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 A woman whose pioneering work in the
1970s still makes front-page news, Donella
Meadows was a scientist, author, teacher, and
farmer widely considered ahead of her time. She
was one of the world's foremost systems analysts
and lead author of the influential Limits to
Growth—the 1972 book on global trends in
population, economics, and the environment
that was translated into 28 languages and
became an international bestseller. That book
launched a worldwide debate on the earth's
capacity to withstand constant human development
and expansion. Twenty years later, she and
co-authors Dennis Meadows and Jorgen
Randers reported on their follow-up study in
Beyond the Limits and a final revision of their
research, Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update,
was... View Donella's Profile Page...
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