Living within Limits

Writing about overpopulation, Garrett Hardin has cut a swathe through the field of ecology for decades. With such startling assertions, Hardin has gained a reputation as a fearless and original thinker. A prominent biologist, ecological philosopher and keen student of human population control, Hardin now offers the finest summation of his work to date, with an eloquent argument for accepting the limits of the earths resources--and the hard choices we must make to live within them. In Living Within Limits, Hardin focuses on the neglected problem of overpopulation and makes a forceful case for dramatically changing the way we live in and manage our world. Our world itself is in the dilemma of the lifeboat: it can only hold a certain number of people before it sinks--not everyone can be saved.