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Positive Futures, David M. Iwaniec, Marta Berbés-Blázquez, Elizabeth Cook, Nancy B. Grimm, Lelani Mannetti, Timon Mcphearson, Tischa A. Muñoz-Erickson
Positive Futures, David M. Iwaniec, Marta Berbés-Blázquez, Elizabeth Cook, Nancy B. Grimm, Lelani Mannetti, Timon Mcphearson, Tischa A. Muñoz-Erickson
Sustainable Futures Lab Publications
We describe the rationale and framework for developing scenarios of positive urban futures. The scenario framework is conducted in participatory workshop settings and composed of three distinct scenario approaches that are used to (1) explore potential outcomes of existing planning goals (strategic scenarios), (2) articulate visions that address pressing resilience challenges (adaptive scenarios), and (3) envision radical departures from the status quo in the pursuit of sustainability and equity (transformative scenarios). A series of creative and analytical processes are used to engage the community in imagining, articulating, and scrutinizing visions and pathways of positive futures. The approach offers an alternative …