Generative urbanization in Africa? A sociotechnical systems view of Tanzania’s urban transition
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DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2018.1500249
Abstract: ABSTRACT Africa’s recent growth successes are raising hopes that its cities can generate the positive externalities needed to sustain long-term development. This paper examines the prospects for such a transformation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.… read more here.
Keywords: systems view; urbanization; sociotechnical systems; generative urbanization ... See more keywords
Embracing complexity: a sociotechnical systems approach for the design and evaluation of higher education learning environments
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DOI: 10.1080/1463922x.2020.1723037
Abstract: ABSTRACT Higher education institutions (HEI) have undergone fundamental changes driven by ICT developments, globalisation, and the advent of socio-constructivist pedagogic approaches. As a result, within the UK, capital investment in new and retrofitted facilities has… read more here.
Keywords: design evaluation; sociotechnical systems; higher education; education learning ... See more keywords
Folkmedical Technologies and the Sociotechnical Systems of Healthcare
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DOI: 10.1109/mts.2022.3197273
Abstract: Trust is necessary for any kind of complex social organization. Whether trust is the result of past exchanges with a specific individual (e.g., direct reciprocity) or the result of norms and conventions within a social… read more here.
Keywords: folkmedical technologies; sociotechnical systems; technologies sociotechnical; trust ... See more keywords