World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... shown in Figure 2-1 . ( See also the removable duplicate diagram inside the back cover of the book . ) In the figure , the system levels appear as the rectangles . Each level is increased or decreased by its associated rates of flow ...
... shown in Figure 2-1 . ( See also the removable duplicate diagram inside the back cover of the book . ) In the figure , the system levels appear as the rectangles . Each level is increased or decreased by its associated rates of flow ...
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... shown by the arrow . A gap has opened between the extension of earlier trends and the actual quality - of - life curve , which has reached a peak and is starting to decline slightly . In fact , it is always at a peak or minimum of a ...
... shown by the arrow . A gap has opened between the extension of earlier trends and the actual quality - of - life curve , which has reached a peak and is starting to decline slightly . In fact , it is always at a peak or minimum of a ...
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... shown ) . Quality of life declines because of crowding as shown in Figure 6-2 . Also , pollution has climbed until it is lowering the quality of life . If technological society is to continue , natural resources must be preserved , and ...
... shown ) . Quality of life declines because of crowding as shown in Figure 6-2 . Also , pollution has climbed until it is lowering the quality of life . If technological society is to continue , natural resources must be preserved , and ...
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