Promoting articulated action from diverse stakeholders in response to public policy scenarios: A case analysis of the use of 'scenario improvisation' method

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 103, Issue , 2016, Pages 97-108

  Cairns, George ^a   Wright, George ^b   Fairbrother, Peter ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Improvisation; Policy; Reframing; Scenario method; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

IMPROVISATION; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; REFRAMING; RESEARCH PROGRAMMES; SCENARIO METHODS; STAKEHOLDERS;

PUBLIC POLICY;

POLICY DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL POLICY; RESEARCH WORK; STAKEHOLDER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AUSTRALIA; LATROBE VALLEY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84948425775     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.10.009     Document Type: Article

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