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... problem is that a phenomenon such as demographic growth could be interpreted as both development and decline. Finally, individual, biological and psychological and social development are difficult to link, although there have been efforts to do so (Cleveland and Jacobs, 1999). Regional development...

... conception. Foresight Forecasting Research methods Scenario planning Knowledge creation Regional development Following this concept of integral futures the ideas about the futures are formed out in the actual present time and concern the possible, acceptable/desirable and feasible...

... pockets distributed throughout the region. Figure 1 displays Israel proper and its Palestinian neighbors. The structure of the conceptual MEU is outlined in Figure 2 . European Union Nuclear power Regional development Fuels Middle East Religious fundamentalism It is interesting...

... definitions to show how collective futures exercises are a vector in regional development and a form of participatory democracy. The focus is on the human factor, i.e. local initiatives, which improve regional dynamics and create strong ties. An appendix outlines current French priorities. Originality...

... in Finland and what kind of challenges there are in the field of the Finnish regional foresight. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Regional development Planning Knowledge management systems Finland Today Finland is a modern and successful industrialised country. The nation’s strengths are to be found...

... are therefore not really obstacles to be overcome but rather opportunities to be seized. In our experience, participatory foresight exercise using simple and appropriate methods has proved to be a powerful lever for promoting territorial dynamics. Scenario planning Regional development Given...