Exploration of the Future - a Key to Sustainable Development
Throughout the history people were fascinated and curious about the future. The future was, and still is seen as a key for prosperous development in all aspects of the society. As such, new discipline is developed - future studies. This paper discusses the discipline of future studies and its role i...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems 2013-01, Vol.11 (1), p.86-95, Article 98 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Throughout the history people were fascinated and curious about the future. The future was, and still is seen as a key for prosperous development in all aspects of the society. As such, new discipline is developed - future studies. This paper discusses the discipline of future studies and its role in the society and science. Future studies are analyzed in the context of sustainable development. It is argued that future studies and sustainable development are complementary in nature. Based on analysis of most developed countries in the world, that spend the greatest portion of their budget on research, development and science in comparison to the rest of the world, there is a conclusive link between investments in research, development and science, and the recognition of the importance of thinking about the future. Those countries started to formalize their future orientation in many respected research centres and universities through their educational programs and research. That situation poses the need for other, less well off countries, to follow up. |
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ISSN: | 1334-4676 1334-4684 1334-4676 |
DOI: | 10.7906/indecs.11.1.8 |