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Preferable Futures

Preferable Futures is a normative construct in the field of Design Futures that identifies socially and environmentally desirable future states, distinguished from possible or plausible futures by its emphasis on ethical values, human well-being, and sustainable development.

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109

Authors

82

Institutions

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2017–2026

24

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Publications

38

Design for Collaborative Survival

Jen Liu, Daragh Byrne, Laura Devendorf · 2018 · 234 citations

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Material Speculation: Actual Artifacts for Critical Inquiry

Ron Wakkary, William Odom, Sabrina Hauser et al. · Aarhus Series on Human Centered Computing · 2015 · 217 citations · Full text

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Possible futures, preferable futures.

Trevor Hancock, Clement Bezold · PubMed · 1994 · 175 citations

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The second wing of the eagle: the human dimension in learning our way to more sustainable futures.

A.J. Woodhill, N.G. Röling · Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling · 1998 · 140 citations · Full text

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Exploring Alternative Futures in the Anthropocene

Steven J. Cork, Carla Alexandra, Jorge G. Álvarez‐Romero et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources · 2023 · 97 citations · Full text

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Authors

109

  1. SI
    Sohail Inayatullah

    Tamkang University, Taiwan

    2 publications · 186 citations

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  2. LP
    Laura Pereira

    Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden

    2 publications · 157 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. DΝ
    David Ν. Βengston

    Northern Research Station, United States

    2 publications · 91 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. GP
    Garry Peterson

    Stockholm University, Sweden

    2 publications · 117 citations

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  5. SH
    Shizuka Hashimoto

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    2 publications · 117 citations

    2

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Institutions

82

  1. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    431 citations

  2. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    196 citations

  3. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    117 citations

  4. Swinburne University of Technology

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    228 citations

  5. Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Stockholm, Sweden

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    411 citations

  6. University of Oulu

    Oulu, Finland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    90 citations

  7. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais

    São José dos Campos, Brazil

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  8. Renewable Energy Systems (United States)

    Needham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

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Venues

  1. Futures

    2 publications · 29 citations

    4

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  2. World Futures Review

    WFR · 3 publications · 84 citations

    3

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  3. Literacy

    1 publications · 38 citations

    1

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  4. Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society

    1 publications · 30 citations

    1

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  5. Medical Humanities

    1 publications · 13 citations

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