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Planning practices are intrinsically connected to the discipline of future thinking. Any planner must have, consciously or not, an opinion regarding the complex images of future developments. This chapter emphasizes some basic understanding and opinions based on the author’s research experiences and debates. In this book, we clarify on how often scenario models take on different meanings but have similar obstacles. Factors such as scale, uncertainty, and scenario time process are discussed with regard to their role in planning practices. Future approaches and tools should avoid neutralizing problems, but encompass limits and critical impacts.
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Van der Heijden (1996, p. 17).
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Van der Heijden (1996, pp. 105–106).
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Corsico and Roccasalva (2005) Visu-an-alyse indicators of urban quality. The crucial role of forecasting scenarios in sustainable decision-making processes. Proceeding, Urban Life, International Conference for Integrating Knowledge and Practice, Gothenburg.
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Corsico, F., Roccasalva, G. (2012). The Relevance of Engaging the Future in Planning Practices. In: Bazzanella, L., Caneparo, L., Corsico, F., Roccasalva, G. (eds) The Future of Cities and Regions. Springer Geography. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2518-8_2
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