Search Results for: Donella Meadows

My Top 5 Takeaways from the Book Thinking In Systems by Donella H. Meadows

Mike Matthews Oct 16, 2019

Dana (Donella) Meadows Lecture: Sustainable Systems (Part 1 of 4)

Jennifer Lynn Presented at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: See related: Creating Models from Scratch

The Global Citizen: Meadows, Donella H., Meloy, Ellen

  In The Global Citizen, Donella Meadows challenges us to view the world as an interconnected system for which we are all responsible. This collection of the best of Meadows’s environmental writings demonstrates her rare ability to discuss complex issues … Continue reading

Thinking in Systems: A Primer: Donella H. Meadows, Diana Wright

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth―the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet― Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis … Continue reading

5. Dennis Meadows – Perspectives on the Limits of Growth: It is too late for sustainable development

Smithsonian Published on Mar 9, 2012 Roberto Peccei Roberto D. Peccei is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA, a member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome, and President of the Fondazione Aurelio Peccei. As a … Continue reading

5. Dennis Meadows – Perspectives on the Limits of Growth: It is too late for sustainable development

Smithsonian Published on Mar 9, 2012 Roberto Peccei Roberto D. Peccei is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UCLA, a member of the Executive Committee of the Club of Rome, and President of the Fondazione Aurelio Peccei. As a … Continue reading

World Population Day Panel Discussion

Scientists Warning Europe – Jul 14, 2021 World Population Day Presentation and Panel Discussion – What is a sustainable population? Why, when and what should we do about it? This was a high level discussion involving top scientists discussing what … Continue reading

Changing the Story-Climate Change as a Symptom of Human Overshoot

NT Climate Forum Team– Nov 7, 2021 In this video Ian (Shappy) Shapcott explores the underlying cause of climate change and potential solutions from a Te Ao Maori perspecive and the adoption of Kaitiakitanga. Paul Chefurka, May 12, 2011 Climate … Continue reading

Climate Change or Overshoot? The Existential Question

NT Climate Forum Team– Nov 7, 2021 Professor Emeritus Bill Rees examines the idea that climate change is a society-wide misdiagnosis of the problem faced by humans in an ever shrinking ecosphere. See related: Paul Chefurka, May 12, 2011 Changing … Continue reading

The Limits to Growth at 50: From Scenarios to Unfolding Reality – Resilience

A half-century ago, the worlds of science, public policy, and economics were rocked by a prominent book, The Limits to Growth, authored by four systems scientists (Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows, Jørgen Randers, and William Behrens III) from the Massachusetts Institute … Continue reading