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NEW BOOK: Wicked Problems/Social Messes
Description
This is the first dedicated book to be published on computer-aided General Morphological Analysis (GMA). It presents the history and theory of GMA and describes how it is used to develop interactive, non-quantified inference models. Ten 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.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- General Morphological Analysis (GMA)
- Wicked Problems, Genuine Uncertainty and Nasty Surprises
- 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
- Evaluating Preparedness for Chemical Accidents
- Transport Disruption Scenario Laboratory
- The Governance of Scientific and Technological Development
- Anonymous Communication over the Internet
- Nordic Energy Scenarios Framework
- Electricity Grid Sabotage Scenarios
- Multi-Hazard Disaster Reduction Strategies
- Youth, Criminality and Social Exclusion in Sweden
- Municipal Accident Strategies Model
- Market Evaluation Template for a Govt. Authority
- Modelling the Bioethics of Drug Redevelopment
9. About Fritz Zwicky
10. Glossary of Terms
11. References and Further Reading
The Author
Tom Ritchey is a former Research Director for the Swedish Defence Research Agency in Stockholm. He is a methodologist and facilitator who works with decision support modelling under genuine uncertainty. In 1995 he developed advanced computer support for Morphological Analysis and has carried out over 100 projects for Swedish government authorities, NGOs and private companies. He is founder of the Swedish Morphological Society, head of Ritchey Consulting AB and a founding partner of the UK based Strategy Foresight Partnership.
Product Details
Publisher: Swedish Morphological Society; 1 edition (November 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN: 978-91-633-6592-8
Price: Euro 25 + Shipping Charges
Product Dimensions: G5 (169x239 mm)
Shipping Weight: 240 grams
Order at: http://www.swemorph.com/book
Ämnen
- Nya publikationer
Regioner
- Stockholm
Ritchey Consulting is world leading in the use of computer-aided General Morphological Analysis for Decision Support Modelling. After 15 years of development and more than 80 projects carried out at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) in Stockholm, we are now a private company that helps organizations structure and analyse complex strategic planning problems