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Tag: municipalities

Wicked problems, complex solutions? Urban transformations and energy provision in South Africa

17th October 2016 Ed@UET Blog

by Federico Caprotti, Exeter University. A ‘wicked problem’ is generally understood to be one that is resistant to resolution, where goalposts shift, actors have different aims, and the problem itself shape-shifts and become difficult to define. In our project, we’re tackling an issue – energy provision in South African municipalities

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