Wicked Problem Essay: Urban Street Planning in London

Wicked planning problems are all around us. They often appear in the news and are often surrounded by controversy. Wicked problems help illustrate the politically charged nature of urban planning. This assignment requires you to conduct an analysis of the news to identify an example of a wicked planning problem. Identify a real-life example that […]

Designing Nudges to Solve Wicked Problems

The American economist Richard Thaler was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (otherwise known as the Nobel Prize in Economics) in 2017. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which selects an annual winner, noted in its press release announcing the prize that Thaler was awarded because of his […]