... influence the systems but are also strongly influenced by other projections and, thus, are hard to control. Figure 2 Cross-impact grid and categorization of projections’ influence In the first step, the quantitative results of the Delphi survey were analyzed for all 14 projections...

.../methodology/approach – An international comparison of similar Delphi surveys is carried out in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Findings – The Delphi surveys indicate that the structural change of the economy, changes of consumer habits, concerns of energy and environment and changes in logistics...