World Dynamics1971 |
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... mode of behavior . The modes of behavior of interest in this book encompass the interactions that occur when exponential growth collides with a fixed environment . In other words , we here are examining the forces and interactions that ...
... mode of behavior . The modes of behavior of interest in this book encompass the interactions that occur when exponential growth collides with a fixed environment . In other words , we here are examining the forces and interactions that ...
Page 94
... mode of system behavior that also has unpleasant 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 ...
... mode of system behavior that also has unpleasant 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 ...
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... mode . The world system can exhibit modes that are more hopeful than those in Chapters 4 and 5. But to develop the more promising modes will require restraint and dedication to a long - range future that man may not be capable of ...
... mode . The world system can exhibit modes that are more hopeful than those in Chapters 4 and 5. But to develop the more promising modes will require restraint and dedication to a long - range future that man may not be capable of ...
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