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Reading Response: The Limits to Growth

Introduction

The book, The Limits to Growth, is a publication that first came out

in the year 1972 followed by its second edition ten years later and today is

at its third edition. The book discusses the world’s dynamicity in the next

forty years based on the aspects of the rapidly changing ecological

economics, ecological footprint, conservation of the ecosystem and

phenomenon analysis. The second and the third edition of the book expands

on the various eye-catching speculations presented in the first edition.

These insights discussed include degeneration of the environment,

increased arms rate, unsustainable population level and constant economic

standards. The concepts of this book became a subject of discussions to

many people as its message was not well conceived by most people. This

paper presents a synthesized and critical response to the discussion of the

book based on the conclusions made by the authors, authors’ summary on

the significance of the first publication and the future paradigm of the book.
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Conclusions expressed by the authors of The Limits to Growth

Meadows, Donella, Jorgen and William made the following

conclusions in their writings in the book The Limits to Growth. There will be

economic stagnation, environmental deterioration, population explosions

and arms rates among others by the year 2052 unless otherwise corrected

measures are put in place. In the course of the forecasted world paradigm

in the year 2052, the authors speculations become relevant as most of the

items presented becomes into evidence prior to the dead date. It comes at

a time when technology takes control of almost every aspect of the world’s

production. Most countries across the globe have already put into action

the use of technology in the production activities thereby substitution the

manpower labour force. The implication of this is the increased

unemployment rate that has been alarmingly evidenced in most of the

states such as China, Africa, South America and some parts of the Europe.

Consequently, economic stagnation is appealingly approaching the globe as

presented in the conclusions made by the authors of the book (Meadows et

al. 53).

Currently, climatic change is staring factor in most parts of the globe.

This is one of the dangers experienced because of the environmental

degeneration. The authors of the book too as well express the deterioration

of the environment by 2052, of which is already into experience. Different

parts of the world suffer prolonged drought that were not being experienced

before these days of 21st century. Distinction of certain plant species have
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been reported lately to have been experienced from different forests.

Environmental deterioration is also evidenced by the increase in the ozone

layer level. Therefore, the conclusions made by these authors remains

relevant today as the world sails towards the extremes forecasted.

Summary of the significance of the original Limits to Growth publication

30 years after its first publication

The book, The Limits to Growth, fabricated to our awareness,

averagely thirty years ago about the depletion of the Earth’s natural

resources and forecasted a negative position of the world by the year 2052.

Today, 30 years since such an international awareness was generated by

the book, evidence of its views are coming to pass. Insightly, the globe

suffers a general rise in the sea level, occurrence of unfamiliar glaciation

and the reduction of the Arctic sea ice. Economic stagnation and

environmental depletion are other indications tabled by the authors as an

evidence of the earlier speculations tabled up by the first publication.

Therefore, these signs summarize the significance of the original Limits to

Growth publication 30 years after its first publication. These worldwide

challenges can only be overcome through technological advancement

(Meadows, Donella, Jorgen and Williams, 203).

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Dominant paradigm by 2052

Today, technology standards are rising in every part of the continent.

Hopefully, this level of technology will grow anonymously to greater

standards that will help in curbing the human ecological footprint which is

forecasted to grow beyond the Earth’s capacity together with the other

challenges associated with high population. Therefore, beyond reasonable

doubts, there will be total economic stagnation, environmental depletion

and scarcity of the natural resources.

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Bibliography

Meadows, Donella H., et al. "The limits to growth." New York 102 (1972):

27.