"People who run cities like to play Simcity to find out how
impossible their jobs are. Hughes gives everyone a chance to play a
kind of Simplanet, with outcomes far more complex and uncertain. In
the process, the book and the computer program provide a coherent
path to understanding an anarchic world." --Ronald A. Francisco,
University of Kansas "What will be the future of human demographic,
economic, environmental, and political-social systems throughout
the 21st century? Where do current changes appear to be taking us?
What kind of future would we prefer? How much leverage do we have
to bring about the future we prefer? Do YOU share these interests
of the book? If yes, you should study the book and learn how to
cope with the future with the International Futures approach (IFs)
developed by the authors. This large-scale integrated global
simulation modeling system is a user-friendly, professional tool
for long-term policy analysis and an educational tool in
universities. I had a pleasure to learn it personally by
cooperating with Barry Hughes." --Pentti Malaska, Professor of MS,
DrTech, futurist Honorary member of the Club of Rome What will be
the long-term impact of AIDS in Africa or concentration of global
oil production in the Middle East? Exploring and Shaping
International Futures helps readers understand such global trends
in demographic, economic, energy, food, environmental, and
socio-political systems. It allows businesspeople, government
officials, and others to think concretely about global futures in
each of these areas. It is the only book on the market that allows
readers to use a computer simulation to track global trends and to
develop alternative scenarios around those trends. It is one of
relatively few books that really brings computer technology into
the classroom, boardroom, or policy planning commission. The
International Futures (IFs) computer simulation, around which the
book is built, is now widely used in policy analysis as well as
education. It has been instrumental in projects undertaken by such
groups as the European Commission, the U.S. National Intelligence
Council, and the United Nations. After three decades of development
and refinement, the computer model is now easy to access and use.
Readers can access the website with the IFs computer model at
www.ifs.du.edu
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