Perspectives on complex global challenges : education, energy, healthcare, security, and resilience / edited by Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, William B. Rouse, Charles M. Vest.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Paté-Cornell, M. Elisabeth (Marie Elisabeth), editor.

Rouse, William B., editor.

Vest, Charles M., editor.

Series:

Stevens Institute series on complex systems and enterprises.

Stevens Institute Series on Complex Systems and Enterprises

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

United States--Social conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2016.

Summary:

Examines current and prospective challenges surrounding global challenges of education, energy, healthcare, security, and resilience This book discusses issues in large-scale systems in the United States and around the world. The authors examine the challenges of education, energy, healthcare, national security, and urban resilience. The book covers challenges in education including America's use of educational funds, standardized testing, and the use of classroom technology. On the topic of energy, this book examines debates on climate, the current and future developments of the nuclear power industry, the benefits and cost decline of natural gases, and the promise of renewable energy. The authors also discuss national security, focusing on the issues of nuclear weapons, terrorism and cyber security. Urban resilience is addressed in the context of natural threats such as hurricanes and floods. * Studies the usage of a globalized benchmark for both student and pedagogical performance * Covers topics such as surveillance, operational capabilities, movement of resources, and the pros and cons of globalization * Examines big data, evolving medical methodologies and effects on the medical educational curriculum, and the positive effects of electronic records in healthcare data Perspectives on Complex Global Challenges: Education, Energy Healthcare, Security, and Resilience serves as a reference for government officials, personnel in security, business executives and system engineers.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Contributors; Introduction and Overview; Introduction; Trade-Offs, Risks, and Opportunities in Turbulent Times; Opportunities; Overview of Contribution; Can America Still Compete?; Section I: Education; Chapter 1: Introduction; Overview of Contributions; References; Chapter 2: K-12 Education Reform in the United States; Great Teachers; High Expectations; Tension in the System; Intelligent use of Technology in the Classroom; Make Education Relevant for the Student; Chapter 3: Secure America's Economic Future by Investing in Young Children

ReferencesRecommended Reading; Chapter 4: The Future of Teaching in the United States; References; Chapter 5: The Conundrum of Controlling College Costs; References; Chapter 6: Military Education; Section II: Energy; Chapter 7: Introduction; Energy Demand; The Electric Grid; Nuclear Power; Renewable Energy; Role of Consumers; Overview of Contributions; References; Chapter 8: The Future of the us Electric Grid; System Organization; Bulk Power; Distribution; Cybersecurity; Concluding Observations; Chapter 9: The Revolution in Natural Gas

Chapter 10: The Future of Nuclear Power in the United StatesChapter 11: Renewable Energy: Balancing Risk and Reward; Section III: Healthcare; Chapter 12: Introduction; Driving Forces; Complexity of Decision Making; Value and Healthcare Delivery; Overview of Contributions; References; Chapter 13: How to Move Toward Value-Based Healthcare?; Recommended Readings; Chapter 14: Delivering on the Promise to Reduce the Cost of Healthcare with Electronic Health Records; Recommended Readings; Chapter 15: Big Data in Health and Healthcare: Hopes and Fears for the Future

Chapter 16: Medical Education: One Size Does not Fit AllSection IV: Security; Chapter 17: Introduction; Emergence of Non-State Powers and Terrorist Groups; Resizing the us Nuclear Arsenal; Cybersecurity; Intelligence; Biological Weapons; Us Defense Budget; Overview of Contributions; References; Chapter 18: Vigilance in an Evolving Terrorism Landscape; Chapter 19: The Market's Role in Improving Cybersecurity; References; Chapter 20: On Nuclear Weapons; Chapter 21: The Nuclear Security Challenge: It is International; Chapter 22: Nuclear Weapon Reductions Must be Part of Strategic Analysis

Chapter 23: Maintaining us Leadership in Science, Technology, and Innovation for National SecuritySection V: Resilience; Chapter 24: Introduction; Framework for Urban Resilience; Potential Approaches; Overview of Contributions; References; Chapter 25: Urban Resilience: How Cities need to Adapt to Unanticipated and Sudden Change; References; Chapter 26: Buying Down Risks and Investing in Resilience; References; Chapter 27: Resilience from the Perspective of a Chief Urban Designer; Chapter 28: Engineering for Resilience: Ten Commandments of the Dutch Approach; System of Systems

Public Expertise

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 21, 2016).

ISBN:

9781118984116

1118984110

9781118984109

1118984102

9781118984123

1118984129

OCLC:

953197538