SA #2 – Tamiria Dixon

Name: Tamiria Dixon

Source Analysis

Title: Sustainable World: Approaches to Analyzing and Resolving Wicked Problems

Author: Sonya Remington- Doucette

Source Date:

Source Type: Textbook

Context (what is important to note about the creator, when it was created, its audience, or its format?):

The author’s purpose is to influence readers to critically think about the possible solutions regarding a systematic issue. Sonya Remington provides terms, process for defining a framework and using real-world examples for a deeper understanding.

Summary (what important facts about the source’s content should we note for our discussion):

In summary the source has taught us about how factors can influence the causation of a problem. The author defines systems in effect that readers understand the basis of the issue. Furthermore, Sonya explains the true context of an issue by diving deep into the context. Ultimately, this chapter focuses on the design of a solution and explains the depth of a problem.

Direct Drivers- Influence the behavior of a system

Indirect Drivers- Drivers that influence the behavior of a system/ altering one or more direct drivers

Casual Chain Analysis-

Socioecological systems are open systems and look beyond/ within a system’s boundaries
Drivers operate across many temporal scales (ecosystems, government policies economic activity, cultural factors)
Correlation does not equal causation

Two variables could be correlated, but it does not have to equal correlation

Analysis (what should we take away to better understand our problem and its stakeholders?):

One of the main takeaways was that individuals play a huge role in the systems. This chapter includes many takeaways that has helped me realize the true extent of a problem. Introducing terms such as the causal chain analysis, indirect and direct drivers allowed me to further understand the factors behind a problem. TSR Framework was another element that allowed the audience to visually gage a reference of what the process of a solution would like. The author even provides leading questions such as “where are we headed” to best exemplify what brainstorming would look like. My question is how effective the TSR framework would be in the case that a problem is heavily saturated.