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John Robinson

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85

Publications

10.3K

Citations

45

H-Index

1970

Active since

Affiliations

University of British Columbia(Current)

University of Waterloo

University of Toronto

Arizona State University

John Robinson is an author at University of British Columbia specializing in engineering, sustainable development, and sustainability.

Top concepts

EngineeringSustainable DevelopmentSustainabilityEducationSocial SciencesEnvironmental PlanningEnvironmental PolicyPublic PolicyClimate ChangeSustainable Design

Publications per year

1970–2024

85

Publications

85

Squaring the circle? Some thoughts on the idea of sustainable development

John Robinson · Ecological Economics · 2004 · 1.4K citations

Public Policy, Engineering, Sustainable Development +8

The problem of the future: sustainability science and scenario analysis

Rob Swart, Paul Raskin, John Robinson · Global Environmental Change · 2004 · 732 citations

Engineering, Environmental Impact Assessment, Sustainable Development +8

Future subjunctive: backcasting as social learning

John Robinson · Futures · 2003 · 500 citations

Automated Reasoning, Commonsense Reasoning, Social Reasoning +2

The future of sustainability science: a solutions-oriented research agenda

Thaddeus R. Miller, Arnim Wiek, Daniel Sarewitz et al. · Sustainability Science · 2013 · 493 citations · Full text

Engineering, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Analysis +3

Futures under glass

John Robinson · Futures · 1990 · 433 citations

Architectural Design, Material Culture, Foresight +4

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