Abstract
The main purpose of this collection of papers is to convey some contents and implications of policy sciences through selected concepts and applications. The book is mainly directed at policy professionals in the field of management, environmental engineering, economy, applied behavioral sciences and the linke. The book is divided into nine chapters: Part I: The fundamentals of policy sciences; II: A policy sciences view of future studies; III: A policy sciences view of planning; IV: A policy sciences view of behavioral sciences; V: A policy sciences view of law; VI: A policy sciences view of modernization; VII: Policy analysis; VIII: Megapolicy; and IX: Metapolicy.