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Falling food supply , rising pollution , and decreasing space per person are on
the verge of combining to generate pressures great enough to reduce birth rate
and increase death rate . When ultimate limits are approached , negative forces
in ...
Falling food supply , rising pollution , and decreasing space per person are on
the verge of combining to generate pressures great enough to reduce birth rate
and increase death rate . When ultimate limits are approached , negative forces
in ...
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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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Actually , at low enough population , the quality of life should probably no longer
be considered to increase with increasing space per person . At the high -
crowding extreme , the quality of life is taken as falling to 0 . 2 of its 1970 value .
Actually , at low enough population , the quality of life should probably no longer
be considered to increase with increasing space per person . At the high -
crowding extreme , the quality of life is taken as falling to 0 . 2 of its 1970 value .
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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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