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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... present under- developed countries reaching the standard of living demonstrated by the present industrialized nations . The pollution and natural - resource load placed on the world environmental system by each person in an advanced ...
... present under- developed countries reaching the standard of living demonstrated by the present industrialized nations . The pollution and natural - resource load placed on the world environmental system by each person in an advanced ...
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... present level of world population , little effect on death rate has been assumed from crowding . However , as crowding rises toward 5 times the present population , the death rate is taken to rise ever more steeply and to reach 3 times ...
... present level of world population , little effect on death rate has been assumed from crowding . However , as crowding rises toward 5 times the present population , the death rate is taken to rise ever more steeply and to reach 3 times ...
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... present " computer run and the " original " model . The original model is the one with the values as given in Chap ... present conditions with ultimate limits . By such comparison , present world demand usually seems well below the ...
... present " computer run and the " original " model . The original model is the one with the values as given in Chap ... present conditions with ultimate limits . By such comparison , present world demand usually seems well below the ...
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