Future Studies

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901864083Author Paul T. KiddFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Cheshire HenburyPublisher Cheshire HenburyWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789881311054Author Ross MilburnFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Adaptive Society MediaPublisher Adaptive Society MediaWeight(grams) 345g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906155100Author William J. MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Black Dog Publishing LtdPublisher Black Dog Press

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641367707Author Heidi Forbes OsteFormat HardbackPage Count 108Imprint 2balanceuPublisher 2balanceuWeight(grams) 331g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781893930131Author Auriel Wyndham LivezeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Mountian Top ProductionsPublisher Mountian Top ProductionsWeight(grams)...

THE FIVE-DAY WORKING WEEK MUST CHANGE: HERE'S HOW.'Fingers crossed that this book will shake up the five-day working week.' - Sir Christopher Pissarides, 2010 Nobel Laureate in EconomicsFriday is the New Saturday makes a compelling, provocative and...

Immortal Passage: Philosophical Speculations on Posthuman Evolution is Asher Seidel's speculative account of posthuman evolution. Seidel begins with the transitional period in which humans begin to live for significantly extended periods, then moves to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781420866971Author Douglas E. ArnoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 336g

Is it possible to build a world community for the next century that avoids economic upheaval, war, ecological devastation, and racial and religious enmity? Can mankind develop a new global ethic? These and other questions were addressed by international...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312303945Author Marvin CertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 612g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991656608Author Greg S ReidFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Heartbeat to HappinessPublisher Heartbeat to HappinessWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984150014Author Stan NeilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Eridanus PressPublisher Eridanus PressWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980839401Author Graeme Donald SnooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Igds BooksPublisher Igds BooksWeight(grams) 132g

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World-leading political economist Maja Goepel shows us how we can set the course for the future in times of upheaval, and why this concerns us all. The way we live is changing fundamentally. The status quo is crumbling, but there is still reason to...

As the need for economic growth takes a salient role in the political discourse of society's welfare and progress, the middle class, as a social grouping existing within socioeconomic structures, has a multiplier effect - politically and culturally. The...

Thinking about the future is essential for almost all organizations and societies. States, corporations, universities, cities, NGOs and individuals believe they cannot miss the future. But what exactly is the future? It remains a mystery perhaps the...

Big Data is everywhere. It shapes our lives in more ways than we know and understand. This comprehensive introduction unravels the complex terabytes that will continue to shape our lives in ways imagined and unimagined.Drawing on case studies like...

The future as a field of inquiry, debate or forecasts continues to flourish. However, this book differs from existing literature in several important ways. It is not another publication on future scenarios guided by a linear technological fix - nor is it...

This timely set of solutions based on a new theory of economics shows how America can reverse its inexorable economic decline and stop the bleeding of its middle class by rebuilding its manufacturing sector on a green basis. Manufacturing Green...

Lim Siong Guan, Singapore's former Head of Civil Service (1999-2005) was the Institute of Policy Studies' 4th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains edited versions of the three IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between September and...

Lim Siong Guan, Singapore's former Head of Civil Service (1999-2005) was the Institute of Policy Studies' 4th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains edited versions of the three IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between September and...

Countries, cities, and companies are investing in smart cities and digital economies.Book InformationISBN 9789813230705Author King Wang PoonFormat HardbackPage Count 308Imprint World Scientific Publishing Co Pte LtdPublisher World Scientific Publishing...

Singapore has experienced remarkable progression in the first 50 years of its independence. This volume comprises chapters written by thought leaders in Singapore where they re-examine Singapore's key governing institutions, systems, principles and...

Are we prepared for the 21st century? There is room for doubt. The future seems increasingly uncertain, hard to decipher, ambiguous in its very indeterminism, sometime frankly illegible. If it is impossible to predict the future, one can at least help to...

This book examines how global technological advances shape the way we work and allocate work today, and how we might do so in the future, exploring advances in robotics, artificial intelligence, green technology and implications for workforce skills and...

Humanity must steer its evolution.As human knowledge moves a step ahead of Darwin’s theories, this book presents the emergence of human-made meta-evolution shaping our alternative futures. This novel process poses fateful challenges to humanity, which...

While Ralph Ellison is perhaps best known for his novel Invisible Man, he was also a significant twentieth-century intellectual, having authored numerous essays and papers that shaped thought on subjects from jazz to liberalism. Ralph Ellison: The Next...

After the end of America's longest (20-year) war in Afghanistan and Iraq that cost more than $6 trillion and nearly half a million lives, what does the future hold for America and the American people in the 21st century? In this timely and important...

This edited collection highlights the valuable ontological and creative insights gathered from anticipation studies, which orients itself to the future in order to recreate the present. The gathered essays engage with many writers from speculative...

Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in future studies with the author's expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political activism. The book takes a systems approach that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982134945Author Eugene LindenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Scientists say half the work we do could soon be done by robots and creativity is the number one skill that keeps you relevant on the job market. Even if science is wrong, it's still great fun to develop yourself creatively. In Creativity Works! the...

Utopian thought and experimental approaches to societal organization have been rare in the last decades of planning and politics. Instead, there is a widespread belief in ecological modernization, that sustainable societies can be created within the...

Connecting is an homage to our creative forces. Each page is an illustrative example designed to enlighten, illuminate, challenge and provoke. You can start anywhere, dip in and out or read it end to end. We are happier when we are more creative but...

Cheat death-or at least delay it-with this accessible look into the quest for immortality, and what it means for human civilization. Are humans close to living forever? With advances in medicine and new therapies that prolong life expectancy, we are on...

Countries, cities, and companies are investing in smart cities and digital economies.Book InformationISBN 9789813232976Author King Wang PoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint World Scientific Publishing Co Pte LtdPublisher World Scientific Publishing...