World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... Section 3.28 , where it was asserted that a pollution ratio of 40 would depress food production to 20 % of its value ... Section 3.23 rises , if the capital investment remains fixed . The pollution generation per capita as given by POLCM ...
... Section 3.28 , where it was asserted that a pollution ratio of 40 would depress food production to 20 % of its value ... Section 3.23 rises , if the capital investment remains fixed . The pollution generation per capita as given by POLCM ...
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... Sections 3.14 and 3.16 . Crowding also operates indirectly on population through the food sector as seen in Figure 2-1 and in Section 3.19 and 3.20 . Quality of life drops to about 0.8 of its 1970 value and is a combination of a rising ...
... Sections 3.14 and 3.16 . Crowding also operates indirectly on population through the food sector as seen in Figure 2-1 and in Section 3.19 and 3.20 . Quality of life drops to about 0.8 of its 1970 value and is a combination of a rising ...
Page 94
... Section 4.2 developed a population decline and a falling quality of life because natural resources were being exhausted . By assuming a technological solution , the system was freed from dependence on resources in Section 4.3 but a ...
... Section 4.2 developed a population decline and a falling quality of life because natural resources were being exhausted . By assuming a technological solution , the system was freed from dependence on resources in Section 4.3 but a ...
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