Home Overview Projects Method Visuals Resources Context Associates Contact Overview   Significance of the domain name: www.un-intelligible.org Challenge to comprehension implied by the logo Knowledge Management Initiatives Intent exemplified by Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential Intent reframed within the Union of International Associations Reclaiming the heritage of misappropriated collective endeavour Intent exemplified by Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential   Press releases Contextual Concerns Existential Challenge Strategic Assumptions Objectives Significance Distinguishing Uses of the Encyclopedia Uses of the Encyclopedia Interactive Access and Future developments Section Interrelationships Comprehension of Sustainable Integration Encyclopedia Illusions: Rationale for an Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential Press releases   Cycles de problèmes vicieux et stratégies dissipatrices (Nov 1996) Sustainable Strategies vs Cycles of Vicious Problems (March 1996) International Organization Data on CD-ROM (Dec 1995) Sustainable Strategies vs Cycles of Vicious Problems (Sept 1995) Sustainable Development of the Individual? (Jan 1995) A la chasse de cycles vicieux de problemes(1994) Australians Hunting 10,000 World Problems in Brussels (1994) Mapping Pandora's Heritage (1988) Intent reframed within the Union of International Associations   Multi-dimensional long-term commitment Paradoxical and "negative" viability Integrated strategic context Long-term viability Civil society and ethical commitment Knowledge management & Reference information Audiences, recognition & "re-presentation" Research, publications & comprehension Information culture / Ongoing work / Projects Multi-dimensional long-term commitment   Multi-dimensional scope Continuity & Future orientation Paradoxical and "negative" viability   Paradoxical viability "Negative capability" Integrated strategic context   Governance context Integrated databases Long-term viability   Self-financing capacity Innovative capacity (Application development) Production capacity Civil society and ethical commitment   Civil society (NGOs) Ethical commitment Facilitation services Knowledge management & Reference information   Reference information Knowledge organization Multimedia / Web Audiences, recognition & "re-presentation"   Interfaces / Audiences Recognition "Re-presentation" Research, publications & comprehension   Research & Statistics Publications Complexity comprehension Information culture / Ongoing work / Projects   Information culture Ongoing work Projects Reclaiming the heritage of misappropriated collective endeavour   Conflicting claims to territory and property: real or virtual "Existence" of collective entities Value context Deprecated arguments Exploitation of contractual relationships Reclaiming a heritage Projects   Projects overview Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential Articulation / Implementation of web strategy Systematic solicitation of institutional project funding Cessation of the Union of Intelligible Associations Projects overview   World problems project Global strategies project Human development project Human values project Integrative knowledge project Metaphor and patterns project Transformative approaches project Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential   1972-1976: Yearbook 1983-1995: Editions 2,3,4 and CD 1997-2000: Web-based developments Articulation / Implementation of web strategy   Simulating a global brain Diversitas bid for management of the .ORG web domain registry Systematic solicitation of institutional project funding   Ecolynx: Information Context for Biodiversity Conservation Interactive Conceptual Environmental Planning Tool for Developing Countries Cultivating Knowledge Ecosystems: adapting visual arts and music Local Action Dynamics: Knowledge patterns for the Lisbon Strategy Global Knowledge Grid for Understanding Globalization CiviLynx: Gateway to Civil Society Organization Information Cessation of the Union of Intelligible Associations   Enabling a Living Library Generating a Million Questions from UIA Databases Method   Explanatory commentaries on set of projects (300+) Explanatory commentaries on World Problems Project (30+) Explanatory commentaries on Global Strategies Project (80+) Explanatory commentaries on Human Development Project (20+) Explanatory commentaries on Integrative Knowledge Project (10+) Explanatory commentaries on Human Values Project (20+) Explanatory commentaries on Transformative Approaches Project (90+) Explanatory commentaries on Metaphors/Patterns Project (30+) Visuals   Selected presentations of interrelationships between UIA databases Selected Screen-shots of Problem and Organization Networks in Virtual Reality (PDF images) Gallery of screen shots of virtual reality displays (interrelated problems or organizations) Experimental representations of entity interrelationships (using SVG) NetMap visualizations of questions, world problems, global strategies, and values NetMap visualizations of questions, world problems, global strategies, and values   Problems and strategies: Energy / Water / Strategies against violence Questions: Peace-related / Faith/Prosperity-related Pattern-language Human values Resources   Specific documents Collections of documents Other documentary resources Context   Association context (map) Complementary initiatives Research resources Historical associations Complementary initiatives   Cognitive Fusion Reactor (ITER-8) Union of Imaginable Associations University of Earth Union of the Whys Research resources   Laetus in Praesens Historical associations   Union of Intelligible Associations Union of International Associations Mankind 2000 / Humanité 2000

Projects Overview (Explanations) World Problems Project (Explanations) Statistics on World Problems (1986-1994) -- / -- Descriptive entries by year (1986 / 1990 / 1994), cross-references by section (1994), and by type (1994) Prepared on the occasion of the 4th (1994-1995) edition of the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential. See also comparison table with other databases in the Encyclopedia. Also specific commentary on development of world problems data to 1994. See separate tables for post-1995 development. PROBLEM ENTRIES ABSTRACT PROBLEMS PA BASIC PROBLEMS PB CROSS- SECTORAL PC DETAILED PROBLEMS PD EMANATIONS OF OTHERS PE EXCEPTIONAL PROBLEMS PF VERY SPECIFIC PG UNDER REVIEW PJ TOTAL PROBLEMS 1986 104 206 575 1052 836 1423 504 - 4700 1990 344 141 732 1928 3106 2470 2909 1537 13167 1994 - 170 575 2162 3857 3072 2153 214 12203  Percent   1.4 % 4.7 % 17.7 % 31.6 % 25.2 % 17.6 % 1.8 % 100 % PROBLEM CROSS-REFS (SECTORS) ABSTRACT PROBLEMS PA BASIC PROBLEMS PB CROSS- SECTORAL PC DETAILED PROBLEMS PD EMANATIONS OF OTHERS PE EXCEPTIONAL PROBLEMS PF VERY SPECIFIC PG UNDER REVIEW PJ TOTAL PROBLEMS  Basic problems PB   632 870 1055 599 1653 90 39 3473  Cross-sectoral PC   867 2628 3579 2287 3355 294 103 13113  Detailed PD   1055 3581 9100 7577 5817 1629 201 28960  Emanations PE   599 2286 7575 10076 5240 2030 186 27992  Exceptional PF   1652 3360 5822 5240 19551 1439 309 37373  Very specific PG   90 294 1626 2030 1439 412 48 5939 Under review  PJ   39 103 201 184 309 48 10 894  Totals 1994  4934 13122 27903 27993 35711 5852 896 116411   PROBLEM CROSS-REFS (TYPES) ABSTRACT PROBLEMS PA BASIC PROBLEMS PB CROSS- SECTORAL PC DETAILED PROBLEMS PD EMANATIONS OF OTHERS PE EXCEPTIONAL PROBLEMS PF VERY SPECIFIC PG UNDER REVIEW PJ TOTAL PROBLEMS Broader problem 201 1084 4651 7771 5785 3092 271 22855 Narrower problems   1833 4045 6813 3624 6718 56 88 23177  Related problems   511 1023 2577 2936 4199 391 106 11743 Aggravates   958 3234 7120 6507 10534 1278 206 29837  Aggravated by   1405 3500 7322 6755 9637 1055 205 29879  Reduces   39 125 258 311 555 50 16 1354  Reduced by   53 132 346 277 491 52 9 1360  Totals   5000 13143 29087 28181 37919 5974 901 120205  Bibliographic refs   300 673 1526 1445 706 5 4 4659

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