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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Occupancy seems often to use the best land , and so the allotment of land of lower quality for food growing will increase the effect of crowding on food production . Population uses land for housing , working space , transportation ...
Occupancy seems often to use the best land , and so the allotment of land of lower quality for food growing will increase the effect of crowding on food production . Population uses land for housing , working space , transportation ...
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If the material standard of living is lower than in 1970 , the ability on a per capita basis to accumulate capital would be lower , implying that pressures would be higher for consuming currently all that is produced rather than saving ...
If the material standard of living is lower than in 1970 , the ability on a per capita basis to accumulate capital would be lower , implying that pressures would be higher for consuming currently all that is produced rather than saving ...
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The other two changes from the original model - lower natural - resource - usage rate and lower pollution generation - are changes aimed at improving the quality of life but , as such , are growth - inducing rather than growth- ...
The other two changes from the original model - lower natural - resource - usage rate and lower pollution generation - are changes aimed at improving the quality of life but , as such , are growth - inducing rather than growth- ...
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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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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
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| Title | World Dynamics |
| Author | Jay W. Forrester |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Wright-Allen Press, 1971 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 1563270595, 9781563270598 |
| Length | 142 pages |
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