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Imagining the Future City.

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Title: Imagining the Future City.
Authors: FOLEY, RIDER W.1 rwf6v@virginia.edu, PETRUCCI, DARREN2, WIEK, ARNIM3
Source: Issues in Science & Technology. Fall2014, Vol. 31 Issue 1, p80-90. 11p. 3 Color Photographs, 1 Illustration.
Subjects: Science fiction, Policy sciences, Social problems, United States. Dept. of Defense, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Contractors, Fiction & society
Abstract: The article reflects on the role that can be played by science fiction in communicating the information required by decision makers for strategizing and policy making. Topics discussed include constructing scenarios such as development of solutions for issues related to social, economic, and environmental elements, market-driven innovation, and collaboration of the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. National Institutes of Health, with private contractors.
Database: Engineering Source
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Abstract:The article reflects on the role that can be played by science fiction in communicating the information required by decision makers for strategizing and policy making. Topics discussed include constructing scenarios such as development of solutions for issues related to social, economic, and environmental elements, market-driven innovation, and collaboration of the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. National Institutes of Health, with private contractors.
ISSN:07485492