Meadows, D.H., The Limits to Growth

Meadows, D.H., Meadows, D.L., Randers, J., Behrens, W.W., The Limits to Growth. A Report for the Club of Rome’s Project on the Predicament of Mankind (1972)

Report of the Club of Rome

The Limits to Growth (LTG) is a 1972 report on the computer simulation of exponential economic and population growth with a finite supply of resources. Funded by the Volkswagen Foundation and commissioned by the Club of Rome, the findings of the study were first presented at international gatherings in Moscow and Rio de Janeiro in the summer of 1971. The report's authors are Donella H. Meadows, Dennis L. Meadows, Jørgen Randers, and William W. Behrens III, representing a team of 17 researchers. Since its publication, some 30 million copies of the book in 30 languages have been purchased. It continues to generate debate and has been the subject of several subsequent publications.