Futures research and social decision making: Alternative futures as a case study |
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| Institution: | 1. ICArEHB – Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and Evolution of Human Behaviour, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, Campus Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal;2. MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre; Department of Earth Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal;3. ICT – Instituto de Ciências da Terra, Departamento de Geociências, Universidade de Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho, 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal;4. Laboratory for Traceology and Controlled Experiments (TraCEr), MONREPOS – Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution, RGZM, Germany;5. EMERITA – Empresa Portuguesa de Arqueologia, Uni. Lda, Apartado 32 – BEC Oeiras, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal;6. MNA – Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, Praça do Império, 1400-206 Lisboa, Portugal;7. CIMA – Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal;8. Department of Geography, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK |
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| Abstract: | This article clarifies some basic features of futures research in order to make explicit the relation between futures research and social development in general as well as political planning and decision making in particular. Three paradigms for futures research are described and, as an example of an emancipatory futures research project, ‘Alternative futures’ will be introduced. |
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