Foresight in Action

Developing Policy-Oriented Scenarios

AvMarjolein van Asselt,Susan van 't Klooster

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Assessing the future is vital in informing public policy decisions. One of the most widespread approaches is the development of scenarios, which are alternative hypothetical futures. Research has indicated, however, that the reality of how professionals go about employing scenarios is often starkly at odds with the theory - a finding that has important ramifications for how the resulting images of the future should be interpreted. It also shows the need for rewriting and updating theory. This book, based on an intensive five year study of how experts actually go about assessing the future, provides a groundbreaking examination of foresighting in action. Obtained via ethnographic techniques, the results lay bare for the first time the real processes by which scenarios are made. It is also the first book to examine foresighting for public policy, which is so often overlooked in favour of business practice. From handling of discontinuity to historical determinism, the analysis reveals and explains why foresight is difficult and what the major pitfalls are. Each chapter ends with a toolkit of recommendations for practice. The book aims to help readers to reflect on their own practices of public-oriented foresight and thus to foster a deeper understanding of the key principles and challenges. Ultimately, this will lead to better informed decision making.

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Utgivningsdatum:2010-09-29
Mått:156 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt:294 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Earthscan Risk in Society
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781844076772

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Marjolein B.A. van Asselt is Risk Governance chair, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, and member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), The Hague. Susan A. van 't Klooster is a researcher at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), VU University in Amsterdam. Philip W.F. van Notten currently works as a senior civil servant. Livia A. Smits works at the Foundation for the History of Technology, based at Eindhoven University.

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1. Researching Policy-Oriented Foresight in Action2. First Impressions of Foresight Practice3. Dealing with Policy4. Practicing the Scenario Matrix5. Dealing with Prospective Uncertainty6. The Past, the Present and the Future7. Reflection on Action

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