 About the Author
Jørgen Randers (born 1945) is a Norwegian environmental scientist, dynamic systems expert and Professor of Policy Analysis at the Norwegian School of Management, where he teaches scenario analysis and corporate responsibility.
Randers also lectures internationally on the issue of sustainable development, within and outside corporations, including for The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme, run by CPSL. He was formerly President of the Norwegian School of Management from 1981 to 1989, and Deputy Director-General of WWF International (World Wide Fund for Nature) in Switzerland from 1994 to 1999.
He is non-executive member of a number of corporate boards, as well as the sustainability councils of British Telecom and the City of Rotterdam. He has authored a number of books and scientific papers.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 1, Background to the Limits to Growth Study
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about the background to the book with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 2, The Limits to Growth Model
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about the limits to growth model with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 3, The Underlying Growth Paradigm
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about the underlying growth paradigm with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 4, The Role of Technology
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about the role of technology with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 5, Limits Already Exceeded
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about limits already exceeded with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 6, Limits to Growth in China
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about limits to growth in China with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 7, The Challenges of Globalisation and Decarbonisation
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about the challenges of globalisation and decarbonisation with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 8, Breakthroughs and Disruptive Technologies
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about breakthroughs and disruptive technologies with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 9, The Role of Science and Computer Modelling
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about the role of science and computer modelling with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 10, The Dynamics of Change
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about the dynamics of change with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser, on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 11, Limits to Growth and Tribute to Donella Meadows
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, gives a tribute to Donella Meadows and talks about the limits to growth with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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| Jørgen Randers: Part 12, The Origins of the Sustainability Concept
In this video, Jørgen Randers, co-author of The Limits to Growth (1972), one of the most influential books on sustainability, talks about the origins of the sustainability concept with CPSL Senior Associate Wayne Visser on 8 July 2008. The interview was part of the Cambridge Top 50 Sustainability Books Project.
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