World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... growth are best appreciated through an example . Suppose , for purposes of illustration , that we start with a population of 1 million people and that the number doubles every 50 years . Figure 1-1 is a tabulation of population for the ...
... growth are best appreciated through an example . Suppose , for purposes of illustration , that we start with a population of 1 million people and that the number doubles every 50 years . Figure 1-1 is a tabulation of population for the ...
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... population increase would be slowed gradually to keep the food ratio from falling as low as shown in the figures ... growth overloads the environment . The world will encounter one of several possible alternative futures depending on whether ...
... population increase would be slowed gradually to keep the food ratio from falling as low as shown in the figures ... growth overloads the environment . The world will encounter one of several possible alternative futures depending on whether ...
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... population growth and slow the pace of industrialization , however , some other force in the world system will eventually do so . If we wish to assume that natural resources will not fail , we can reduce the rate of their usage ( or ...
... population growth and slow the pace of industrialization , however , some other force in the world system will eventually do so . If we wish to assume that natural resources will not fail , we can reduce the rate of their usage ( or ...
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