Transiting the uncertainty
Development and transformative change facing the global crises
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15359/peds.5-2.2Keywords:
crisis, World government, Political systems, uncertainty, science and societyAbstract
This editorial presents a literature review of some of the most recent research on the relationship of uncertainty to socio-technical systems transformation. It offers an analytical framework to discuss an uncertainty perspective different from those risk-focused approaches. Such reflections raise issues around the leading role of adaptive governance in dealing with emerging global crisis. It concludes with some insights about transformative change and sustainability.
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