Wicked problems-- social messes : decision support modelling with morphological analysis / Tom Ritchey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ritchey, Tom.

Series:

Risk, governance and society ; v. 17.

Risk, governance and society ; v. 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision support systems.

Social problems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2011.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg : Springer, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first dedicated book to be published on computer-aided General Morphological Analysis (GMA) as a non-quantified modelling method. It presents the history and theory of GMA and describes how it is used to develop interactive, non-quantified inference models. Eleven case studies are presented out of more than 100 projects carried out since 1995, illustrating how GMA has been employed for structuring complex policy and planning issues, developing scenario and strategy laboratories, and analysing organisational and stakeholder structures. Also discussed are the concepts of “wicked problems” and “social messes”, their characteristics and treatment, and problems concerning the facilitation of morphological analysis workshops. .

Contents:

Introduction

General Morphological Analysis (GMA)

Wicked Problems and Genuine Uncertainty

Modelling Complex Policy Issues with Morphological Analysis

Strengths, Limitations and Advanced Topics

On the Formal Properties of Morphological Models

Facilitating GMA Workshops

GMA Case Studies

About Fritz Zwicky

Glossary

References and Further Reading.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-642-19653-5

OCLC:

745001651