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A review by ialja
Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities by Vaclav Smil
4.0
Super nerdy, slightly repetitive exploration of a variety of growth trajectories. Not a casual read, but it does an excellent job at challenging prevailing assumptions, narratives, and metrics, and occasionally offers unexpected insights. The key message, reinforced throughout the chapters, is that we cannot expect unlimited growth on a planet with limited resources even though it's hard to predict the exact trajectory of complex systems.