Since the 1960s, development of the transport system has been framed by the notion of
forecasting future demand. Yet the past decade or more appears to signal some significant …

Much has been learned about Colorado River hydrology since the severe sustained drought
study in 1995. We summarize our updated understanding of plausible future drought …

While scenario-building has proven useful in situations marked by considerable uncertainty
in the context of land use and transport policymaking, additional research is needed to …

Policymakers need to make policies for an uncertain future, and policy analysts assist
policymakers in choosing preferred courses of action. Despite a longstanding recognition …

The Fourth Industrial Revolution requires global, structural, and technological changes in all
economic and production fields. The most apparent adaptation requirements fall on …

This review article opens discussion on theories in futures studies by analyzing survey
results from Finland Futures Research Centre and using the results as an entry point to …

The need to reconcile food production, the safeguarding of nature, and the protection of
public health is imperative in a world of continuing global change, particularly in the context …

In recent decades, a dominant narrative has emerged in which cities are considered the
most decisive places for the future of contemporary societies. In fact, institutional production …

Numerous foresight studies have been commissioned to address future R&I policies in the
EU, spanning a variety of methodological approaches and scales of participation. Drawing …

Futures studies is a multidisciplinary field that integrates disciplinary information through
discussion. This article integrates information from life-course research with futures studies …