Beyond the Limits

Beyond the Limits is a 1992 book continuing the modeling of the consequences of a rapidly growing global population that was started in Limits to Growth. With several discussions on how to prevent the global economic collapse that is possible if current trends don’t change, it also provides several scenarios of growth, concluding that the global industrial system has already overshot some of the Earth’s vital ecological limits. This book is rigorously scientific and engaging, well-suited to every educational setting. The authors use updated computer models to present a comprehensive overview of what’s happening to the major systems on planet Earth and to explore probable futures, from worst- to best-case scenarios.