A novel approach for the development of policies for socio-technical systems

Thesis

The growth in the interdependence and complexity of socio-technical systems requires the development of tools and techniques to aid in the formulation of better policies. The efforts of this research focus towards developing methodologies and support tools for better policy design and formulation. In this thesis, a new framework and a systematic approach for the formulation of policies are proposed. Focus has been directed to the interactions between policy measures, inspired by concepts i...

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Authors: Taeihagh, A

• Publication date: 2011
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: environmental policy; policy packaging; walking and cycling; transport policy; policy formulation; community structures; transportation; multiple-criteria decision analysis; network analysis; preference indices; process design; conceptual design; decision support systems; agent-based modelling; emission reduction; complexity science; policy design
• Subjects: Applications and algorithms; Operations research,mathematical programming; Transport; Decision science; Environment; Climate systems and policy; Chemical and process engineering; Public policy