Human Population Collapse Ahead: A Comparison of Demographic and System Dynamics Approaches

Abstract excerpt

The modeling of human population trends has followed two distinct methodological traditions. Standard demographic models, exemplified by United Nations projections, employ extrapolation techniques based on historical fertility and mortality trends. These models typically yield smooth transitions to stable or slowly declining populations. System dynamics models, initiated by Forrester’s _World Dynamics_[1] and _The...

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• Adaptation, Physiological
• Epigenomics
• Genetic Variation
• Genetics, Population
• Models, Genetic
• Population Density
• Population Dynamics
• Time Factors

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088cf891-1a85-5b1e-8204-ab24ee2ad9d8

DOI

10.32388/u2sny9