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Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Explanatory Comments

Checklist of sub-projects and their explanatory comments

1. Overview of the Encyclopedia
  1. Contextual challenge
  2. Existential challenge
  3. Strategic assumptions
  4. Objectives
  5. Significance
  6. Distinguishing uses
  7. Intended uses
  8. Background and acknowledgements
  9. Interactive access and future developments
2. Content
  1. General structure
  2. Sections and sub-sections
  3. Modifications, improvements and omissions
3. Method
  1. Logisitical challenge
  2. Procedures
  3. Classification policy
  4. Language-determined distinctions
  5. Response to diversity
 4. Assessment
  1. International organizations as a source
  2. Biases
  3. Strengths and weaknesses
  4. Criticism
  5. Global modelling perspective
  6. Future possibilities
  7. Implications
  8. Processing system
5. Insights
  1. Section interrelationships
  2. Comprehension of sustainable integration
6. Statistics
  1. 1976-1995 : modification to problems (1994)
  2. 1998: world problems and strategies
  3. 1996-2000
  4. 2000: loops
Sub-projects of the Encyclopedia
World Problems Project Overview Contents of detailed explanations
Global Strategies and Solutions Project Overview Contents of detailed explanations
Integrative Knowledge Project Overview Contents of detailed explanations
Human Development Project Overview Contents of detailed explanations
Human Values Project Overview Contents of detailed explanations
Transformative Approaches Project Overview Contents of detailed explanations
Metaphors Project Overview Contents of detailed explanations

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