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As the 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 significance of Figure 1 - 5 will become apparent . For
decades the ...
As the 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 significance of Figure 1 - 5 will become apparent . For
decades the ...
Page 76
If that were to happen , the pollution - generation 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 ...
If that were to happen , the pollution - generation 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 ...
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Many of the 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 ...
Many of the 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 ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
Limits to Growth | 67 |
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