World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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Page viii
... result , a meet- ing convened on July 20 for ten days of study , presentations , and discus- sion . The dynamic model of world interactions described in this book was devised in the early part of July to form a basis for discussion at ...
... result , a meet- ing convened on July 20 for ten days of study , presentations , and discus- sion . The dynamic model of world interactions described in this book was devised in the early part of July to form a basis for discussion at ...
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... resulting conditions in turn come back as " information " to influence further action . We often erroneously think of cause ... Result B represents a new condition of the system that changes the future influences that affect action at A ...
... resulting conditions in turn come back as " information " to influence further action . We often erroneously think of cause ... Result B represents a new condition of the system that changes the future influences that affect action at A ...
Page 105
... result may be that pressures continue to build until the corrective effort is overcome . Or , the result may be to transfer the system response to another mode as can be made to happen by reducing the pollution more than in Figure 5-8 ...
... result may be that pressures continue to build until the corrective effort is overcome . Or , the result may be to transfer the system response to another mode as can be made to happen by reducing the pollution more than in Figure 5-8 ...
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