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 78
... rise in food ratio after the population collapse occurs because the reduced population has available the best agricultural lands and the remaining high capital investment in agriculture . Population , land , and capital investment might ...
... rise in food ratio after the population collapse occurs because the reduced population has available the best agricultural lands and the remaining high capital investment in agriculture . Population , land , and capital investment might ...
Page 112
... rise far enough to suppress the forces that produced growth . Not only is the world facing the pressures that will stop population growth , but it also is encountering the pressures that will stop the rise of both industrialization and ...
... rise far enough to suppress the forces that produced growth . Not only is the world facing the pressures that will stop population growth , but it also is encountering the pressures that will stop the rise of both industrialization and ...
Page 124
... rise further until the pressures reappear with an intensity that can no longer be relieved . Trying to raise quality of life without intentionally creating compensating pressures to prevent a rise in population density will be self ...
... rise further until the pressures reappear with an intensity that can no longer be relieved . Trying to raise quality of life without intentionally creating compensating pressures to prevent a rise in population density will be self ...
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