World Dynamics1971 |
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Page 8
... processes of Figures 1-4 and 1-5 take effect , the agricultural surplus available for export will decline . After the export buffer has been diverted to internal use , the full signifi- cance of Figure 1-5 will become apparent . For ...
... processes of Figures 1-4 and 1-5 take effect , the agricultural surplus available for export will decline . After the export buffer has been diverted to internal use , the full signifi- cance of Figure 1-5 will become apparent . For ...
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... processes would probably stop before the world population had dropped as far as shown in Figure 4-5 . In other words , if the pollution crisis works its greatest hardship on the pollution - generating nations , the more numerous ...
... processes would probably stop before the world population had dropped as far as shown in Figure 4-5 . In other words , if the pollution crisis works its greatest hardship on the pollution - generating nations , the more numerous ...
Page 79
... processes that have already been observed seem to have this character . The eutrophication of lakes progresses to a point where the purifying processes no longer keep up with rising contamination . In oceans and forests , sufficient ...
... processes that have already been observed seem to have this character . The eutrophication of lakes progresses to a point where the purifying processes no longer keep up with rising contamination . In oceans and forests , sufficient ...
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