When making decisions, governments can and should strive consciously to balance the demands of the present with the needs of future generations. Various advocates for greater governmental foresight have created new processes or institutions within existing systems of democratic government. These include long-range planning departments, futures commissions, requirements for future-impact statements on proposed legislation, environmental protection agencies, and offices of technology assessment. But, as the contributors to this volume demonstrate, much more remains to be done. Some of the...
When making decisions, governments can and should strive consciously to balance the demands of the present with the needs of future generations. Vario...
Written to explore how we might improve science literacy among future citizens given the technological democracy in which most of us live, this book addresses topics such as the importance of transdiciplinarity in science education and the role of science centres in improving science literacy.
Written to explore how we might improve science literacy among future citizens given the technological democracy in which most of us live, this book a...
The experience of a score of futurists and politicians from a dozen different countries shows how governments can learn how to balance the needs of the present with those of future generations.
The experience of a score of futurists and politicians from a dozen different countries shows how governments can learn how to balance the needs of th...
Sustainable development requires consideration of the quality of life that future generations will be able to enjoy, and as the adjustment to sustainable lifestyles gathers momentum, the rights of future generations and our responsibility for their wellbeing is becoming a central issue. This book addresses this area of international law.
Sustainable development requires consideration of the quality of life that future generations will be able to enjoy, and as the adjustment to sustaina...
