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It is quite possible that the more industrialized countries , from which the pollution
comes , would be the least able to survive such a disruption ... Industrialization
may be a more fundamental disturbing force in world ecology than is population .
It is quite possible that the more industrialized countries , from which the pollution
comes , would be the least able to survive such a disruption ... Industrialization
may be a more fundamental disturbing force in world ecology than is population .
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But , as agriculture reaches a space limit , as industrialization reaches a natural -
resource limit , and as both reach a ... the present underdeveloped countries
reaching the standard of living demonstrated by the present industrialized
nations .
But , as agriculture reaches a space limit , as industrialization reaches a natural -
resource limit , and as both reach a ... the present underdeveloped countries
reaching the standard of living demonstrated by the present industrialized
nations .
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living that often comes from industrialization is now sought by most cultures .
Damage to the environment is being caused by technological processes , but in
spite of this , hope is placed instead on population control . Even if population
control ...
living that often comes from industrialization is now sought by most cultures .
Damage to the environment is being caused by technological processes , but in
spite of this , hope is placed instead on population control . Even if population
control ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Dynamics |
| Authors | Jay W. Forrester, JAY W AUTOR FORRESTER |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Wright-Allen Press, 1971 |
| Length | 142 pages |
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