| Description |
1 online resource (188 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; About the Book and Authors; Title; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS OF FUTURES STUDIES; 3. METHODS OF FUTURES STUDIES; 3.1 The Delphi Technique; 3.2 Trend Extrapolation; 3.3 Scenario-Writing; 3.4 Mathematical Models; 4. THREE STUDIES OF THE FUTURE: SWEDISH EXPERIENCES OF FUTURES STUDIES AND POLICY-MAKING; 4.1 Energy and Society; 4.2 Resources and Raw Materials; 4.3 Transportation and Transport Research -- Future Directions; 5. PROBLEMS AND EXPERIENCES; 5.1 Is the Role of Futures Studies to Predict? |
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5.2 Futures Studies and Decision-Making5.3 Problem Formulation, Access to Knowledge, and Synthesis; 5.4 Scenarios and Models -- Some Choices and Criteria; 5.5 Values and the Study of the Future; 6. THE LEGITIMACY OF FUTURES STUDIES; ABOUT THE AUTHORS |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429696794 |
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0429696795 |
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