World DynamicsExamination of the structure of countervailing forces such as population growth, food production, capital investment, natural resources depletion, pollution, etc., at world level when exponential growth rate overburdens the environment - simulates world growth trends by means of a large-scale computer model and shows that a global equilibrium could be achieved if social policies and programmes were chosen taking into account the dynamic characteristics of world social systems. Flow charts. |
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... become exhausted , and the pollution - dissipation capac- ity of the earth becomes overloaded . The battle between the forces of growth and the restraints of nature may be resolved in a number of ways . Man , if he understands well ...
... become exhausted , and the pollution - dissipation capac- ity of the earth becomes overloaded . The battle between the forces of growth and the restraints of nature may be resolved in a number of ways . Man , if he understands well ...
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... become regenerative in a positive- feedback process . Pollution then increases rapidly until it becomes sufficiently high to reduce population and capital investment far enough that pollution gen- eration falls back below the newly ...
... become regenerative in a positive- feedback process . Pollution then increases rapidly until it becomes sufficiently high to reduce population and capital investment far enough that pollution gen- eration falls back below the newly ...
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... become geared to a philosophy of growth and rising standard of living for everyone . This cannot continue indefinitely . New human purposes must be defined to replace the quest for economic advancement . Nature must be helped rather ...
... become geared to a philosophy of growth and rising standard of living for everyone . This cannot continue indefinitely . New human purposes must be defined to replace the quest for economic advancement . Nature must be helped rather ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
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accumulation action actual agriculture appear assumed assumptions average become behavior billion birth rate capital investment Capital-investment cause Chapter consequences continue created crowding curve death rate decline defined depends described developed discard discussed dynamic effect environment equations equilibrium examine existing expect factor falling Figure food production food ratio forces fraction further future gives greater grow growth higher improve increase indicated industrialization influence initial land less limit LOGICAL FUNCTION loop lower material standard means mode MULTIPLIER DIMENSIONLESS natural resources natural-resource normal NREM NRUN1 occurs ORIGINAL peak person policies pollution absorption pollution crisis pollution ratio POLR population possible present pressures probably processes rate normal reaches reduced relationship remaining represents result rise sector shortage shown shows social systems space standard of living stop structure suppressed TABLE taken tion units usage variable world system