Handling Societal Complexity A Study of the Theory of the Methodology of Societal Complexity and the COMPRAM Methodology /

• Main Author: DeTombe, Dorien (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Business.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Population.; Social sciences.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Population Economics.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.

This handbook for the Methodology of Societal Complexity describes the theoretical development of the field and lays the foundation for the application of the Compram Methodology in the context of addressing complex societal problems. As such, it offers a valuable resource for scientists, practition...

Table of Contents:

• 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 Policy Making on 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, Terrorism and Large City Problems
• Implementation, Ethical Aspects, Validation and Testing of Complex Societal Methodologies
• Policymaking and Summary.