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020			_a9781118984109 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a1118984102 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a9781118984116 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a1118984110 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a9781118984123 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a1118984129 _q(electronic bk.)
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035			_a(OCoLC)953197538 _z(OCoLC)953423670 _z(OCoLC)957614944 _z(OCoLC)957616064
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245	0	0	_aPerspectives on complex global challenges education, energy, healthcare, security and resilience / _cedited by Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, William B. Rouse, Charles M. Vest. _h[electronic resource]
264		1	_aHoboken, New Jersey : _bWiley, _c[2016]
264		4	_c©2016
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aStevens Institute series on complex systems and enterprises
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aExamines 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.
588	0		_aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 10, 2016)
650		0	_aGlobalization.
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / General _2bisacsh
650		7	_aGlobalization. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00943532
655		4	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aPaté-Cornell, M. Elisabeth _q(Marie Elisabeth), _eeditor.
700	1		_aRouse, William B., _eeditor.
700	1		_aVest, Charles M., _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781118984093 _z1118984099 _w(OCoLC)907205232
830		0	_aStevens Institute series on complex systems and enterprises.
856	4	0	_uhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118984123 _zWiley Online Library
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999			_c208300 _d208300