Quantitative Foresighting as a Means of Improving Anticipatory Scientific Capacity and Strategic Planning

被引:9
作者
Hobday, Alistair J. [1 ]
Boschetti, Fabio [2 ]
Moeseneder, Christian [3 ,4 ]
Stephenson, Robert L. [5 ,6 ]
Bessey, Cindy [2 ]
Bulman, Catherine M. [1 ]
Contardo, Stephanie [2 ]
Cvitanovic, Christopher [1 ,7 ,8 ]
Dambacher, Jeffery M. [9 ]
Dutra, Leo X. C. [3 ,10 ]
Fulton, Elizabeth A. [1 ,7 ]
Lenton, Andrew [1 ]
Little, L. Richard [1 ]
Mapstone, Bruce [1 ]
McDonald, Karlie S. [1 ,11 ]
Plaganyi, Eva E. [3 ]
Pethybridge, Heidi [1 ]
Rothlisberg, Peter [3 ]
Strzelecki, Joanna [2 ]
Thompson, Peter A. [1 ]
van Putten, Ingrid [1 ]
机构
[1] CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Hobart, Tas, Australia
[2] CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Perth, WA, Australia
[3] CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[4] Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[5] Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Canadian Fisheries Res Network, St Andrews, NB E5B 0E4, Canada
[6] Univ New Brunswick, St Andrews Biol Stn, St Andrews, NB E5B 0E4, Canada
[7] Univ Tasmania, Ctr Marine Socioecol, Private Bag 49, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia
[8] Australian Natl Univ, Australian Natl Ctr Publ Awareness Sci, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
[9] CSIRO Data61, Hobart, Tas, Australia
[10] Univ South Pacific, Sch Marine Studies, Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji
[11] Univ Tasmania, Inst Marine & Antarctic Studies, 15-21 Nubeena Crescent, Taroona, Tas 7053, Australia
来源
ONE EARTH | 2020年 / 3卷 / 05期
关键词
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE; FRAMEWORK; FUTURE; MANAGEMENT; DYNAMICS; IMPACTS; LESSONS;
D O I
10.1016/j.oneear.2020.10.015
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In a rapidly changing world, scientists and research institutions need to plan for the infrastructure, skills, and policy engagement that will help society navigate social-ecological challenges. Foresighting draws on approaches used in strategic and long-range (>10 years) planning and participatory futures studies. Here, we describe a new quantitative approach to develop and rank 14 foresight scenarios across a range of general and marine-relevant science domains. Indicators for each foresight were used to assess the time-specific probability of each scenario being realized. Assessments by scientists in 2 consecutive years showed foresight scoring consistency and revealed surprises. Despite high variation among scientists in scoring the year that each indicator would occur, there was overall consistency across the foresights between years. We show that foresighting can be quantitative and that individual performance and changes in likelihood can be evaluated. This approach can motivate and guide strategic planning and investment decisions by scientific institutions in response to different anticipated futures and build skills in futures thinking.
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页码:631 / 644
页数:14
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