The concept of "Limits to Growth" was popularised by a controversial 1972 report commissioned by the Club of Rome. The report, authored by Donella Meadows and others from MIT, used computer simulations to model the consequences of resource depletion, population growth, industrial growth, pollution, and food production on the planet's future. It argued that continued growth on a finite planet could lead to societal collapse.
Who has propounded the concept of "Limit to Growth'?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Environment and Sustainable Development (Basic Concepts of Environment and Ecology)
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