Limits to Growth"Choice Magazine"November 2004, The premise of
"Limits to Growth" continues on the same theme as the earlier books
by the same authors (the original "Limits to Growth", CH, Nov'73;
"Beyond the Limits", CH, Nov'93), but now "there is no question
about whether growth in the ecological footprint will stop; the
only questions are when and by what means." Using computer
simulation modeling to integrate data and theories into possible
future scenarios, possibilities range from the disaster of
"overshoot" of the earth's limits and a collapse in both population
and human welfare, to the opposite vision: a smooth adaptation of
principles of sustainability within the earth's carrying capacity.
A good, clear, objective explanation of causes and possible
effects, this book fits well with current concerns that not enough
has been done to halt environmental degradation. Consequences
predicted in the 1970s seemed to allow enough time for long-term
planning and changes, but now, "Time
33 Years LaterBusiness Standardby T N Ninan / New DelhiAugust 06,
2005Dennis Meadows is a bear of a man. Big-built, bearded, with
heavy tread and a gravelly voice and, more important, the kind of
intellectual simplicity that lies at the other side of
complexity.The co-author of "The Limits to Growth," which the Club
of Rome issued in 1972 to spark the sustainability debate, is in
the Swedish village of Tallberg, addressing a small group on the
original Club of Rome thesis.Was it right in saying what it did, or
are the sceptics right in scoffing at the entire notion that there
are indeed limits to what the earth can sustain? Meadows has a
short answer: Yes, the Club of Rome was right. And since we have
done nothing to address the concerns raised in the 1972 report, we
have less time than before to take corrective action.Up go some
slides to prove the point. The global population has grown from
around 3.5 billion at the time of the 1972 report, to more than 6
billion today, and will soon
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