Plausibility indications in future scenarios

International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2-4, 2013, Pages 133-147

  Wiek, Arnim ^a   Withycombe Keeler, Lauren ^a   Schweizer, Vanessa ^b   Lang, Daniel J ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticipatory knowledge; Foresight; Future studies; Plausibility; Probability; Scenario assessment; Scenarios; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893124587     PISSN: 17402816     EISSN: 17402824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJFIP.2013.058611     Document Type: Article

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