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backcasting: a standalone construct

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Futures studies

working backward from a desirable future end point to identify the policies and steps needed to reach it from the present.

In futures studies, backcasting refers to working backward from a desirable future end point to identify the policies and steps needed to reach it from the present. This meaning comes from Robinson (1982) in Energy Policy.[1]

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energy5 fields · 10 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs future3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs futures studies1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Robinson, J. B. (1982). Energy backcasting: A proposed method of policy analysis. Energy Policy, 10(4), 337-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-4215(82)90048-9

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