Designing a foresight exercise for the future of rural communities in Romania

Mihaela Ghişa; Fabienne Goux-Baudiment; James Allen Dator; Sam Cole

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2011.06.009

Designing a foresight exercise for the future of rural communities in Romania

Mihaela Ghişa
, Fabienne Goux-Baudiment
, James Allen Dator
, Sam Cole

Urban and Regional Planning

University at Buffalo

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Abstract

The paper aims to offer a good guideline for anyone who intends to do a futures or a foresight exercise for rural communities. The case presented is the one of the future of rural communities in Romania. The article begins with a brief presentation of the prevailing rural situation in Romania followed by a dialogue regarding suggestions for the possible objectives of a foresight exercise and the methods used (e.g. visioning, alternative futures, scenarios).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	996-1008
Number of pages	13
Journal	Futures
Volume	43
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2011.06.009
State	Published - Nov 2011

Keywords

Alternative futures
Foresight
Future studies
Methods
Romania
Rural communities
Scenarios

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