Forecasting versus envisioning: A new window on the future

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 367-372

  Wachs, Martin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; FUTURE PROSPECT; PLANNING METHOD; PLANNING PRACTICE;

EID: 0035187061     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360108976245     Document Type: Article

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