Backcasting for Envisioning Sustainable Futures Across Multiple Generations

Yusuke Kishita ()
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Yusuke Kishita: The University of Tokyo

Chapter Chapter 4 in Future Design, 2020, pp 49-68 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract TheBackcasting worldSustainable future is full of difficult problems, which often have no clear answers. One of the typical examples is life planning. The average life expectancy in Japan as of 2012 is 79.94 and 86.41 years for males and females, respectively (The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 2013). During their lifetime, people would experience a variety of milestones, such as marriage, birth, home purchase, and retirement.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5407-0_4

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