Beyond the limits : confronting global collapse, envisioning a sustainable future / Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jørgen Randers.

By:

Meadows, Donella H

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Earthscan Publications, 1992.Description: xix, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

1853831301 (hardback)
185383131x (paperback)

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DDC classification:

338.9 20 M.D.B

LOC classification:

HD75.6 .M43 1992

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Abstract

Partial contents:

Overshoot -- The driving force: exponential growth -- The limits: sources and sinks -- The dynamics of growth in a finite world -- Back from beyond the limits: the ozone story -- Technology, markets, and overshoot -- Transitions to a sustainable system -- Overshoot but not collapse.

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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library A5	338.9 M.D.B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00006068

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overshoot --
The driving force: exponential growth --
The limits: sources and sinks --
The dynamics of growth in a finite world --
Back from beyond the limits: the ozone story --
Technology, markets, and overshoot --
Transitions to a sustainable system --
Overshoot but not collapse.

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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