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A computer analysis of Forrester's World Dynamics Model shows that the model is very sensitive to the input assumptions with respect to capital investment and pollution. An algebraic description of the model and six considerations basic to such a simulation are also presented.
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SALERNO, J. Sensitivity in the World Dynamics Model. Nature 244, 488–492 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/244488a0
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