A Model of Society to Use in Systematic Analysis and Management Planning for Societies under Stress: Further Development

Abstract

The report describes further development of a systems model of society to be used as a tool in planning for societal recovery following nuclear attack. The basic elements of the system were presented in an earlier report, A Model of Society to Use in Systematic Analysis and Management Planning for Societies under Stress; the present report emphasizes the needs systems-efforts equations of the societal model and covers in detail the general systemic implications of specific human needs; implications for the consumer demand subsystem; implications for the institution-building subsystem; and general implications for recovery planning. The report concludes with a description of developments in the social sciences related to the potential of societal modeling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0726961

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  • Earl E. Hall

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  • Civil Defense
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  • Families (Human)
  • Food
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  • Human Behavior
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  • Medical Personnel
  • National Governments
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  • Political Systems
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