1st Edition

Methods In Futures Studies Problems And Applications

By Brita Schwarz Copyright 1982
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

This book presents three examples of futures research that illustrate the problems of applying knowledge during the course of a futures research project, the ways in which different methodologies interact, and various means of combining and adapting methodological tools and techniques.

Preface -- Introduction -- Characteristics and Problems of Futures Studies -- Methods of Futures Studies -- Three Studies of the Future: Swedish Experiences of Futures Studies and Policy-Making -- Problems and Experiences -- The Legitimacy of Futures Studies

Biography

Brita Schwarz is director of research in systems analysis and planning at the Research Institute for National Defense and is also associated with the Economic Research Institute at the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. Uno Svedin is assistant professor of physics at the University of Stockholm. Bjorn Wittrock is associate professor of political science also at the University of Stockholm