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Att skapa hållbara framtider - en introduktion till framtidsstudier och scenariometoder

Kursen är för dig som vill arbeta med både möjliga och önskvärda framtider. Du kommer att få prova på att arbeta med en rad framtidsstudietekniker, så som att kartlägga drivkrafter, göra scenario-matriser, utveckla visioner och genomföra backcasting. Utöver detta kommer du också få grundläggande kunskaper om huvudsakliga teorier och begrepp inom framtidsstudiefältet.



Framtidsstudier är ett tvärvetenskapligt ämne. Centralt för ämnet är att utveckla och kritiskt granska scenarier av troliga, möjliga och önskvärda framtider. I denna introduktionskurs kommer vi att fokusera på framtidsstudier som hanterar hållbar utveckling.



Att studera möjliga framtider handlar om att ’framtidssäkra’ samhället eller en sektor. Detta görs genom att identifiera osäkerhetsfaktorer och möjliga konsekvenser av dessa. Dessa används sedan för att utforma beslutsunderlag till planering eller beslutsfattande. Studier av önskvärda framtider handlar om att utveckla visioner av en hållbara framtid för exempelvis en samhällsgrupp, stad eller sektor. Det kan också innebära en analys av vilka åtgärder som krävs för att visionen ska kunna nås, så kallad backcasting.



Under kursen kommer vi att genomgående arbeta med att koppla framtidsstudiemetoder till olika hållbarhetsutmaningar. Vi kommer att arbeta både med etablerade ramverk så som de planetära gränserna och de globala hållbarhetsmålen, samt med att diskutera hållbar utveckling som värdeladdat och konfliktfyllt begrepp.

Information från kursledaren

2020-08-26
Welcome to the course – registration and some changes to the schedule
The first day of the course Making Sustainable Future is less than a week away and we are very excited to meet you all! The registration is now open via Ladok, and we encourage you to register to the course as soon as possible. ***SCHEDULE UPDATES** Due to continued recommendation of social distancing we have decided to have the course introduction, September 1st, digitally instead of meeting on campus. Another COVID-19 related change in the schedule is the study visit, which is replaced by an introduction to Södra staden via Zoom. Due to scheduling challenges, this introduction will take place first thing September 1st. The originally scheduled introduction to futures studies will instead take place after lunch, September 1st. You will find a more detailed schedule at Canvas. If there are conflicting information in the schedule shown here and in Canvas, the Canvas schedule takes priority. Please inform the course coordinators should you spot any conflicting information.

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Kursplan och övrig information

Betygskriterier

Grading criteria will be provided the first day of the course.

Litteraturlista

  1. Exploring Futures for Policymaking Författare: Van Asselt, M. B. A., Faas, A., Molen, van der F., & Veenman, S. A. (2010). [Exploring Futures for Policymaking] (https://english.wrr.nl/binaries/wrr-eng/documents/publications/2010/09/27/index/Exploring_Futures_for_Policymaking.pdf) Kommentar: This report provides a brief introduction to futures studies, and it uses in and for policy-making. The report includes some basic concepts and definitions. It also discusses a few common issues with the way futures studies are used. We suggest you read this report first, and then go into the rest of the literature.
  2. Unmasking scenario planning: The colonization of the future in the ‘Local Governments of the Future’ program Författare: Ossewaarde, M. (2017) [Unmasking scenario planning: The colonization of the future in the ‘Local Governments of the Future’ program] (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2017.07.003) Kommentar: This article shows how also scenario processes intended to open up discussions can be framed by powerful actors, leading to a pre-empting of questions asked and answers arrived at and a maintained business-as-usual.
  3. Developing a theory of plausibility in scenario building: Designing plausible scenarios. Författare: Walton, S., O’Kane, P., & Ruwhiu, D. (2019) [Developing a theory of plausibility in scenario building: Designing plausible scenarios.] (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2019.03.002) Kommentar: This article discusses the difference between probability and plausibility, and suggests that plausibility is socially constructed. The article includes a case study in which the Delphi method is used.
  4. Manoa: The future is not binary Författare: Schultz, W. (2015). Kommentar: This article introduces the Manoa approach to develop scenarios for exploring eventualities. The Manoa approach was developed by Wendy Schultz in an attempt to provide an alternative to the "two axes" scenario matrix approach, while still providing a structured approach to scenario development.

The article is provided via Canvas.

  1. Intersections of strategic planning and futures studies: methodological complementarities Författare: Roney, C. W. (2010) 1) Wild cards, weak signals and organisational improvisation Författare: Mendonça, S., Cunha, M. P., Kaivo-oja, J., & Ruff, F. (2004) 1) Foresight Manual: Empowered Futures Författare: UNDP GCPSE (2018) [Foresight Manual: Empowered Futures] (https://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/capacity-development/English/Singapore%20Centre/UNDP_ForesightManual_2018.pdf) Kommentar: This course resource provides an overview of futures studies tools and techniques. This report is an update to the 2015 Foresight Manual, putting tools and techniques into the context of the sustainable development goals and public service.
  2. Strategic foresight primer Författare: Wilkinson / EPSC (2017) [Strategic foresight primer] (https://cor.europa.eu/Documents/Migrated/Events/EPSC_strategic_foresight_primer.pdf) Kommentar: This course resource includes an overview of futures studies tools and techniques, with some comparison. Read the introduction and skim through the tools and techniques.
  3. The Futures Toolkit: Tools for strategic futures for policy-makers and analysts Författare: UK Government Offices of Science (2017) [The Futures Toolkit: Tools for strategic futures for policy-makers and analysts] (<https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/674209/futures-toolkit-edition-1.pdf >) Kommentar: This report comprises an overview of futures techniques and tools. The toolkit also includes quite detailed instructions on how to use some of the techniques.
  4. Futures Beyond GDP Growth: Final report from the research program “Beyond GDP Growth: Scenarios for sustainable building and planning.” Författare: Hagbert, P., Finnveden, G., Fuehrer, P., Svenfelt, Å., Alfredsson, E., Aretun, Å., … Öhlund, E. (2019) [Futures Beyond GDP Growth: Final report from the research program “Beyond GDP Growth: Scenarios for sustainable building and planning.”] (<https://www.bortombnptillvaxt.se/download/18.14d7b12e16e3c5c3627a0c/1574265077015/Final%20report%20Beyond%20GDP%20growth.pdf >) Kommentar: This report presents the main parts of the research program “Beyond GDP Growth: Scenarios for sustainable building and planning”. Read "Summary" and Chapters 1–3. Skim the rest of the report.
  5. Carbon ruins: Engaging with post-fossil transitions through participatory world-building Författare: Stripple, J., Nikoleris, A., & Hildingsson, R. (2021) [Carbon ruins: Engaging with post-fossil transitions through participatory world-building] (https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i2.3816) Kommentar: This article presents the Carbon Ruins project. The Carbon Ruins is a fictitious exhibition, set in a medium-range future (2053) which displays objects that was part of the fossil fuel era, but that are no longer in production or use. The article is particularly interesting, I think, in providing an exemple of how one can use everyday objects to make scenarios more tangible and comprehensible, as well as making the process of futuring a bit more inclusive.
  6. Mapping diverse visions of energy transitions: co-producing sociotechnical imaginaries. Författare: Longhurst, N., & Chilvers, J. (2019) [Mapping diverse visions of energy transitions: co-producing sociotechnical imaginaries.] (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-019-00702-y) Kommentar: This article provides an example on how one might engage in a critical examination of visions. In the article, a number of visions of energy transitions are examined using four dimensions of sociotechnical transformation: meanings, knowings, doings, and organisings.
  7. Utopianism and the cultivation of possibilities: grassroots movements of hope Författare: Fournier, V. (2002) [Utopianism and the cultivation of possibilities: grassroots movements of hope] (https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2002.tb03585.x) Kommentar: This article introduces and discusses utopianism as an approach to foster hope and (grassroot) action in the present to the benefit of more sustainable and just futures.
  8. Alternative futures for global biological invasions Författare: Roura-Pascual, N., Leung, B., Rabitsch, W., Rutting, L., Vervoort, J., Bacher, S., … Essl, F. (2021) [Alternative futures for global biological invasions] (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-00963-6) Kommentar: This article uses a "two axes" scenario approach to explore potential drivers of biological invasion futures.

Kursfakta

Kursen ges som en fristående kurs: Ja Kursavgift: Studieavgift, endast för medborgare utanför EU, EES, och Schweiz: 19027 SEK Nivå: Avancerad nivå (A1N)
Ämne: Miljövetenskap Miljövetenskap
Kurskod: MX0150 Anmälningskod: SLU-10302 Plats: Uppsala Distanskurs: Nej Undervisningsspråk: Engelska Ansvarig institution: Institutionen för stad och land Studietakt: 45%