Identification of opportunities to support structural adjustment in the Latrobe Valley region - Briefing Report Four: Scenario Methods

Part of the "Identification of Opportunities to Support Structural Adjustment in the Latrobe Valley" project is the conduct of a number of scenario workshops. These workshops will engage a range of stakeholders from relevant industries, organisations and the public sector. These scenario workshops will provide a more detailed understanding of how stakeholders in the Latrobe Valley region view their own futures and key issues with regard to the transition to a low carbon economy, as well as providing information for future planning and policy making. This briefing explains and outlines the rationale behind scenario methodology, its aims and outcomes, how the workshops will run for this project, and how these scenario workshops differ from other kinds of scenario analysis used previously in regard to studies of the Latrobe Valley. This project will employ an 'extreme scenario' approach, which is best suited given the time and participation constraints, and previously conducted research.