Learning with futures to realise progress towards sustainability: The WBCSD Vision 2050 Initiative

Futures

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 372-384

  Wilkinson, Angela ^a   Mangalagiu, Diana ^a,b  

^a NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative futures; Sustainability; Visioning; WBCSD

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84858296654     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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