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Figure 4: Long-term simulation of population, active businesses
Figure 5: Population and QoL
is felt. This means that the population will be living on a Nested Limits
highly compromised QoL before undergoing correction.
Only when the stresses on resources are reduced, after If environmental pollution is checked, it is quite possible
population stock reduces, does the QoL begin to rise. that the population will be allowed to get further
In our model due to increasing pollution levels, the QoL concentrated in the city, but water could become a
starts falling much before the population correction second limit. Water availability is not a problem in the
happens. model due to high rainfall and water expansion plans for
Surat city. Thus, the first limit the city faces in the model
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Figure 4: Long-term simulation of population, active businesses
Figure 5: Population and QoL
is felt. This means that the population will be living on a Nested Limits
highly compromised QoL before undergoing correction.
Only when the stresses on resources are reduced, after If environmental pollution is checked, it is quite possible
population stock reduces, does the QoL begin to rise. that the population will be allowed to get further
In our model due to increasing pollution levels, the QoL concentrated in the city, but water could become a
starts falling much before the population correction second limit. Water availability is not a problem in the
happens. model due to high rainfall and water expansion plans for
Surat city. Thus, the first limit the city faces in the model
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