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标题：Developing a Preliminary Causal Loop Diagram for Understanding the Wicked Complexity of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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作者：Oz Sahin ; Hengky Salim ; Emiliya Suprun 等
期刊名称：Systems
电子版ISSN：2079-8954
出版年度：2020
卷号：8
期号：2
页码：20-28
DOI：10.3390/systems8020020
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：COVID-19 is a wicked problem for policy makers internationally as the complexity of the pandemic transcends health, environment, social and economic boundaries. Many countries are focusing on two key responses, namely virus containment and financial measures, but fail to recognise other aspects. The systems approach, however, enables policy makers to design the most effective strategies and reduce the unintended consequences. To achieve fundamental change, it is imperative to firstly identify the “right” interventions (leverage points) and implement additional measures to reduce negative consequences. To do so, a preliminary causal loop diagram of the COVID-19 pandemic was designed to explore its influence on socio-economic systems. In order to transcend the “wait and see” approach, and create an adaptive and resilient system, governments need to consider “deep” leverage points that can be realistically maintained over the long-term and cause a fundamental change, rather than focusing on “shallow” leverage points that are relatively easy to implement but do not result in significant systemic change.
关键词：COVID-19; pandemic; wicked problem; systems approach; leverage points COVID-19 ; pandemic ; wicked problem ; systems approach ; leverage points