Roy C. Amara (* 7. apríla 1925 – † 31. decembra 2007) bol americký prognostik a futurológ.
Profil Bol prezidentom konzultačnej a výskumnej firmy Institute for the Future v Menlo Park v Kalifornii v USA. Bol programovým riaditeľom Strategic Decision Group v Menlo Park v Kalifornii v USA. Zastával funkciu viceprezidenta Stanford Research Institute. Zaoberál sa metodológiou prognózovania a futurológie, problémami informačných systémov, technológie a komunikácie, kontrolnými systémami, komunikačnými sieťami, sociálnym prognózovaním a výskumom budúcnosti.
Dielo Je autorom a spoluautorom kníh a publikácií Applying the Forecast Criteria to the Next 500 Years (1972) Forecasting: From Conjuctural Art Toward Science (1972) The Futures Field: Functions, Forms and Critical Issues (1974) Some Methods of Futures Research (1975) The Futures Field: Searching for Definitions and Boundaries (1981) The Futures Field: How to Tell Good Work from Bad (1981) The Futures Field: Which Direction Now ? (1981) Toward the Year 2000. National Priorities (1981) Business Planning for an Uncertain Future (spoluautor) (1983) Twelve Emerging Technologies for the 1990s (1986) Looking Ahead at American Health Care
Bibliografia Knihy Amara, Roy, Lipinski, Andrew J.: Business Planning for an Uncertain World. Pergamon, 1983
Kapitoly v knihách Amara, Roy: Probing the Future. In: Fowles, Jib (editor): Handbook of Futures Research. Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, London, England 1978
Publikácie Amara, Roy: Some Methods of Futures Research. Working Paper WP-23. Institute for the Future. Menlo Park, California 1975
Amara, Roy: Toward the Year 2000. National Priorities. Institute for the Future. Menlo Park, California 1981
Amara, Roy: Twelve Emerging Technologies for the 1990s.Institute for the Future. Menlo Park, California 1986
Články Amara, Roy C.: The Futures Field: Searching for Definitions and Boundaries. Futurist, February 1981
Amara, Roy C.: The Futures Field: How to Tell Good Work from Bad. Futurist, April 1981
Amara, Roy C.: The Futures Field: Which Direction Now ? Futurist, June 1981
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