World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... growth in population , with its attendant industrialization and pollution , comes from circular processes in which each sector both enhances and feeds on other sectors . But in time , growth encounters limits set by nature . Land and ...
... growth in population , with its attendant industrialization and pollution , comes from circular processes in which each sector both enhances and feeds on other sectors . But in time , growth encounters limits set by nature . Land and ...
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... growth , then growth continues until the limit has been overstepped far enough to generate forces sufficient to inhibit growth . Exponential growth is only significant in comparison to some relevant limit . The power and nature of ...
... growth , then growth continues until the limit has been overstepped far enough to generate forces sufficient to inhibit growth . Exponential growth is only significant in comparison to some relevant limit . The power and nature of ...
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... growth processes that had previously been in control . In one brief moment of time the world finds that the apparent law of exponential growth fails as the complete description of nature . Other fundamental laws of nature and the social ...
... growth processes that had previously been in control . In one brief moment of time the world finds that the apparent law of exponential growth fails as the complete description of nature . Other fundamental laws of nature and the social ...
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