{"product_id":"uncertainty-by-design-limor-samimian-darash-9781501762451","title":"Uncertainty by Design: Preparing for the Future with Scenario Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncertainty by Design\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Limor Samimian-Darash presents cases of the use of scenario technology in the fields of security and emergency preparedness, energy, and health by analyzing scenario narratives and practices at the National Emergency Management Authority in Israel, the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe, and the World Energy Council. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumankind has long struggled with the uncertainty of the future, with how to foresee the future, imagine alternatives, or prepare for and guard against undesirable eventualities. Scenario--or scenario planning--emerged in recent decades to become a widespread means through which states, large corporations, and local organizations imagine and prepare for the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scenario technology cases examined in \u003ci\u003eUncertainty by Design\u003c\/i\u003e provide a useful lens through which to view contemporary efforts to engage in an overall journey of discovering the future, along with the modality of governing involved in these endeavors to face future uncertainties. Collectively, they enable us to understand in depth how scenarios express a new governing modality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Limor Samimian-Darash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501762451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501762451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Limor Samimian-Darash","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088465441023,"sku":"9781501762451","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c772208-eba9-425c-9237-14d2537b8969.jpg?v=1769104947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncertainty-by-design-limor-samimian-darash-9781501762451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}