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In 1972 four young scientists at MIT wrote The Limits to Growth, which shocked theworld and became an international best-seller. Using the World3 computer model,the authors looked toward the future, for the first time showing the consequences ofunchecked growth on a finite planet. Now, armed with 30 additional years of data,these authors sound the alarm on humanity’s devastating effects on climate, waterquality, fisheries, forests, and other imperiled resources.

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Updated for the second time since 1992, this book, by a trio of professors and systems analysts, offers a pessimistic view of the natural resources available for the world's population. Using extensive computer models based on population, food production, pollution and other data, the authors demonstrate why the world is in a potentially dangerous "overshoot" situation. Put simply, overshoot means people have been steadily using up more of the Earth's resources without replenishing its supplies. The consequences, according to the authors, may be catastrophic: "We... believe that if a profound correction is not made soon, a crash of some sort is certain. And it will occur within the lifetimes of many who are alive today." After explaining overshoot, the book discusses population and industrial growth, the limits on available resources, pollution, technology and, importantly, ways to avoid overshoot. The authors do an excellent job of summarizing their extensive research with clear writing and helpful charts illustrating trends in food consumption, population increases, grain production, etc., in a serious tome likely to appeal to environmentalists, government employees and public policy experts.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

Donella Meadows was Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College, USA. Jorgen Randers is a policy analyst and President Emeritus at the Norwegian School of Management. Dennis Meadows is Professor of Systems Management and Director of the Institute for Policy and Social Science Research, University of New Hampshire, USA. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Alex Jones

A must read for anybody who is concerned about the future of our planet & our economy!

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2018

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If you're like me & started wondering how economic growth could possibly go on forever, then you need to read this book. Even though this revision of the original is 16 years old, it's more relevant now than ever since many of the signs of environmental and economic breakdown predicted by this book are coming true on the news every day. The message is clear: we're all in this environmental mess together, and we'd all better start changing our ways - yesterday ! - as it may already be too late.

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Rob

The best parts of the book are its clear

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2016

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The book looks back at the conclusions in the book The Limits To Growth and assesses them based on recent data on energy, resources, the environment, etc. The original "Limits" book warned that continuing growth on the pattern of the past would lead to an "overshoot" and collapse of industrial civilization within a century. This book demonstrates conclusively that the world is now in "overshoot," using resources and producing wastes and environmental impacts in a way that won't be sustainable over the generations just ahead. The analysis is sobering, but it never gives way to gloom and doom. The best parts of the book are its clear, thoughtful recommendations on how to back down our impacts and avoid a collapse.

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J. Barnes

Limits to Growth an hot potatoe issue

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2020

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The 30 year update of the book has been very well achieved. With Covid 19 locking down most people and businesses most people mistakenly yearn for a return to the past rather than learn from the mistakes of the past.

The book makes great reading and whilst it offers no new alternative to our consumer society and grossly overblown population it will hopefully stimulate our best and brightest to develop a workable solution to both of these issues.

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Jon Willis

An invaluable study

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2014

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The LTG 30-year update is a more rigorous analysis of all the variables affecting the global ecosystem than the original 1972 study. A principal difference, of course, is that advances in computing power have far exceeded probably even the most optimistic expectations in the 1970s, and we can see with greater precision exactly that the effects of our activities are on our tiny planet. Another difference is that many of the trends studied in the initial work can now be confirmed 30 years later.

The authors' conclusion is that we have not done much to ameliorate the damage we are doing to Earth, and implicitly to ourselves, by what we have done in the intervening 30 years. We still produce too many offspring, consume too many finite resources, despoil to much of nature's waste-absorbing capacity, and seem to be stuck in a system that inexorably demands still more of the same.

But all is not lost. Read this in conjunction with Jordan Randers follow-on study entitled "2052: A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years". He uses the same "systems approach" used in this 30-year update. There are solutions, but they will require an informed body politic, thoughtful leadership, and an honest assessment of public policy from all of us.

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Timothy Parker

2004 or 2012?

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2020

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The description says this was updated and published in 2012. The Kindle version I got says it was published in 2004. I'm thinking the Kindle version is not the latest updated version, which is a disappointment. The authors wrote that they planned to revisit it in 2012, but nothing in the Kindle version hints at that. Maybe best to stick with the printed edition.

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All we need to know actually, and start from there

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2019

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The situation we are now facing concerning the future of our civilization was made clear at least 40 years ago. Unfortunately no one wanted to face the truth, which would have been relatively easy then, therefore now we have to face the consequences. This book gives the basic tools to understand where our thermo-industrial civilization is heading and it is unfortunately quite accurate so far. Dennis Meadows never thought our so-called leaders would never lead, just follow and amplify business as usual, the worst option, yet here we are. A must read if you have not read the earlier reports.

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Danny B

A Good Read with a Call to Action

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2016

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An interesting read that offers a great example of a complex model. The explanations of the feedback loops are great for those new to stochastic modeling. The application and analysis paints an unbiased view of what may occur if nothing changes which is hard to hear for some but necessary to hear for all. Overall the authors do a good job building the model in the readers head from a component by component level until the entire system can be realized. A recommended read for those familiar with probabilistic modeling or interested in the ramifications of short sighted actions to the long term welfare of the planet.

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James C.

This is an amazing explanation of the present world condition in terms of ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2016

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This is an amazing explanation of the present world condition in terms of its coined word, ¨Overshoot¨: population and food supply, resources and climate warming, and political ramifications. Its amazement lies in the balanced development and explanation of each topic. It is a worthy study for anyone interested in understanding our overall situation, but, it is an amazing primer on how to write about something so disgraceful in such controlled language and example.

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Beech500

The chickens are coming home ....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2019

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As a 30 year follow on to Limits to Growth. it is depressing to see how little notice the politicos have taken of the very strong case for global stress. Much fuller explanations of the model assumptions than Limits to Growth, which makes it all the more difficult to ignore. A must read for those concerned about the future of our lovely planet.

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Lightning100

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2019

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Excellent book. Common sense backed up by statistics. Everyone should give this book a go. Nerw condition ans at a good price with quick delivery. Thanks so much.

Everyone should read this

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2019

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An update to the much-criticised original Limits To Growth (1972), showing to what dregree its predictions have come to pass in the thirty years to 2002 and how little progress has been made in averting future disaster.

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Interesting Models

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2012

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Access to the models behind the 'Limits to Growth' publication are a welcome addition. I bought this to supplement class discussion on a university course and it's perfect for that role. However, for the price, I would have liked a pdf of the book included in the CD package, hence only four stars.

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Arthur Doohan

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2018

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Good Quality, Would repeat

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