03711cam a2200553Ii 4500 ocn953197538 OCoLC 20170921125735.0 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 160707s2016 nju ob 001 0 eng d 9781118984109 (electronic bk.) 1118984102 (electronic bk.) 9781118984116 (electronic bk.) 1118984110 (electronic bk.) 9781118984123 (electronic bk.) 1118984129 (electronic bk.) 9781118984093 1118984099 (OCoLC)953197538 (OCoLC)953423670 (OCoLC)957614944 (OCoLC)957616064 N$T eng rda pn N$T IDEBK N$T YDXCP N$T DG1 YDX OCLCF DG1 RECBK MERUC MAIN JZ1318 SOC 000000 bisacsh 303.482 23 Perspectives on complex global challenges education, energy, healthcare, security and resilience / edited by Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, William B. Rouse, Charles M. Vest. [electronic resource] Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Stevens Institute series on complex systems and enterprises Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 10, 2016) Globalization. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General bisacsh Globalization. fast (OCoLC)fst00943532 Electronic books. Electronic books. local Paté-Cornell, M. Elisabeth (Marie Elisabeth), editor. Rouse, William B., editor. Vest, Charles M., editor. Print version: 9781118984093 1118984099 (OCoLC)907205232 Stevens Institute series on complex systems and enterprises. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118984123 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 208300 208300