Meadows, Donella H.
The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update
- ISBN 13:
- 9781931498586
- author:
- Meadows, Donella H.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Chelsea Green Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 2.5 x 22.9 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Business, Economic Conditions, Science,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
The Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update is a scientifically rigorous analysis of the world's resource consumption and production, first published in 1972. The authors, renowned environmental scientists, have updated their findings to reflect the latest trends and challenges facing the planet.
Their work highlights the urgent need to reduce our needs to meet the carrying capacity of the planet, citing climate change as a stark example of our current overshoot. The book provides a detailed scenario and a plan to mitigate the effects of resource depletion, offering a warning that overshoot cannot be sustained without collapse.
With its focus on the present and future trends in resource use, this book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of environmental sustainability and the need for a more sustainable future.
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