Limits to Growth

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Computer Simulations
Mathematical model
Exponential growth
Positive feedback loops
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Case Study: Population
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Conclusions derived from model: If the present growth trends continue unchanged, the limits to growth on this planet will be reached sometime within the next one hundred years. The most probable result will be a rather sudden and uncontrollable decline in both population and industrial capacity. It is possible to alter these growth trends and to establish a condition of ecological and economic stability that is sustainable far into the future. If the world's people decide to strive for this second outcome rather than the first, the sooner they begin working to attain it, the greater will be their chances of success.