Sustainability and Governmental Foresight |
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Authors: | Lindsey Grant |
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Affiliation: | Director of Education, The Stone Center , Wellesley College , Wellesley, Massachusetts |
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Abstract: | "Sustainability" is a popular term right now, but it needs considerable clarification, particularly as to whether growth itself is sustainable. Moreover, it is a meaningless abstraction unless ways are found of bringing it into political decisions. "Foresight" is the name of the process needed to bring lateral and long-term perspectives into those decisions and thus offer some hope of achieving sustainability. It has a long history but few successes. This article explores the obstacles to taking that step and ways in which it might be accomplished. |
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Keywords: | Sustainability Foresight U.S. Government Growth Population Environment Resources |
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