Darren Nel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5912643 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Darren Nel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Darren |
| FAMILY NAME | Nel |
| SIGNATURE | NEL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5411-997X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tackling the soft non-technical challenges of the adoption of complexity science in policymaking
Complexity science offers valuable conceptual and analytical tools for addressing multifaceted socio-technical challenges in policymaking, promoting a holistic, dynamic, and adaptive framework that moves beyond traditional linear approaches. Despite its potential, complexity science has struggled to gain traction in the mainstream policy debates. This article examines the non-technical-human and organisational-barriers impeding the adoption of co…
The soft underbelly of complexity science adoption in policymaking
The deepening integration of social-technical systems creates immensely complex environments, creating increasingly uncertain and unpredictable circumstances. Given this context, policymakers have been encouraged to draw on complexity science-informed approaches in policymaking to help grapple with and manage the mounting complexity of the world. For nearly eighty years, complexity-informed approaches have been promising to change how our complex…
Urban volumetrics
While cities have become gradually more vertical and complex over the past century, our methods for conceptualising their characteristics and measuring their forms and functions are still largely based in a horizontal mindset. Recent work has sought to shift urban discourse towards understanding cities according to their volumetric properties. Moving the debate further, this paper approaches volumetric urbanism from a morphological perspective, s…
Lateral-privatisation of the publics
A ‘resilient’ urban morphology
Urban volumetrics
While cities have become gradually more vertical and complex over the past century, our methods for conceptualising their characteristics and measuring their forms and functions are still largely based in a horizontal mindset. Recent work has sought to shift urban discourse towards understanding cities according to their volumetric properties. Moving the debate further, this paper approaches volumetric urbanism from a morphological perspective, s…
The soft underbelly of complexity science adoption in policymaking
The deepening integration of social-technical systems creates immensely complex environments, creating increasingly uncertain and unpredictable circumstances. Given this context, policymakers have been encouraged to draw on complexity science-informed approaches in policymaking to help grapple with and manage the mounting complexity of the world. For nearly eighty years, complexity-informed approaches have been promising to change how our complex…
A ‘resilient’ urban morphology
A ‘resilient’ urban morphology
Lateral-privatisation of the publics
Urban volumetrics
While cities have become gradually more vertical and complex over the past century, our methods for conceptualising their characteristics and measuring their forms and functions are still largely based in a horizontal mindset. Recent work has sought to shift urban discourse towards understanding cities according to their volumetric properties. Moving the debate further, this paper approaches volumetric urbanism from a morphological perspective, s…
The soft underbelly of complexity science adoption in policymaking
The deepening integration of social-technical systems creates immensely complex environments, creating increasingly uncertain and unpredictable circumstances. Given this context, policymakers have been encouraged to draw on complexity science-informed approaches in policymaking to help grapple with and manage the mounting complexity of the world. For nearly eighty years, complexity-informed approaches have been promising to change how our complex…
Tackling the soft non-technical challenges of the adoption of complexity science in policymaking
Complexity science offers valuable conceptual and analytical tools for addressing multifaceted socio-technical challenges in policymaking, promoting a holistic, dynamic, and adaptive framework that moves beyond traditional linear approaches. Despite its potential, complexity science has struggled to gain traction in the mainstream policy debates. This article examines the non-technical-human and organisational-barriers impeding the adoption of co…
Sociology (3 works) · Architectural engineering (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis (2 works)