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This chapter outlines an analysis of policy-making about the long-term and affecting the long-term, in particular but not solely in the context of sustainable development, taking a broad “governance” perspective. It provides a framework for looking at different types of future-oriented decisions and the long-term effects of policy decisions (which may be oriented at short-term objectives), and discusses the role of knowledge in each of these cases. It argues that future-oriented knowledge production is scientifically valid and employs specific procedures, but is fundamentally about handling uncertainty. It then assesses how different national policy cultures address futures issues and makes a list of recommendations.1
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Meuleman, L., in ’t Veld, R.J. (2010). Sustainable development and the governance of long-term decisions. In: in 't Veld, R. (eds) Knowledge Democracy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11381-9_18
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