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Occupancy space is the land for housing , commercial activity , transportation ,
and pollution dissipation . Suppose also that for adequate nourishment each
person requires two units of land for food production . In this simple example , no
...
Occupancy space is the land for housing , commercial activity , transportation ,
and pollution dissipation . Suppose also that for adequate nourishment each
person requires two units of land for food production . In this simple example , no
...
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5 5 Agricultural land units / person Figure 1 - 3 Food ratio ( adequacy ) as it
depends on agricultural land units per person . Figure 1 - 3 presents an
assumption about how the food per person is related to the agricultural land per
person .
5 5 Agricultural land units / person Figure 1 - 3 Food ratio ( adequacy ) as it
depends on agricultural land units per person . Figure 1 - 3 presents an
assumption about how the food per person is related to the agricultural land per
person .
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The more people , the more space occupied ; and the more occupied space , the
less agricultural land is left . Occupancy seems often to use the best land , and so
the allotment of land of lower quality for food growing will increase the effect of ...
The more people , the more space occupied ; and the more occupied space , the
less agricultural land is left . Occupancy seems often to use the best land , and so
the allotment of land of lower quality for food growing will increase the effect of ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
Limits to Growth | 67 |
Copyright | |
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accumulate action actual agriculture appear assumed assumptions average become behavior better 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 equation equilibrium examine existing expect factors falling Figure food production food ratio forces fraction further future gives grow growth higher improve increase indicates industrialization influence INITIAL land less limit LOGICAL FUNCTION loop lower material standard means mental mode MULTIPLIER DIMENSIONLESS natural resources natural-resource needed NREM occurs person policies pollution crisis pollution ratio POLR population possible present pressures probably processes rate normal RATIO DIMENSIONLESS reaches reduced relationship remaining represents result rise sector shortage shown shows social systems space standard of living stop structure suppressed SWITCH TABLE taken tion understand UNITS usage variable world system
Bibliographic information
| Title | World Dynamics |
| Authors | Jay W. Forrester, JAY W AUTOR FORRESTER |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Wright-Allen Press, 1971 |
| Length | 142 pages |
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