In Making Social Science Matter, this Danish geographer argued for a “phronetic” approach to social science that primarily aims to aid practical reason. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this lead author of Megaprojects and Risk, which found that optimism bias and political pressure make project proposals that fudge numbers more likely to be approved than well-planned ones.
ANSWER: Bent Flyvbjerg (“FLOOB-yair”)
[10e] Flyvbjerg studied urban planning under Martin Wachs (“wacks”), who aimed to increase this measure of the ease of travel in an area. This term describes how easily a service can be used by people with disabilities.
ANSWER: accessibility [or word forms of access]
[10m] Flyvbjerg helped redesign this city’s public transit system with reference class forecasting. Anna and Patrick Geddes’s work in this European city helped found modern urban planning.
ANSWER: Edinburgh [or Dùn Èideann]
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