Cinq choses que vous ignoriez (peut-être) sur le rapport des Limites à la croissance

Abstract

The Limits to Growth report has been the subject of considerable media attention, on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of its publication. In order to inform future discussions, this article looks back at some of the lesser-known or forgotten features of this report, such as its origin (the sponsors and authors), its purpose, the methodology used to build the mathematical model and the reactions that followed its publication. It also mentions the French translation of the report's original title.