Textiles: the sustainability of research

'Futurescan: Mapping the Territory' is a new book produced by the ftc, Association of Courses in Fashion & Textiles, following the Futurescan conference in Liverpool , 17th – 18th November 2009. The conference provided the opportunity to stimulate debate around the scope of fashion and textiles current initiatives, global perspectives and to consider future directions, bringing together educators, researchers and industry professionals. The book offers informed and expert views from a range of perspectives, including keynote presentations and peer reviewed academic research papers. Also included are abstracts of new and emerging research presented at the conference. It is co-edited by Kerry Walton, Textiles Research Group, The School of the Arts Loughborough University.