Social Forecasting, Futurology
"Environment, Scarcity and Violence"
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Argues that the environmental scarcities will have profound social consequences - contributing to insurrections, ethnic clashes, urban unrest, and other forms of civil violence. This book develops a model of the sources of environmental scarcity. It shows that scarcities stem from the degradation and depletion of renewable resources. With 17 line illus., 6 tables. New ed. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 399g.
Author: Homer-Dixon, Thomas
ISBN: 0691089795
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2001 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"Future Storm"The Dynamics Unlocking the Future
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Observing the 11 September, and subsequent attacks, this book argues that the world is threatened by a convergence of six cycles. The power of any one of these cycles could cause major discontinuities in the life of the West, but in interactive combination they could be devastating. It examines historical precedents to formulate predictions. With illustrations. Hardback, Size: 239 x 163 mm. Weight: 493g.
Author: Houston, Bill Griffiths, Robin
ISBN: 1897597983
Publisher: Harriman House Publishing
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"The Dream Society"How the Coming Shift From Information to Imagination Will Transform Your Business
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Presents insights into the six major markets that target our basic emotional needs, and discusses how organizations from Disney and Nike to Rolex are supplying information to help consumers satisfy those needs. This title details the ways in which dream society trades on the world of human potential and dreams. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 226 x 152 mm. Weight: 374g.
Author: Jensen, Rolf
ISBN: 0071379681
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Date: 2001 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"Wireless Foresight"Scenarios of the Mobile World in 2015
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The futures of data, telecom and infocom industries in general are of great societal importance. The third generation wireless systems (3G) are on the verge of introduction and the industry as a whole is facing serious problems. This work takes a look at the scenario for this technology in 2015. With illustrations. Hardback, 246 pages. Size: 238 x 162 mm. Weight: 365g.
Author: Karlson, Bjorn Bria, Aurelian Lind, Jonas Lonnqvist, Peter Norlin, Cristian
ISBN: 047085815X
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"The Long Emergency"Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century
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The depletion of fossil fuels is about to transform life. This book explains what to expect after we pass the tipping point of peak oil production, and sets out to prepare us for economic, political, and social changes of an unimaginable scale. New ed. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Kunstler, James Howard
ISBN: 1843544547
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"2011"Trendspotting for the Next Decade
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Discusses the trends that matter to business, media, entertainment, society, consumer culture, sex, spare time, and more. This book also shows you how to create and influence what is coming. With illustrations. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 215 x 142 mm. Weight: 513g.
Author: Laermer, Richard
ISBN: 0071497277
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"Identification for Prediction and Decision"
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Provides an exposition of Charles Manski's methodology for analyzing empirical questions in the social sciences. This book studies prediction with missing or otherwise incomplete data. It also concerns the analysis of treatment response, which aims to predict outcomes when alternative treatment rules are applied to a population. With 2 line illustrations, 7 tables. Hardback, 310 pages. Size: 243 x 162 mm. Weight: 645g.
Author: Manski, Charles F.
ISBN: 0674026535
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"Ten Great Lies That Threaten Western Civilization"
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Paperback, 388 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 591g.
Author: Minkin, Barry Howard
ISBN: 0979290406
Publisher: Minkin Affiliates
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"The Future of Society"
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"Blackwell Manifestos" series; Argues that we still need a concept of society in order to make sense of the forces which structure our lives. This title asks if the notion of society is relevant in the twenty-first century. It also examines critiques of the concept of society from neoliberals, postmodernists, and globalization theorists. With 0. Paperback, 184 pages. Size: 228 x 154 mm. Weight: 272g.
Author: Outhwaite, William
ISBN: 0631231862
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"The Master Strategist"Power, Purpose and Principle
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In the same way that Machiavelli, and Sun Tzu before him, exploded all existing ideas about strategy, Power, Purpose and Principle cuts across politics, economics and business to set out a new and compelling way of looking at the world. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 220 x 160 mm. Weight: 590g.
Author: Patel, Ketan J.
ISBN: 1844138178
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"Academic Mothers"
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Academic mothers are likely to be middle class, have access to some form of child care, live in a democracy and have some legal rights and protections. This book reveals that there are freedoms such women still cannot achieve. It breaks methodological ground for qualitative researchers, revealing the intimacy between methodological decisions. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 313g.
Author: Pillay, Venitha
ISBN: 1858564174
Publisher: Trentham Books Ltd
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"Our Final Century"Will the Human Race Survive the Twenty-First Century?
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Our planet may be insignificant on a cosmic scale, but the evolution of intelligent life here makes it unusual, it is likely to be unique in our galaxy. Yet we may be on the verge of destroying int, of destroying ourselves - over the next century the future of life in the cosmos could be either jeopardised - of safeguarded for perpetuity. New ed. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 167g.
Author: Rees, Martin
ISBN: 0099436868
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"Next. Now."Trends for the Future
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Written by the trendspotting duo who have predicted events ranging from metrosexuality to the growth of global brands, this work looks at the future. Based on research and interviews as well as the authors' real-world and business experience in locations across the globe, it yields surprising conclusions about topics ranging from work to sex. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 427g.
Author: Salzman, Marian Matathia, Ira
ISBN: 0230600018
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"Next. Now."Trends for the Future
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Based on research, interviews, and the authors' real-world and business experience in locations across the globe, this book yields the conclusions about everything, from work (the end of permanent full-time employment) to sex (disappearing gender boundaries) to business (the emergence of one-to-one marketing and the birth of 'Chindia'). Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Salzman, Marian Matathia, Ira
ISBN: 1403975647
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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"Coming Convergence"The Surprising Ways Diverse Technologies Interact to Shape Our World and Change the Future
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Shows how past convergences have led the world, then considers main currents in biotechnology, cognitive science, information technology, and nanotechnology. This book foresees dangerous developments: longer, healthier lives; cheap, generally available food, energy, and technology; and, reduced pollution and environmental stress. With colour photos. Hardback, 270 pages. Size: 230 x 155 mm. Weight: 564g.
Author: Schmidt, Stanley
ISBN: 159102613X
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Forecasting, Futurology
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