Format:
Online-Ressource (XIII, 119 Seiten)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Earth and Environmental Science Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781441994165
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Energy
Content:
"The Limits to Growth" (Meadows, 1972) generated unprecedented controversy with its predictions of the eventual collapse of the world's economies. First hailed as a great advance in science, 'The Limits to Growth' was subsequently rejected and demonized. However, with many national economies now at risk and global peak oil apparently a reality, the methods, scenarios, and predictions of 'The Limits to Growth' are in great need of reappraisal. In The Limits 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. '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. Bardi also addresses the all-important question of whether the methods and approaches of 'The Limits to Growth' can contribute to an understanding of what happened to the global economy in the Great Recession and where we are headed from there.
Content:
'The Limits to Growth' (Meadows, 1972) generated unprecedented controversy with its predictions of the eventual collapse of the world's economies. First hailed as a great advance in science, 'The Limits to Growth' was subsequently rejected and demonized. However, with many national economies now at risk and global peak oil apparently a reality, the methods, scenarios, and predictions of 'The Limits to Growth' are in great need of reappraisal. 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. '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. Bardi also addresses the all-important question of whether the methods and approaches of 'The Limits to Growth' can contribute to an understanding of what happened to the global economy in the Great Recession and where we are headed from there.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The Limits to Growth Revisited; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Story of "The Limits to Growth"; Chapter 3: Of Models and Simulations; Chapter 4: System Dynamics Modeling; Chapter 5: Modeling the Real World: Whaling in Nineteenth Century; Chapter 6: World Modeling by System Dynamics; Chapter 7: Criticism to "The Limits to Growth"; Chapter 8: Mineral Resources as Limits to Growth; Chapter 9: Technological Progress and Limits to Growth; Chapter 10: The Political Debate; Chapter 11: The Return of World Modeling
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Chapter 12: Conclusion: The Challenges AheadAbout the Author; References; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441994158
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
,
Geography
Keywords:
Grenzen des Wachstums
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4419-9416-5
URL:
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URL:
http://www.springer.com/de/book/9781441994158
Author information:
Johnson, Ian 1962-
Author information:
Bardi, Ugo 1952-
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