Scenarios & visions

New Horizons for Germany 2045: Navigating the Future

New scenarios for Germany point at transformation needs & challenges and goal conflicts. Navigating the future these and the territorial dimension need to be addressed. New scenarios for Germany point at transformation needs & challenges and goal conflicts. Navigating the future these and the territorial dimension need to be addressed.

17/10/2024 17/10/2024

Imagine there's no countries

It might be worth while imagining a world without countries as a positive vision that offers an alternative to the reorientation towards nationalism and tribalism. It might be worth while imagining a world without countries as a positive vision that offers an alternative to the reorientation towards nationalism and tribalism.

20/08/2024 20/08/2024

Luxembourg's vision for a resilient, inclusive and competitive…

The vision ECO2050 sets out to make Luxembourg’s economic less carbon-intensive, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. What are the spatial implications? The vision ECO2050 sets out to make Luxembourg’s economic less carbon-intensive, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. What are the spatial implications?

17/10/2023 17/10/2023

Future literacy

Future literacy can help to understand and navigate complex futures. It is a journey that requires open-mindedness, curiosity and willingness to embrace uncertainty. Future literacy can help to understand and navigate complex futures. It is a journey that requires open-mindedness, curiosity and willingness to embrace uncertainty.

06/08/2023 06/08/2023

The tragedy of the time horizon

The ‘tragedy of the time horizon’ refers to a situation where entrenched short-termism undermines our ability to make decisions with long-term benefits. What can we do? The ‘tragedy of the time horizon’ refers to a situation where entrenched short-termism undermines our ability to make decisions with long-term benefits. What can we do?

22/06/2023 22/06/2023

How to consider future generations?

What we do today affects future generations, i.e. all people who will come after us. We have a moral responsibility to hand over a world full of opportunities to them. What we do today affects future generations, i.e. all people who will come after us. We have a moral responsibility to hand over a world full of opportunities to them.

14/06/2023 14/06/2023

A vision for the development of the Baltic Sea Region in 2040

What can be a desirable future for the Baltic Sea Region? VASAB has developed new and ambitious vision for a sustainable, digital and just transition of the region. What can be a desirable future for the Baltic Sea Region? VASAB has developed new and ambitious vision for a sustainable, digital and just transition of the region.

02/06/2023 02/06/2023

Impacts of the energy crisis - scenario thoughts

What happens if the EU becomes more closed in the light of growing de-globalisation, or if pragmatic decision making or the idea of accelerating green transition prevail? What happens if the EU becomes more closed in the light of growing de-globalisation, or if pragmatic decision making or the idea of accelerating green transition prevail?

14/09/2022 14/09/2022

A scenario to just transition

Flourishing in green & social wellbeing: Just transition aims at a fair path towards a climate neutral economy that leaved no one behind. Insights from spatial scenarios. Flourishing in green & social wellbeing: Just transition aims at a fair path towards a climate neutral economy that leaved no one behind. Insights from spatial scenarios.

04/08/2022 04/08/2022

Restoring nature in the Adriatic Ionian region

By 2050, the Adriatic Ionian region will take big leaps towards reviving its eco-systems to mitigate climate change effects & revive biodiversity. A territorial scenario By 2050, the Adriatic Ionian region will take big leaps towards reviving its eco-systems to mitigate climate change effects & revive biodiversity. A territorial scenario

25/07/2022 25/07/2022

A hyper-digital Danube region

By 2050, the Danube macro-region might leap to a new global digital era. What could the region look like in case of a full digital transition? A territorial scenario ... By 2050, the Danube macro-region might leap to a new global digital era. What could the region look like in case of a full digital transition? A territorial scenario ...

08/07/2022 08/07/2022

Europe if…

What would Europe look like if GDP were replaced by a quality of life index? Different possible answers were explored in an interactive role-play workshop. What would Europe look like if GDP were replaced by a quality of life index? Different possible answers were explored in an interactive role-play workshop.

11/05/2022 11/05/2022

The EU long-term vision for rural areas

The EU long-term vision for rural areas is a great step forward. Learning from it, a long-term vision for the full EU territory could improve policy making. The EU long-term vision for rural areas is a great step forward. Learning from it, a long-term vision for the full EU territory could improve policy making.

24/11/2021 24/11/2021

A spatial vision in the making: Baltic Sea Region 2040

What can be a desirable future for the Baltic Sea Region? Contribute to shaping a desired future so that we can build back our policies better for the next generations. What can be a desirable future for the Baltic Sea Region? Contribute to shaping a desired future so that we can build back our policies better for the next generations.

08/10/2021 08/10/2021 1 réaction

Imagine European governance and integration by 2050

First insights of an ongoing scenario project display four extreme cases of European governance and integration. What European integration we want and how to enable it? First insights of an ongoing scenario project display four extreme cases of European governance and integration. What European integration we want and how to enable it?

13/09/2021 13/09/2021

What if European integration were guided by a spatial vision?

Scenarios of different European pasts can help to illustrate how polices can shape European integration and support a future for all places and people in Europe. Scenarios of different European pasts can help to illustrate how polices can shape European integration and support a future for all places and people in Europe.

03/09/2021 03/09/2021 1 réaction

Possible outlooks on land abandonment in Europe

As land use changes, Europe might need to get prepared for increasing land use conflicts in more favourable areas as well as the risk of additional land abandonment. As land use changes, Europe might need to get prepared for increasing land use conflicts in more favourable areas as well as the risk of additional land abandonment.

21/07/2021 21/07/2021

Scenarios for a sustainable Luxembourg

To stimulate thinking about possible alternative futures, three thought provoking scenarios showcase radical ideas on potential adaptions to climate change by 2045. To stimulate thinking about possible alternative futures, three thought provoking scenarios showcase radical ideas on potential adaptions to climate change by 2045.

02/07/2021 02/07/2021 2 réactions

A European night train network?

A dense European network of night train connections that offers viable alternatives to short and medium haul flights is possible. Our new map what it coudl look like. A dense European network of night train connections that offers viable alternatives to short and medium haul flights is possible. Our new map what it coudl look like.

18/06/2021 18/06/2021 3 réactions

Scenario snapshots of a post COVID-19 EU

Recovery strategies shaping new normals Governments across the world have already introduced policies to tackle impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the EU has started… Recovery strategies shaping new normals Governments across the world have already introduced policies to tackle impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the EU has started…

12/05/2021 12/05/2021 1 réaction

ERASMUS Sabbatical

Europe, the European idea is in trouble. The COVID-19 pandemic is a  crisis which has cast new shadows over the EU. It is a crisis which  hardly is been used as an… Europe, the European idea is in trouble. The COVID-19 pandemic is a  crisis which has cast new shadows over the EU. It is a crisis which  hardly is been used as an…

12/05/2021 12/05/2021 2 réactions