Abstract
In this selection the authors argue that as societal problems become more complex and as the pluralism of American society increases, planning as a profession is increasingly challenged and difficult. Rittel and Webber address the issue by exploring the problems in the social professions as associated with goal-formulation, problem definition, and equity issues. These planning challenges are "inherently wicked" and cannot be addressed in the traditional scientific fashion.
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Management scienceComputer scienceEpistemologySociologyPhilosophyEngineering
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- Year
- 2018
- Type
- book-chapter
- Pages
- 52-63
- Citations
- 1174
- Access
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Horst W. J. Rittel,
Melvin M. Webber
(2018).
Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning.
, 52-63.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351179522-6
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- DOI
- 10.4324/9781351179522-6