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Title:

Futurevision : ideas, insights, and strategies / edited by Howard F. Didsbury ; preface by Jerome Karle.

Publisher:

World Future Society,

Copyright Date:

c1996

Description:

xxx, 366 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Twenty-first century--Congresses.--Congresses.
Forecasting--congresses.

Other Authors:

Didsbury, Howard F., 1924-
World Future Society.

Notes:

"Produced in conjunction with the World Future Society's Eighth General Assembly, held in Washington, D.C., July 13-18, 1996"--P. ix. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

The Future of work. Poverty has a rich future / David Macarov. Unemployment as the 21st century growth profession: prelude: 'welfare reform' as a comic opera / Frederick C. Thayer -- Unemployment and underconsumption in the 21st century / Bertrand H. Chatel -- Poverty has a rich future / David Macarov.
Education. Cyberspace versus the endangered university: the prospects for the 21st century education / Joseph N. Pelton. How to develop a social foresight capacity / Richard A. Slaughter -- Strategies for using human intuition / John L. Anderson -- Specialist or generalist? A False dichotomy: an important distinction / P.J. Hartwick and Caela Farren -- Virtual literacy: literacy in virtual learning environments / David Passig -- Cyberspace versus the endangered university: the prospects for the 21st century education / Joseph N. Pelton.
Management. The Future of mobile computing / Ralph Menzano. Technique for strategic management / George Korey -- Investing in attitude capital to improve service quality / Charles H. Little -- The Future of mobile computing / Ralph Menzano.
The Global scene. Africa and the new globalization: challenges and options for the future / Julius O. Ihonvbere. Growing greener products: what we can learn from pea pods and apple peels in stimulating creativity in environment-related innovation / Jacquelyn A. Ottman -- Reflections on the future. Thinking about the future / Frederik Pohl -- Why the future belongs to smaller sized humans / Thomas T. Samaras -- Six priorities from future generations / Allen Tough -- Decline or revitalization. Futurizing America's institutions / Richard D. Lamm -- Medical ethics and the future. Some reflections on the future of medical ethics / Robert B. Mellert -- The Global scene. Avoiding the future of war / Gary S. Schofield -- Social problematics: towards a systematic definition / Paris J. Arnopoulos -- Reformation and englightenment--the reconstruction of civil society for the 21st century / John M. Francis -- Africa and the new globalization: challenges and options for the future / Julius O. Ihonvbere.

ISBN:

9780930242534
093024253X

OCLC:

(OCoLC)35132675

LCCN:

96196939

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)