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Global human population has grown enormously since industrialization took hold, and the resulting pressure on the environment has led to soil degradation, deforestation and pollution. Are there any limits to this pattern of development? Will food supplies keep up with increasing demand or will the world see mass famine? How many people can the planet support without ruining the environment? These hugely significant questions were asked of a group of scientists by a global think tank, the Club of Rome, almost forty years ago. The resulting book was published as The Limits to Growth (Meadows et al. 1972).