Contents for
July-August 2003
Volume 37, No. 4
A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future.
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
By Cynthia G. Wagner,
Managing Editor
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Tomorrow in Brief
Power from nanolight
Alternatives to eye drops
Tarantulas aid rain-forest watchers
Turning lake gas into power source
Eyeglasses with computers
Sexual-health crisis in Britain
Feedback
Consultants and Services
By Edward Cornish
Anticipating wild cards--unexpected, life-changing events--is important in preparing for the future and coping with surprise.
| COVER STORY Restorative Development: Economic Growth without Destruction By Storm Cunningham Decontaminating lands, restoring ecosystems, and refurbishing old buildings are just the start of a new, booming economic sector that policy makers, business leaders, and environmentalists can all support. |
Is the Future Getting Better?
By Theodore J. Gordon
How does the future look from here? The Millennium Project's State of the Future Index
helps us keep score.
Silenced Spring: Disappearing Birds
By Howard Youth
As they vanish, birds remind us how important it is to protect the world's
biodiversity.
By Robert Olson
Nonpollluting and renewable, hydrogen energy holds great promise as an energy alternative in the future. Here's a look at what's right about hydrogen energy--and how it can go wrong.
Future View: A Better World Is Possible
By James D. Wolfensohn
The president of the World Bank calls for responsible growth that addresses social and
environmental concerns as well as economic goals.
Visions: Yesterday's Art of Tomorrow
By Hope Cristol
A Philadelphia archive and research library stumbles upon the lost portfolio of a
futurist artist.
Beyond
the Conventional View Of the Human Future
A book review by Lane Jennings
Science-fiction author Bruce Sterling challenges conventional thinking of man's
future relationships with commerce, technology, and nature in Tomorrow Now.
Books in Brief
The Future of the American Labor
Movement
Machine Nature
Tech TV's Catalog of Tomorrow
Polar bears at risk
Africa's need for biotechnology
Technology
Nanotech advances in next 15 years
Engineers' forecasts for technology
Government
Britons' distrust
Trend Analysis: Older workers
Population growth slows
More Americans live alone
Economics
Huge wealth transfer predicted
Strength in small business
Economics lab simulates scenarios
Society
Genetically engineered happiness
Students shun science careers
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