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Complex Public-Private Systems

Complex Public-Private Systems

Pate-Cornell

Paperback

Series: Stevens Institute Complex Systems and Enterprises

Technology & EngineeringGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1118984099
ISBN13: 9781118984093
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Jul 8 2016
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

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.

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