From: William E Rees from standstoreeson [ mailto:reeswilliame@substack.com ] Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 2:21 AM To: jc.morrow@btopenworld.com Subject: Carrying capacity: The vinegar in economists’ wine Carrying capacity: The vinegar in economists’ wine Think ‘ecological footprint’ William E Rees May 20 How it all began India’s metropolitan Delhi in has 35 million residents; the Tokyo region is home to 37 million, almost the population of Canada (the world’s second largest country by area!) China’s population of 1.4 billion occupies 9.6 million km 2 ; that’s 17% of the world’s people living on just 6.4% of Earth’s land area. Have you ever wondered whether a city can grow too large? Is China overpopulated? And what criteria might apply to answering such questions? ...
