Until recently, analysis of the future was left to forecasters and trend experts. Today, however, designers and architects are playing an increasingly important
This book describes experiments in innovation, design, and democracy, undertaken largely by grassroots organizations, non-governmental organizations, and multi-
The last decade has seen the rise of urban design which has taken a central position in the new agendas for urban regeneration and renaissance. Urban design has
"As Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon famously observed: ''Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.'
This book discusses imaginary future generations and how current decision-making will influence those future generations. Markets and democracies focus on the p