This article, the fourth in a six-part series, takes a timely look
at scenario planning. This powerful tool can be used by strategic
planners to frame the future and is useful in guiding representatives
of the public water supply community when planning for
future uncertainty. This article presents five scenarios that were
discussed at a 2002 AWWA Research Foundation workshop in
which participants evaluated societal, business, and utility trends
and used scenario planning to craft a water utility strategy for
future success. A complete scenario regarding global warming is
presented in the article, along with four condensed scenarios
dealing with how utilities will assimilate developing technology,
the effects of changes in the population on demands exerted on
utilities, the development of creative partnering and regionalization,
and water utility response to catastrophic events. Includes 8 references.
| Edition : | Vol. 97 - No. 10 |
| File Size : | 1
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, 440 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 10/01/2005 |
