The politics of settling space. (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Anderson, Gregory
• Is Part Of: Futures. Volume 110(2019)
• Page Start: 64
• Page End: 66
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: Space settlement -- Colonization -- Economic factors -- Political structures -- Legal issues; Economic forecasting -- Periodicals; Technological forecasting -- Periodicals; Economic policy -- Periodicals; Prévision économique -- Périodiques; Prévision technologique -- Périodiques; Politique économique -- Périodiques; Economic forecasting; Economic policy; Technological forecasting; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 330.0112
• DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2019.02.019
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0016-3287

Abstract

Abstract: As humanity moves into space, the settlements will need political structure, and their political relationship to Earth will have to be defined. The following article looks at possibilities.