Shaping the next one hundred years :: new methods for quantitative, long-term policy analysis and bibliography /

The checkered history of predicting the future-e.g., "Man will never fly"--Has dissuaded policymakers from considering the long-term effects of decisions. New analytic methods, enabled by modern computers, transform our ability to reason about the future. The authors here demonstrate a qua...

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1. Verfasser: Lempert, Robert J.
Weitere Verfasser: Popper, Steven W., 1953-, Bankes, Steven C.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2003.
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Zusammenfassung:The checkered history of predicting the future-e.g., "Man will never fly"--Has dissuaded policymakers from considering the long-term effects of decisions. New analytic methods, enabled by modern computers, transform our ability to reason about the future. The authors here demonstrate a quantitative approach to long-term policy analysis (LTPA). Robust methods enable decisionmakers to examine a vast range of futures and design adaptive strategies to be robust across them. Using sustainable development as an example, the authors discuss how these methods apply to LTPA and a wide range of decis.
Beschreibung:"MR-1626."
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxi, 187 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0833034855
9780833034854
1282451413
9781282451414

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