Who is Donella Meadows
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Donella Meadows - Scientist, Global Citizen and Earth Missionary
Welcome to my page honoring Donella "Dana" Meadows, founder of the Sustainability Institute (now the Donella Meadows Institute) and lead author of the books, 'Limits to Growth' and 'Beyond the Limits'.
With a passion for the earth and an amazing intellect, she became a pioneer in applying systems thinking to critical issues such as poverty, population growth and consumption, and ecological degradation.
Meadows also helped author the State of the Village Report, also called The Miniature Earth Project, where the world was pictured as a village of 1,000 people. See the video below.
Besides being a brilliant scientist, she was also a poetic writer. Read on to learn more about this amazing woman, whose life was cut short by cancer.
What is sustainability?
It is like a three-legged stool.
Environment, economy, and society
all need to be in balance.
The Miniature Earth Project
inspired by Donella Meadows
“opinionated columnist, perpetual fund-raiser, fanatic gardener, opera-lover, baker, farmer, teacher”
A Beautiful, Poetic Writer
One of Meadows' articles is my favorite of all time. It begins ...
"The earth was formed whole and continuous, without lines." And ends with ...
"Even between you and me, even there, the lines are of our own making."
Download the entire article here.
More Articles by Donella Meadows
- Global Citizen Articles
- Check out all of her articles here.
- Reclaiming the Commons
- Summer 2001, YES Magazine
- Dancing With Systems
- Meadows applies what she has learned about systems to the human spirit.
- Quotations by Donella Meadows
- 20 quotes from Donella Meadows
- Just So Much and No More - Economics vs. the Earth
- Just So Much and No More, by Donella Meadows. We don't get to choose which laws, those of the economy or those of the Earth, will ultimately prevail.
"Your paradigm is so intrinsic
to your mental process that you
are hardly aware of its existence,
until you try to communicate with
someone with a different paradigm."
~ Donella Meadows
The Donella Meadows Institute
The Donella Meadows Institute was founded in 1996 to apply systems thinking and organizational learning to economic, environmental and social challenges.
Their mission is to help shift mindsets and restructure systems that are out of step with the realities facing a limited planet. Services include workshops and courses, consulting, and Dana Meadows Fellows. Resources include the complete Donella Meadows archive, papers, columns, games, and models.
Beyond the Limits
Recommended Book by Donella Meadows
Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future
Amazon Price: $35.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
List Price: $16.95
More Books
by or about Donella Meadows
Videos Inspired by Donella Meadows
The Earth Says:
Rejoice! You have been born into a world of self-maintaining abundance and incredible beauty.
Feel it, taste it, be amazed by it.
Who's Blogging?
... about Donella Meadows
- Donella Meadows; Blogs, Pictures, and more on WordPress
- A List of Blogs on Wordpress about Donella Meadows
- Donella Meadows’ Leverage Points :: Dan Lockton
- How do people use products, systems and environments? How can designers influence interaction? How can we design for sustainable behaviour?
Thank You for Visiting my Page on Donella Meadows.
Please share your thoughts.
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lisadh
Nov 30, 2009 @ 6:21 pm | delete
- The world needs more thinkers like Professor Meadows. 5* and lensrolled to If the World Were a Village of 1000 people... which is based on Donella Meadows' State of the Village Report.
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Evelyn_Saenz
Nov 9, 2009 @ 4:41 am | delete
- Wonderful lens about an incredible person. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of Donella Meadows.
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