World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... initial depletion of resources probably does not have much effect on availability of the remainder . Through the ... initial NRI gives the natural - resource fraction remaining NRFR . NRFR.K - NR.K / NRI NRFR 7 , A ยท NATURAL - RESOURCE ...
... initial depletion of resources probably does not have much effect on availability of the remainder . Through the ... initial NRI gives the natural - resource fraction remaining NRFR . NRFR.K - NR.K / NRI NRFR 7 , A ยท NATURAL - RESOURCE ...
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... initial value is needed for capital investment in the year 1900. We assume here that the capital investment per capita in 1900 was 0.25 unit per person compared to the 1970 value of 1 unit per person . Because the initial value of ...
... initial value is needed for capital investment in the year 1900. We assume here that the capital investment per capita in 1900 was 0.25 unit per person compared to the 1970 value of 1 unit per person . Because the initial value of ...
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... initial value of pollution for the year 1900 must be specified . We here take one - eighth as much per capita as in 1970 , giving ( 0.125 ) ( 1.6 ) , or 0.2 billion pollution units . POL.K - POL.J + ( DT ) ( POLG.JK - POLA.JK ) 30 , L ...
... initial value of pollution for the year 1900 must be specified . We here take one - eighth as much per capita as in 1970 , giving ( 0.125 ) ( 1.6 ) , or 0.2 billion pollution units . POL.K - POL.J + ( DT ) ( POLG.JK - POLA.JK ) 30 , L ...
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