Essence of backcasting
Backcasting is a research method that plans the future, which starts with defining a desirable future and then works backward to identify policies and programs that will connect that specified future to the present. It is used to assess the feasibility of an idea or project.
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Dreborg, K.H. (1996) ‘Essence of backcasting’, Futures, 28(9), pp. 813–828.
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