In an integrated decision-making approach, thinking through complex values implies a multidimensional perspective that takes into account tangible and intangible, hard and soft, objective and subjective values as well as use, no-use and intrinsic values and their synergic and complementary relationships. Thinking through complex values means thinking across boundaries, considering soft spaces and fuzzy limits, overcoming different limitations with plural ‘insights’ in order to formulate a ‘situated strategy’ addressing a ‘situated decision problem’. The explicit recognition of the existence of multiple and interdependent values establishes both the conceptual and empirical foundations for understanding just how these value categories can be applied to a decision-making context. An evaluative framework for adaptive processes can be developed considering some important approaches borrowed from the literature on ecological resilience, livelihood, consensus building and collaborative processes defining the approach of adaptive evaluation.
Adaptive Evaluations in Complex Contexts - Introduction / Cerreta, Maria; Diappi, L.. - In: SR SCIENZE REGIONALI. - ISSN 1720-3929. - 13:1(2014), pp. 5-22. [10.3280/SCRE2014-S01001]
Adaptive Evaluations in Complex Contexts - Introduction
CERRETA, MARIA;
2014
Abstract
In an integrated decision-making approach, thinking through complex values implies a multidimensional perspective that takes into account tangible and intangible, hard and soft, objective and subjective values as well as use, no-use and intrinsic values and their synergic and complementary relationships. Thinking through complex values means thinking across boundaries, considering soft spaces and fuzzy limits, overcoming different limitations with plural ‘insights’ in order to formulate a ‘situated strategy’ addressing a ‘situated decision problem’. The explicit recognition of the existence of multiple and interdependent values establishes both the conceptual and empirical foundations for understanding just how these value categories can be applied to a decision-making context. An evaluative framework for adaptive processes can be developed considering some important approaches borrowed from the literature on ecological resilience, livelihood, consensus building and collaborative processes defining the approach of adaptive evaluation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.