Each plan contains the following elements:
- Positions
Stance toward key issues that are under consideration for this type of plan.
- Description
Text that summarizes the key features and rationale behind the plan. Can also include links to artistic representations of the future world the plan would produce.
- Actions
Human actions that the plan advocates be taken.
- Models
Computer simulations that project the impacts of the proposed actions.
- Impacts
Projected environmental and economic outcomes if the proposed actions were taken.
- Discussion
User comments about the desirability and the plausibility of the plan.
For details on how plans are developed, assessed, and selected, see Plan process.