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Books We Recommend
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Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update brings data on overshoot and global ecological collapse to the present moment. It provides a short course in the World3 computer model, types of growth, and the various kinds of overshoot likely to occur in the current century. This book makes a compelling case for the vital need for a Sustainability Revolution. Buy the book from Chelsea Green |
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A Synopsis of Limits to Growth: The 30 Year Update — a 24 page brief on major points raised in the book and the role of the system dynamics model, World3, as a tool for understanding the general behavior of our global systems. Downloadable version (336KB pdf). Paper copies: $1.50 US orders, $6.00 international orders. Bulk pricing available. Distributed by Sustainability Institute (printable order form) |
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In The Global Citizen Donella Meadows challenges us to view the world as an interconnected system for which we are all responsible. In this collection of the best of her environmental writings, she demonstrates her rare ability to discuss complex issues such as population and abortion, poverty and development, and solid waste disposal in a clear, concise, engaging way for a wide audience. Buy the book from Island Press |
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For anyone who has followed the halting and fitful progress of the environmental movement, this book is a must read. Effervescent as champagne, crisp as a fresh garden mesclun, AtKisson has created a lively and believable look at our future. Anyone who is fed up with hearing only about our problems—holes in the ozone, toxic wastes, and the greenhouse effect—will take heart from this book. Buy the book from Chelsea Green |