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Jim Dator: A Noticer in Time

Selected work, 1967-2018

Jim Dator author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:30th Aug '19

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This book features a selection of the published writings and public presentations of Jim Dator. Most of the chapters are directly concerned with futures studies and ideas about the futures. The topic covers many disciplines and subjects. It is also concerned with many different parts of the world, even Mars. In addition, a few of the earlier papers contained here are about more conventional topics in politics and religion.

The collection spans a more than 50 year period of thought, reflection, and instruction. In particular, the papers examine six main topics. These include meditations on the very nature of future studies, visions of preferred futures, ideas about alternative futures, and details on future theories and methods. Coverage  also considers such specific topics as AI and robots, the environment, food, culture, energy, families, future generations, and more.

Overall, these papers help readers gain insight into what it takes to weave together alternative images of the future in useful ways. They also reveal cross-disciplinary patterns in key fields of human endeavor that will help readers better understand trends and emerging issues.

“This book is a ‘must have’ for the personal library of any tourism academic and indeed anyone involved with tourism. I commend it to you without reservation.” (Michael Conlin, Journal of Tourism Futures, Vol. 6 (2), 2020)

ISBN: 9783030173869

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473 pages

1st ed. 2019