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Beside from the (meanwhile classical) world models, this view point would include models of climate dynamics, such as models of the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere; models of the melting of our glaciers accompanied by a rise of the waters of our seas; models of the spreading of pollutants through the atmosphere; models of the salination of our soil; and finally, models of the depletion of resources, such as sweet water for drinking and irrigation.

This work, which started in the early 1970s has recently gained renewed importance with the highly publicized discussion of Peak Oil and Global Warming.

References:

1. Cellier, F.E. (1991), Continuous System Modeling, Springer-Verlag, New York, ISBN: 0-387-97502-0, 755p.
2. Forrester, J.W. (1971), World Dynamics, Pegasus Communications, 160p.
3. Meadows, D.H., D.L. Meadows, J. Randers, and W.W. Behrens III (1972), Limits to Growth: A Report for the Club of Rome's Project on the Predicament of Mankind, Universe Books, New York, 205p.
4. Meadows, D.L., W.W. Behrens III, D.H. Meadows, R.F. Naill, J. Randers, and E.K.O. Zahn (1974), Dynamics of Growth in a Finite World, Wright-Allen Press, 637p.
5. Meadows, D.H., D.L. Meadows, and J. Randers (1992), Beyond the Limits, Chelsea Green, 300p.
6. Meadows, D.H., J. Randers, and D.L. Meadows (2004), Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update, Chelsea Green, 368p.