Here’s another piece of futures thinking (from the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities) which I came across whilst doing some lecture preparation.
The three scenarios are:
- Gulliver’s World
- Massive socio-technical revolution
- Triumph of the Triads
Presently South African cities seem to be caught somewhere between the first and last scenarios. Perhaps it is time for Rhodes University and Makana Municipality to partner us towards the great transition scenario and have massive socio-technical revolution here in Grahamstown!
Sun Downer Blogs 
I like the distinction (slide 7) between ‘Planning for change’ and the current ‘Planning for growth’.