Understanding the Breadth of Futures Studies through a Dialogue with Climate Change

Gidley, JM

Understanding the Breadth of Futures Studies through a Dialogue with Climate Change

Gidley, JM

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Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: World Futures Review, 2016, 8, (1), pp. 24-38
Issue Date:: 2016-03-18

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dc.contributor.author	Gidley, JM
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-18T04:53:29Z
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dc.date.issued	2016-03-18
dc.identifier.citation	World Futures Review, 2016, 8, (1), pp. 24-38
dc.identifier.issn	1946-7567
dc.identifier.issn	2169-2793
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/160455
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p> This article explores the breadth of the futures studies field by creating a dialogue with some prominent approaches to climate change. The first half of the article takes an evolutionary perspective on the development of the futures studies field. I show how developments in the field parallel the broader epistemological shift from the centrality of positivism to a plurality of postpositivist approaches particularly in the social sciences. Second, I explore the current scientific research on climate change including issues related to mitigation, adaptation, and coevolution. Finally, I apply my futures typology that includes five paradigmatic approaches to undertake a dialogue between futures studies and climate change. </jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
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dc.title	Understanding the Breadth of Futures Studies through a Dialogue with Climate Change
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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This article explores the breadth of the futures studies field by creating a dialogue with some prominent approaches to climate change. The first half of the article takes an evolutionary perspective on the development of the futures studies field. I show how developments in the field parallel the broader epistemological shift from the centrality of positivism to a plurality of postpositivist approaches particularly in the social sciences. Second, I explore the current scientific research on climate change including issues related to mitigation, adaptation, and coevolution. Finally, I apply my futures typology that includes five paradigmatic approaches to undertake a dialogue between futures studies and climate change.

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