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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Page 36
... expect the birth rate to decline , but the amount is not easy to estimate . High standard of living is usually associated with a higher adequacy of food , more crowding , and more pollution . These effects have probably not been ...
... expect the birth rate to decline , but the amount is not easy to estimate . High standard of living is usually associated with a higher adequacy of food , more crowding , and more pollution . These effects have probably not been ...
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... expect people to cluster near the most productive agricultural areas . The figure represents the intrinsic nature of the land as well as reduction in the land remaining for agriculture . Effects of capital investment and pollution are ...
... expect people to cluster near the most productive agricultural areas . The figure represents the intrinsic nature of the land as well as reduction in the land remaining for agriculture . Effects of capital investment and pollution are ...
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... expect to move toward a more attractive future . Men would never attempt to send a space ship to the moon without first testing the equipment by constructing prototype models and by computer simula- tion of the anticipated space ...
... expect to move toward a more attractive future . Men would never attempt to send a space ship to the moon without first testing the equipment by constructing prototype models and by computer simula- tion of the anticipated space ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
Copyright | |
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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