Strategies of Navigating Leadership for Success in The VUCA World with Uncertainty and Complexity
In an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world, technology's role in delivering environmental justice has been examined. It has been argued that technological solutions are necessary to support environmental sustainability in the course of the entire world's effort to deal with the interlinked challenges of climate change, resource competition, and environmental degradation. Electricity is being produced differently and efficiently through renewable energy technologies (solar, wind,and hydropower), which has reduced the reliance on fossil fuels and the resulting emissions that are harmful to the planet and climate. However, while these technologies have clear environmental advantages, they may not necessarily result in improvements in environmental justice. The negative consequences for social, economic, and environmental inequalities of the current pace of technological innovation are that they affect marginalized and vulnerable communities as the marginalized groups (those most affected by environmental degradation) often find it difficult to access and benefit from the technical innovations. This research seeks to explore the link between technology and fairness by questioning whether advancements in technology can help alleviate or unintentionally worsen current disparities in society structures. The study investigates how tools like satellite sensing and artificial intelligence can boost surveillance and increase clean energy accessibility while reducing the adverse effects of pollution on underserved communities. Although these advancements offer hope, in tackling decline and promoting advancement scientists are currently encountering hurdles regarding fairness and inclusivity when putting them into practice in real-life situations. The study aims to explore whether the benefits of progress are evenly spread out and how they can be used to reduce inequalities, in healthcare and safety than making them worse. The main goal of this research is to examine how technology can be used to support equality while also addressing the challenges it poses in exacerbating disparities. The study will thoroughly explore the benefits. The downsides of technology, in the age of the Anthropocene were characterized by human-induced changes to the environment. This study looks into how technology can promote sustainability and social justice while providing suggestions, for approaches and technologies that prioritize equality and inclusivity to prevent marginalized communities from being left out in endeavors toward a future. In today's changing world characterized by volatility and unpredictability, there is a growing discussion, among experts on the role of technology in promoting or hindering justice efforts. The dynamic nature of the VUCA context poses obstacles, to ensuring sustainability. Consequently, the use of technology in approaches to pursuing environmental justice has captured the interest of scholars, policymakers, and activists.
Authors
- Zhihan Hu
Institutions
- Beijing Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Engineering Technology Research
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.56028/aetr.13.1.1207.2025
- Primary Topic
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00