World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... Chapter 3 con- tains the full detail and assumptions of the computer model . Almost all of the concepts and numerical values used in this chapter will be explained more fully in Chapter 3 . In constructing a computer model of a social ...
... Chapter 3 con- tains the full detail and assumptions of the computer model . Almost all of the concepts and numerical values used in this chapter will be explained more fully in Chapter 3 . In constructing a computer model of a social ...
Page 31
... chapter is somewhat more technical than the others . Yet each person should read enough to satisfy himself about the assump- tions from which follow the consequences in Chapters 4 , 5 , and 6. The nature of this world model is given ...
... chapter is somewhat more technical than the others . Yet each person should read enough to satisfy himself about the assump- tions from which follow the consequences in Chapters 4 , 5 , and 6. The nature of this world model is given ...
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... Chapter 2 regulate the actual birth and death rates in response to the world conditions and will compensate , over a wide range , for changes in the values of the " normal " coefficients . This insensitivity , as to the values of BRN ...
... Chapter 2 regulate the actual birth and death rates in response to the world conditions and will compensate , over a wide range , for changes in the values of the " normal " coefficients . This insensitivity , as to the values of BRN ...
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 crisis pollution ratio POLN1 POLR population possible present pressures probably processes raise 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