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This Insight is the first in a series of models that examine the dynamics of population growth and decline in a simple environment.  It follows on from a series of four Insights that introduce the basic concepts of Systems Dynamics that start  here .   The next Insight model introduces the concept o
This Insight is the first in a series of models that examine the dynamics of population growth and decline in a simple environment.  It follows on from a series of four Insights that introduce the basic concepts of Systems Dynamics that start here.

The next Insight model introduces the concept of limits to growth and explores the more complex behaviour this generates.  The model can be found here

The models are based on the activities from an Open University short course that can be accessed here.
10 hours ago
 The World3 model is a detailed simulation of human population growth from 1900 into the future. It includes many environmental and demographic factors. 
 Use the sliders to experiment with the initial amount of non-renewable resources to see how these affect the simulation. Does increasing the amou

The World3 model is a detailed simulation of human population growth from 1900 into the future. It includes many environmental and demographic factors.

Use the sliders to experiment with the initial amount of non-renewable resources to see how these affect the simulation. Does increasing the amount of non-renewable resources (which could occur through the development of better exploration technologies) improve our future? Also, experiment with the start date of a more environmentally focused policy.

12 hours ago
From Yuan Tian's 2024  paper  Early
COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness: Informing Public Health Interventions and
Hospital Capacity Planning Through Participatory Hybrid Simulation Modeling and   PhD Dissertation 2025  USask Fig 5.1 p96 
From Yuan Tian's 2024 paper Early COVID-19 Pandemic Preparedness: Informing Public Health Interventions and Hospital Capacity Planning Through Participatory Hybrid Simulation Modeling and  PhD Dissertation 2025 USask Fig 5.1 p96 
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