5.8 Conclusion
The spirit of sustainable development requires that intergenerational equity be
carefully addressed. Given the constraints of planning and the lifetimes of infrastructure facilities, it is necessary to daydream and think of the future possibilities.
In many countries, the population have been suffering from inadequate provision
of infrastructure facilities in various sectors. It is important to decide what kind of
future the population wishes to have – preferably with its active participation.
A backcasting approach is probably preferable together with other methods. It is
only by acting pro-actively now rather than reacting after the crisis that we can hope
to achieve a sustainable development rather than a sustainable infrastructure
nuisance!!
This chapter is trying to advocate using the backcasting approach to address the
future infrastructure, among others. Stroget, in Copenhagen, is a good example of
the application of the method. Backcasting, its advantages and the way to apply it,
have been explained above. It is important to understand that it is better to shape our
future, rather than let the future shape us or our lives.
References
Bohr, N. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/niels_bohr_130288
Churchill, W. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/winston_churchill_138575
Drucker, P. https://quotefancy.com/quote/887801/Peter-F-Drucker-Objectives-can-be-comparedto-a-compass-bearing-by-which-a-ship-navigates
Drucker, P. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/peter_drucker_154442
http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/CensusandSurveys/Pages/census/Census%2D%2DSeries.aspx. Accessed 15 Aug 2016
Jantsch, E. (1967). Technological forecasting in perspective. Paris: OECD.
W H O S E
W H E R E
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H O W
W H O
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W H I C H
Fig. 5.9 Use of the Ws
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The spirit of sustainable development requires that intergenerational equity be
carefully addressed. Given the constraints of planning and the lifetimes of infrastructure facilities, it is necessary to daydream and think of the future possibilities.
In many countries, the population have been suffering from inadequate provision
of infrastructure facilities in various sectors. It is important to decide what kind of
future the population wishes to have – preferably with its active participation.
A backcasting approach is probably preferable together with other methods. It is
only by acting pro-actively now rather than reacting after the crisis that we can hope
to achieve a sustainable development rather than a sustainable infrastructure
nuisance!!
This chapter is trying to advocate using the backcasting approach to address the
future infrastructure, among others. Stroget, in Copenhagen, is a good example of
the application of the method. Backcasting, its advantages and the way to apply it,
have been explained above. It is important to understand that it is better to shape our
future, rather than let the future shape us or our lives.
References
Bohr, N. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/niels_bohr_130288
Churchill, W. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/winston_churchill_138575
Drucker, P. https://quotefancy.com/quote/887801/Peter-F-Drucker-Objectives-can-be-comparedto-a-compass-bearing-by-which-a-ship-navigates
Drucker, P. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/peter_drucker_154442
http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/CensusandSurveys/Pages/census/Census%2D%2DSeries.aspx. Accessed 15 Aug 2016
Jantsch, E. (1967). Technological forecasting in perspective. Paris: OECD.
W H O S E
W H E R E
W H E N
W H A T
H O W
W H O
W H Y
W H O M
W H I C H
Fig. 5.9 Use of the Ws
References
157