Anticipatory Resilience Bringing Back the Future into Urban Planning and Knowledge Systems
Tischa A. Muñoz‐Erickson, Kaethe Selkirk, Robert Hobbins, Clark A. Miller, Mathieu Feagan, David M. Iwaniec, Thaddeus R. Miller, Elizabeth M. Cook
Abstract
Abstract Anticipatory thinking is a critical component in urban planning practices and knowledge systems in an era of unpredictability and conflicting expectations of the future. This chapter introduces “anticipatory resilience” as a futures-oriented knowledge system that intentionally addresses uncertain climate conditions and explores alternative, desirable future states. It suggests a portfolio of tools suitable for building long-term foresight capacity in urban planning. Examples of knowledge systems interventions are presented to explore the trade-offs, constraints, possibilities, and desires of diverse future scenarios co-generated in settings with people that hold different perspectives, knowledge, and expectations.