Handling societal complexity : study of the theory and the methodology of social complexity and the compram methodology

DeTombe, Dorien (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9783662439166 (hard cover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xxiv, 551 p. : ill., 24 cm
Publisher: Heidelberg : Springer, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction - Design of the study -- Complex societal problems -- Human problem handling -- Group decision support systems -- Methodological demands for handling complex societal problems -- The compram methodology: a methodology for policymaking for complex societal problems -- Global safety and healthcare: the HIV/AIDS problem -- Global safety and sustainable development -- Global safety and economy: the credit crisis -- Global safety and climate change -- Global safety and terrorism and large city problems -- Implementation: ethical aspects, validation, and testing of complex societal methodologies -- Policymaking and summary -- References -- Index.