Jim Dator: A Noticer in Time
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“This book is a ‘must have’ for the personal library of any tourism academic and indeed anyone involved with tourism. I commend it to you without reservation.” (Michael Conlin, Journal of Tourism Futures, Vol. 6 (2), 2020)
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This book features a selection of the published writings and public presentations of Jim Dator. Most of the chapters are directly concerned with futures studies and ideas about the futures. The topic covers many disciplines and subjects. Les mer
The collection spans a more than 50 year period of thought, reflection, and instruction. In particular, the papers examine six main topics. These include meditations on the very nature of future studies, visions of preferred futures, ideas about alternative futures, and details on future theories and methods. Coverage also considers such specific topics as AI and robots, the environment, food, culture, energy, families, future generations, and more.
Overall, these papers help readers gain insight into what it takes to weave together alternative images of the future in useful ways. They also reveal cross-disciplinary patterns in key fields of human endeavor that will help readers better understand trends and emerging issues.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 473
- ISBN
- 9783030173890
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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“This book is a ‘must have’ for the personal library of any tourism academic and indeed anyone involved with tourism. I commend it to you without reservation.” (Michael Conlin, Journal of Tourism Futures, Vol. 6 (2), 2020)
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