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Feminist urban futures: Envisioning the future of Ukrainian cities through the lens of the displaced community in Valencia (Spain) 女性主义城市未来：从巴伦西亚（西班牙）流离失所社区的视角展望乌克兰城市的未来

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103504

Oksana Udovyk , Ruth M-Domènech

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Imagined futures in sustainability transitions: Towards diverse future-making 可持续性转型中的想象未来：实现多样化的未来创造

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103502

Jonathan Friedrich , Abe Hendriks

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Temporality in the United Nations 2030 Agenda: development or rupture? 联合国 2030 年议程的时间性：发展还是断裂？

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-11-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103498

Juan Telleria

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From “snowflake generation” to “agents of social change”: Recognizing the voice of Spanish young people in the post-pandemic era 从 "雪花一代 "到 "社会变革的推动者"：在后大流行病时代承认西班牙年轻人的声音

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-11-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103500

Silvia Marcu

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The politics of transdisciplinary research on societal transitions 社会转型跨学科研究的政治性

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103499

Jonas House , Natalie Davis , Brian J. Dermody , Hilje van der Horst , Frederike Praasterink , Sigrid Wertheim-Heck

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Exploring urban novel ecosystems: Understandings, insights and recommendations for future research and practice 探索城市新生态系统：对未来研究和实践的理解、见解和建议

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103487

Melissa Pineda-Pinto , Marcus Collier , Clair Cooper , Mairéad O’Donnell , Fiona Nulty , Natalia Rodriguez Castañeda

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Narratives, expectations, and policy criteria for a democratic and socially engaging energy transition 民主和社会参与能源转型的叙事、期望和政策标准

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103496

Inês Campos , Miguel Brito , Stefan Pfenninger-Lee , Luís M. Fazendeiro , Guilherme Pontes Luz , Francesco Lombardi , Aías Lima , Cristina Madrid-López

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Future cities' theories for sustainable future: A systematic literature review 未来城市的可持续未来理论：系统文献综述

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103494

Hussaen A.H. Kahachi , Maria Abreu , Mufeed Ehsan

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Defining future cities: A comparative review of future cities’ definitions and characteristics across multiple fields 定义未来城市：多领域未来城市定义和特征比较研究

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103491

Hussaen A.H. Kahachi , Maria Abreu , Mufeed Ehsan

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Planetary scale climatic change through bioengineering the microbial world. A technofix imaginary 通过微生物世界的生物工程改变全星球的气候。技术的想象

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Futures Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103495

Daniele Fulvi, Josh Wodak

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