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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... environment to dissipate pollution . This book examines the structure of countervailing forces at the world level when growth overloads the environment . The world will encounter one of several possible alternative futures depending on ...
... environment to dissipate pollution . This book examines the structure of countervailing forces at the world level when growth overloads the environment . The world will encounter one of several possible alternative futures depending on ...
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... environment . Noting the destruction that has al- ready occurred on land , in the air , and especially in the oceans , capability appears not to exist for handling such a rise in standard of living . In fact , the present disparity ...
... environment . Noting the destruction that has al- ready occurred on land , in the air , and especially in the oceans , capability appears not to exist for handling such a rise in standard of living . In fact , the present disparity ...
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Jay W. Forrester. environment than there is of population . The temporarily higher standard of living that often comes from industrialization is now sought by most cultures . Damage to the environment is being caused by technological ...
Jay W. Forrester. environment than there is of population . The temporarily higher standard of living that often comes from industrialization is now sought by most cultures . Damage to the environment is being caused by technological ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
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