TY  - BOOK
AU  - Head,Brian W.
TI  - Wicked Problems in Public Policy: Understanding and Responding to Complex Challenges
SN  - 9783030945800
AV  - JF1525.P6 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing AG
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1 Debates in Public Policy-Problem Framing, Knowledge and Interests -- Introduction to Problem Framing -- Simple and Complex Problems -- Knowledge and Expertise for Policy Improvement -- Concluding Comments -- 2 The Rise of 'Wicked Problems'-Uncertainty, Complexity and Divergence -- Introduction -- Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning -- The Diffusion of the Concept -- Linking Problem Types and Policy Responses -- Arguments for a Sliding Scale-Degrees of Intractability -- 3 Political Governance of Wicked Problems -- Introduction -- Governmental Responses to Wicked Problems-Seven Strategies -- Avoidance, Denial and Minimal Responsibility -- Coercive Controls -- Compartmentalised Micro-Management -- Technocratic Problem-Solving -- Incremental and Pragmatic Adjustment -- Stakeholder Collaboration -- Coping and Prevention Policies -- 4 Complexity, Crises and Coping Strategies -- Introduction -- Complexity Analysis for Public Policy -- Types of Crises Shaping Wicked Problems -- Strategic Risk Management-The Example of COVID-19 -- Prevention, Coping and Adaptive Strategies -- Conclusions: Coping with Complexity -- 5 Managing Environmental and Sustainability Challenges -- Introduction -- Integrated Policy Planning or Pluralist Innovation? -- Science and the Construction of Environmental Policy Issues -- Managing Risks-Precaution, Resilience and Environmental Standards -- Wicked Dimensions of Environmental Policymaking -- Climate Change as a Wicked Policy Arena -- Using Collaborative Approaches for Environment Policy -- 6 Improving Social Well-Being and Social Equity -- Introduction -- Contested Framings of Inequality -- Homelessness as a Wicked Problem -- Drugs Policy as a Wicked Problem -- Concluding Comment: Knowledge for Tackling Wicked Problems -- 7 Policy Innovation in Turbulent Times; Introduction: Competing Sources of Policy Knowledge -- Innovation, Experimentation and Policy Transitions -- Regulating Innovation-The Digital Economy and Biotechnologies -- Partisanship and Populism in Public Policy -- References -- Index
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