Authors: Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jørgen Randers, William Behrens III
Published in 1972, this book conveys a timeless message: the earth's interconnected resources may not be able to sustain current rates of economic and population growth beyond the year 2100, even with advanced technology. An international team of researchers at MIT began studying the implications of global growth in the summer of 1970. They examined factors such as population increase, agricultural production, nonrenewable resource depletion, industrial output, and pollution generation to determine alternative patterns for mankind's future using a global computer model. The Limits to Growth presents their findings in an accessible manner and also offers hope by suggesting that man can create a sustainable society if limits are imposed on both consumption and production to achieve balance with population and nature.