Thursday, June 18, 2009

overshoot

In ecology, overshoot occurs when a population exceeds the long term carrying capacity of its environment. The consequence of overshoot is called a crash or die-off. The classic application of this concept to human experience is Overshoot: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change, by William R. Catton, Jr. Also see Limits to growth: The 30-year update, by Meadows, Randers & Meadows, which updates the classic 1974 book, The Limits to Growth.
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talk nineteen to the dozen

  to speak rapidly and without stopping

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