Abstract

This chapter reflects on futures studies and the role that “the future” plays in social and economic transformations. The aim of the chapter is to go into some detail on the history of futures studies, with emphasis on the futures envisaged in the forest sector and in the field of the environment since the 1950s. It situates the role of the “future” in today’s environmental debate referring to dialogs that have taken place between productivist and environmental discourses.

Keywords

Futures studies; Forecast; Natural resources; Forest; Environment

Published in

Title: The Future Use of Nordic Forests : A Global Perspective
ISBN: 978-3-319-14217-3, eISBN: 978-3-319-14218-0
Publisher: Springer

SLU Authors

• Westholm, Erik

  • Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Associated SLU-program

SLU Future Forests


UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science
Environmental Sciences
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14218-0_2

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/121075