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a wicked policy problem made harder because time is running out, those causing it also seek to solve it, no central authority exists and policies discount the future.

In environmental politics, super wicked problem refers to a wicked policy problem made harder because time is running out, those causing it also seek to solve it, no central authority exists and policies discount the future. This meaning comes from Levin (2012) in Policy Sciences.[1]

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  1. Levin, K., Cashore, B., Bernstein, S., & Auld, G. (2012). Overcoming the tragedy of super wicked problems: constraining our future selves to ameliorate global climate change. Policy Sciences, 45(2), 123-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-012-9151-0

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