Essays about: "Wicked issues"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words Wicked issues.

  1. 11. Constructive communication in contexts of complexity : a case study of the wolf conflict in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Lina Cederlöf; [2015]
    Keywords : communication; environmental communication; complexity; wicked issues; communicative action; awareness; perspectives; wolf; roles; rationality; modernity;

    Abstract : Many societal issues of today are characterized by complexity and conflicts, which often arise as a consequence of multiple actors with divergent perspectives. The on-going wolf conflict in Sweden is one example of an issue commonly perceived as complex and with increasing polarization. READ MORE

  3. 12. Burn the Wicked Waste! A look into Hungarian waste incineration policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Csilla Katalin Urban; [2015]
    Keywords : policy analysis; waste management; waste incineration; human ecology; Hungary; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : EU targets set by the Waste Framework Directive regarding waste management are soon to be complied and Hungary is still lagging behind. Nearly half of the waste is sent for landfill and the need to move up the waste hierarchy is more pressing than ever. The question is whether the government is willing to go beyond energy recovery, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 13. Tackling Wicked Problems : The Development of a New Decision-Making Tool, Applied to the Estonian Oil Shale Conundrum

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jeannette Spaulding; [2014]
    Keywords : Estonian Oil Shale; Multi-Stakeholder Process; Problem-Solving Tool; Sustainable Development; Systems Science; Wicked Problem;

    Abstract : Wicked problems are a special subset of particularly complex issues that current problem-solving tools fail tofully address. Because of this deficiency, a new tool for evaluating and resolving wicked problems must be developed. READ MORE

  5. 14. Cross-departmental Collaboration in China’s Public Service Delivery: Drivers and Obstacles

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Xinping Liu; [2012]
    Keywords : cross-departmental collaboration; drivers; obstacles; public service delivery; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Nowadays, very few public services could be delivered by only one department or organization. In order to deal with those "wicked" issues, like transportation, housing, environmental protection, food safety or some other problems, collaboration between departments has been a need. READ MORE

  6. 15. "By All the Codes which I Am Acquainted with, I Am a Devilishly Wicked Specimen of the Sex" : The Individual/Culture Conflict in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Samra Mešinović; [2005]
    Keywords : Kate Chopin; The Awakening; social codes; Creole;

    Abstract : At the turn of the 19th century, ideas promoting women’s rights were sweeping across America. During that time Kate Chopin’s The Awakening was published, portraying a young woman, Edna Pontellier, who after several years of emotional unfullfilment in her marriage questions her place as a woman in her marriage as well in society. READ MORE