The Limits to Growth Revisited (SpringerBriefs in Energy)
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (697 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441994157 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 119 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is the first study of the science, the politics and the polemics surrounding response to the 1972 book "The Limits to Growth," in particular the reactions of economists that marginalized its methods and conclusions for more than 30 years.
"A Wakeup Call to Economists and Scientists" according to Dick_Burkhart. As a mathematician I regard the Limits-to-Growth studies as by far the best mathematical economics ever done. It should be the foundational work for the study of macro economics. The fact that most economists either ignore or actually reject this remarkable work is a damning indictment of the state of mainstream economics.Ugo Bardi not only gives an intuitive explanation of the methodology of the "systems dynamics" developed by Jay Forester and elaborated by Dennis and Donella Meadows, but . "Revisit" does not mean "Update" As we approach the "Revisit" does not mean "Update" Peter Fawcett As we approach the 40th anniversary of LTG this compact monograph (just over 100 pages) forms a valuable review, especially for readers who might not have seen the original or the subsequent updates in 1992 and 2004 or the Second Report to the Club of Rome (Mesarovic et al). Readers might well be encouraged to look out these and many other pertinent references given by the author, so as to fully appreciate the world modeling which LTG conveyed and why it evoked bitter controversy.As Ian Joh. 0th anniversary of LTG this compact monograph (just over 100 pages) forms a valuable review, especially for readers who might not have seen the original or the subsequent updates in 1992 and 200"Revisit" does not mean "Update" Peter Fawcett As we approach the 40th anniversary of LTG this compact monograph (just over 100 pages) forms a valuable review, especially for readers who might not have seen the original or the subsequent updates in 1992 and 2004 or the Second Report to the Club of Rome (Mesarovic et al). Readers might well be encouraged to look out these and many other pertinent references given by the author, so as to fully appreciate the world modeling which LTG conveyed and why it evoked bitter controversy.As Ian Joh. or the Second Report to the Club of Rome (Mesarovic et al). Readers might well be encouraged to look out these and many other pertinent references given by the author, so as to fully appreciate the world modeling which LTG conveyed and why it evoked bitter controversy.As Ian Joh. Too short A. Ali It's difficult to know who the book is written for. Metaphorically speaking, it's trying to tersely describe an elephant to a blind man. I say "tersely" because the book is 104 pages (which makes it expensive at $46). It's unlikely to hold the attention of laymen because of its frequent references to technical results; at the same time the nitty-gritty math and computer code isn't there to attract the attention of modelers and computer coders, who might like to create and test their own com
From the Back Cover“The Limits to Growth” (Meadows, 1972) generated unprecedented controversy with its predictions of the eventual collapse of the world's economies. “The Limits to Growth” was a milestone in attempts to model the future of our society, and it is vital today for both scientists and policy makers to understand its scientific basis, current relevance, and the social and political mechanisms that led to its rejection. In TheLimits to Growth Revisited, Ugo Bardi examines both the science and the polemics surrounding this work, and in particular the reactions of economists that marginalized its methods and conclusions for more than 30 years. However, with many national economies now at risk and global peak oil appare