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FUTURES PRIMER Drivers of Change: Givens Drivers of Change: Uncertainties

  • INTRODUCTION
  • Tools for thinking about the future
  • DRIVERS OF CHANGE: GIVENS
  • Climate change, resource scarcity, and natural disasters
  • Demographics and regional growth
  • Earthquake risk
  • Aging infrastructure
  • Public distrust in government
  • Rapid technological change
  • DRIVERS OF CHANGE: UNCERTAINTIES
  • Regional Economy
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  • Inequality and Polarization

Drivers of Change: Givens

While the future is uncertain in general, some trends are more expected than others. The topics below briefly describe these more expected drivers of change.

 

Climate change, resource scarcity, and natural disasters

Demographics and regional growth

Earthquake risk

Aging infrastructure

Public distrust in government

Rapid technological change

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