Scenarios as a scholarly methodology to produce "interesting research"

Futures

Volumn 71, Issue , 2015, Pages 70-87

  Ramirez, Rafael ^a   Mukherjee, Malobi ^a   Vezzoli, Simona ^b   Kramer, Arnoldo Matus ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c 100 Resilient Cities (Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation)   (Mexico)

^d 100 Resilient Cities ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Interesting research; Research in uncertain contexts; Scenario iterations and revisions; Scenario research methodology; Scenarios as scholarly inquiry; Usable rigorous research

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; METHODOLOGY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESEARCH WORK; URBAN PLANNING;

EUROPE; INDIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84938688580     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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