material goods , and land tend to encourage and
permit ...
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Many industrialized nations are now growing rapidly and placing ever greater
demands on world resources . Many of those resources ... Will a new era of
international conflict grow out of pressures from resource shortage ? In Figure 4 -
1 ...
Many industrialized nations are now growing rapidly and placing ever greater
demands on world resources . Many of those resources ... Will a new era of
international conflict grow out of pressures from resource shortage ? In Figure 4 -
1 ...
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Population and capital investment grow until they generate pollution at a rate
beyond that which the environment can dissipate . When the pollution
overloading occurs , pollution climbs steeply and continues to grow until it
extinguishes the ...
Population and capital investment grow until they generate pollution at a rate
beyond that which the environment can dissipate . When the pollution
overloading occurs , pollution climbs steeply and continues to grow until it
extinguishes the ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
Limits to Growth | 67 |
Copyright | |
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