# Structural fix

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A **structural fix** refers to [solving a problem](/source/Problem-solving) or [resolving a conflict](/source/Conflict_resolution) by bringing about [structural changes](/source/Structural_change) that change the underlying structures that provoked or sustain these problems. According to Thomas Heberlein such changes modify [human behavior](/source/Human_behavior) by regulating the [social settings](/source/Social_setting) or the 'structures' in which the behavior occurs − their context.[1][2][3] Such fixes are typically long-term opposed to temporary and require open and in-depth inquiry for the [root structural causes](/source/Root_cause_analysis) of a problem[citation needed] and understanding of a [system](/source/Complex_system).[4] Effectively changing [norms](/source/Norm_(social)) would be an example of a structural fix.[5][3] Often structural fixes involve a change of [incentives](/source/Incentive).[6]

## See also

- [Attitudinal fix](/source/Attitudinal_fix)
- [Behavior modification](/source/Behavior_modification)
- [Behavioural change theories](/source/Behavioural_change_theories)
- [Design for behaviour change](/source/Design_for_behaviour_change)
- [Person–situation debate](/source/Person%E2%80%93situation_debate)
- [Problem finding](/source/Problem_finding)
- [Root cause analysis](/source/Root_cause_analysis)
- [Social change](/source/Social_change)
- [Systems thinking](/source/Systems_thinking)
- [Technological fix](/source/Technological_fix)
- [Workaround](/source/Workaround)

## References

1. McComas, Katherine (11 February 2017). "When even the 'best-laid' plans go wrong". *EMBO Reports*. **5** (Suppl 1): S61–S65. [doi:10.1038/sj.embor.7400257](https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.embor.7400257). [ISSN 1469-221X](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1469-221X). [PMC 1299213](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1299213). [PMID 15459738](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15459738)

1. Natori, Yoji (1998). [*Local-level Nature Conservation Planning for Biodiversity in Japan: A Case Study of Nakago Village, Niigata*](https://books.google.com/books?id=X6FfAAAAMAAJ). University of Wisconsin--Madison. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

1. Heberlein, Thomas A. (27 August 2012). [*Navigating Environmental Attitudes*](https://books.google.com/books?id=xZyzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA166). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199773459. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

1. Dalela, Ashish (December 2008). [*Vedic Creationism: Vedic Theories of Creation and Their Relation to Science*](https://books.google.com/books?id=qLe-aZfl7YEC&pg=PA119). iUniverse. ISBN 9780595525737. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

1. Jachowski, David S.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.; Angermeier, Paul L.; Slotow, Rob (13 September 2016). [*Reintroduction of Fish and Wildlife Populations*](https://books.google.com/books?id=MDslDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA63). Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520284616. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

1. Norton, Bryan G. (16 December 2015). [*Sustainable Values, Sustainable Change: A Guide to Environmental Decision Making*](https://books.google.com/books?id=unj_CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA141). University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226197593. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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