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Book Synopsis
Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future.

Table of Contents
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: The Future Has Arrived
  • Part 1 - A Brief History of the Future
  • 2. Past Futures
  • 3. New Catastrophic Futures
  • Part 2 - Complex Systems and the Future
  • 4. Time and Complex Systems
  • 5. Innovating Futures
  • 6. Methods for Making Futures
  • Part 3 - Future Scenarios
  • 7. Manufacturing Future Worlds
  • 8. Cities on the Move
  • 9. Climates
  • 10. Conclusion: The Future of Futures
  • References
  • Index

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 24/06/2016
      ISBN13: 9780745696546, 978-0745696546
      ISBN10: 0745696546

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future.

      Table of Contents
      • Contents
      • Preface
      • 1. Introduction: The Future Has Arrived
      • Part 1 - A Brief History of the Future
      • 2. Past Futures
      • 3. New Catastrophic Futures
      • Part 2 - Complex Systems and the Future
      • 4. Time and Complex Systems
      • 5. Innovating Futures
      • 6. Methods for Making Futures
      • Part 3 - Future Scenarios
      • 7. Manufacturing Future Worlds
      • 8. Cities on the Move
      • 9. Climates
      • 10. Conclusion: The Future of Futures
      • References
      • Index

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