Environmental Futures
eBook - PDF

Environmental Futures

The Practice of Environmental Scenario Analysis

  1. 212 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Environmental Futures

The Practice of Environmental Scenario Analysis

About this book

As scientists and policymakers try to come to grips with problems such as climate change and risks to biodiversity, they turn more and more frequently to the method of scenario analysis to better understand the future of these problems. Over the last few years scenario analysis has become one of the key tools for bridging environmental science and policy. This is the first book to sum up the current practice of environmental scenario analysis and to propose directions for improving its quality and effectiveness. Chapters are written by an international group of distinguished scenario experts and provide an excellent starting basis for first-time scenario practitioners, as well as a collection of new ideas on improving scenario practice for experienced scenario analysts.* Comprehensive coverage and overview on environmental scenario analysis from a team of international experts* First book to address key contemporary issues involved with environmental scenario analysis* Gives guidelines for best practicesBenefits: * Excellent starting base for first-time scenario practitioners* Helps the reader to interpret scenarios and to place them into the correct context

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Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Environmental Futures: The Practice Of Environmental Scenario Analysis
  3. Copyright page
  4. About the Authors
  5. Preface
  6. Contents
  7. Chapter 1. Introduction: the Case for Scenarios of the Environment
  8. Chapter 2. Towards Guidelines for Environmental Scenario Analysis
  9. Chapter 3. A Survey of Environmental Scenarios
  10. Chapter 4. Searching for the Future of Land: Scenarios from the Local to Global Scale
  11. Chapter 5. Participation in Building Environmental Scenarios
  12. Chapter 6. The SAS Approach: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Knowledge in Environmental Scenarios
  13. Chapter 7. Scale Issues in Environmental Scenario Development
  14. Chapter 6. Dealing with Surprises in Environmental Scenarios
  15. Index