An Introduction to Technological Forecasting.
Abstract
The report describes to persons engaged in planning (in the Corps of Engineers and elsewhere), what technological forecasting is and how it is used. Technological forecasting is an activity which accompanies long-range planning. It is distinguished from planning by its end result, which is descriptive -- whereas a plan is prescriptive. A forecast may either precede the planning process, in which case it is defined as exploratory; or follow it, in which case it is described as evaluative. An exploratory forecast and an evaluative forecast prepared for the same plan will differ in both scope and detail. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0755523
Entities
People
- William J. Pananos
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory