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The Global Citizen
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 such as population, poverty and development, and solid waste disposal in a clear, concise, engaging way for a wide audience.
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
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Donella H. Meadows
23 books409 followersDonella H. "Dana" Meadows was a pioneering American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer. She was educated in science, receiving a B.A. in chemistry from Carleton College in 1963, and a Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard in 1968. After a year-long trip with her husband, Dennis Meadows, from England to Sri Lanka and back, she became, along with him, a research fellow at MIT, as a member of a team in the department created by Jay Forrester, the inventor of system dynamics as well as the principle of magnetic data storage for computers. She taught at Dartmouth College for 29 years, beginning in 1972.
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September 20, 2022
Started, but didn't finish.
Juicy beginning, with great systems frameworks for daily writing.
But then became a bunch of bad takes on degrowth, nuclear, and the like. Only made it 30% in.
Juicy beginning, with great systems frameworks for daily writing.
But then became a bunch of bad takes on degrowth, nuclear, and the like. Only made it 30% in.
June 7, 2013
This book was interesting, up to a point. After a while, the columns felt repetitive, even when new and/or updated information was presented.
September 29, 2017
I thought it was an amazing book about environment. Although the statistics were dated. A lot of the articles were relevant and thought provoking. I would recommend anyone who enjoys environmental science as well as economics to digest this piece in full.
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