Beyond the Limits
Beyond the Limits
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Summary
An examination of the Earth's capacity to absorb growth, which uses systems dynamics to project the future and demonstrate that a sustainable society is technically and economically feasible. The authors stress the need for an increase in the efficiency of materials and energy usage.
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Beyond the Limits by Donella H Meadows
Beyond the Limits presents a warning and a choice: a rapid and uncontrolled decline in food production, industrial capacity, population and life expectancy, or a sustainable future. By using their system dynamics computer model as a unique tool to project the future, and by varying the basic policy assumptions, the authors are able to show a range of possible outcomes. Among them, they show that a sustainable society is technically and economically feasible, but only if growth in material consumption and population are eased down and there is a rapid and drastic increase in the efficiency of our use of materials and energy. To make the transition, the authors argue that humanity will have to balance long and short term goals with much greater care, enhancing equity and the quality of life.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781853831317 |
| ISBN 10 | 185383131X |
| Title | Beyond the Limits |
| Author | Donella H Meadows |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1992-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |