The world in 2050: a normative scenario

Abstract

This article presents a scenario based on the inputs of 550 futurists, scholars, business planners and policy advisers from around the world. Their views on global developments were distilled into a range of issues, opportunities and actions to address. These have been woven together into a scenario based on achieving norms by 2050 that were identified and rated by Millennium Project participants from around the world. This scenario describes how technological success, human development, and economic/political policies achieved a global economy that appears to be environmentally sustainable while providing nearly all people with the basic necessities of life and the majority with a comfortable living. The resulting social stability has created a relatively peaceful world and allowed the exploration of possible futures for the second half of the 21st century.

Citation

Glenn, J.C. and Gordon, T.J. (1999), "The world in 2050: a normative scenario", Foresight, Vol. 1 No. 5, pp. 453-465. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636689910802340