This paper introduces a sustainability assessment method for the rapidly urbanizing Yangtze River Delta in China addressing the role of land use pattern. We first calculated the sustainability component scores of 16 cities in the area in 2000 and 2005. The results showed that socioeconomic and...

In this study, we propose an innovative method for assessing the future potentiality of technology from the perspective of “imaginary future generations” (IFGs) using a case study of hydrothermal technology and verify the effectiveness of this method. For this study, we conducted a...

In this study, we conducted a participatory deliberation experiment on research design and strategy of hydrothermal reactions and slag, to analyze whether the adoption of imaginary future generations (IFGs), which is a social system that has been proven to be effective for overcoming...

Conducting a deliberation experiment involving the employees of a water engineering company, this study examined the effects that the adoption of “imaginary future generations (IFGs),” an innovative approach to overcome intergenerational conflict by generating futurability, had on the design...

To achieve the societal goal of becoming a sustainable decarbonized society by 2050, it is essential to design visions and policies that take into account the perspectives of future generations overcoming intergenerational conflicts. In this paper, we present an innovative framework to envision...

In this study, we adopted a methodology that combines systems thinking with “imaginary future generations” (IFGs), a method for activating “futurability” in people and society, to discussions about the issues and needs of a future society, and we verified the effectiveness and value of...

In this study, we conducted an empirical analysis of how the adoption of “imaginary future generations,” a mechanism for activating futurabilty of people and society, influences the decision criteria and evaluation framework of a corporate R&D strategy. More specifically, we organized a...

<span>We examined the existing practices of various media to ascertain the usability of information based on life cycle thinking (LCT)<span> which can be key to changing consciousness and behavior of consumers towards pursuing a sustainable society<span>. Such information has been provided to consumers in various...</span></span></span>

Growing numbers of promising visions of the future and scenarios that may lead toward building sustainable societies are being developed. At the same time, advanced technologies and research seeds that could increase the likelihood of achieving such visions are also being rigorously conceived....