Sustainicum Collection

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Resource facts

Work in pairs
Group work
Plenum
Independent of the number of students
1 lecture unit
Up to 3 lecture units
Internet connection necessary
English

Resource Description

PDF

Resource_Description_581.pdf

Limits to Growth After 45 Years - Dennis Meadows at Ulm University (Video 57'58")(Resource ID: 581)

Keynote by Prof. Dr. Dennis Meadows 47 years after his 1972 book modeling the consequences of a rapidly growing world population and finite resource supplies. The eventual purpose of The Limits to Growth was to explore how exponential growth interacts with finite resources.

A video by Forschungsinstitut für anwendungsorientierte Wissensverarbeitung (FAW/n)

Keynote: https://youtu.be/aRXb4bJhSSw

Questions & Answers: https://youtu.be/kbIz9jHeVfE

Learning Outcomes

Researchers of the University of Melbourne confirmed in 2014, that the Limits to Growth predictions were largely correct. Presently we are very close to tracking “business-as-usual” scenario from the book.

Relevance for Sustainability

Finite resource supplies, limits to growth

Related Teaching Resources

No specific previous knowledge / related resources required

Sustainability criteria

Related to global challenges / needs
Holistic thinking
Systemic thinking
Long-term thinking
Related to acquiring knowledge

Preparation Efforts

Low

Access

Free

Sources and Links

https://youtu.be/kbIz9jHeVfE

https://youtu.be/aRXb4bJhSSw

Turner, Graham (2014). "Is Global Collapse Imminent?" (PDF). Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne. MSSI Research Paper No. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-25.