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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

What is the Future

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 24 June 2016
      ISBN-13 9780745696546
      978-0745696546
      ISBN-10 0745696546
      Also in:
      Social forecasting, future studies Sociology

      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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