Author: Committee on Assessing the Impacts of Changes in t
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: leadership, retaining, increasingly, global, environment, ecosystem, amp, impacts, changes, information, technology, assessing
Number of Pages: 204
Published: 2009-03-16
List price: $45.25
ISBN-10: 0309118824
ISBN-13: 9780309118828
Book DescriptionThe U.S. information technology (IT) research and development (R&D) ecosystem was the envy of the world in 1995. However, this position of leadership is not a birthright, and it is now under pressure. In recent years, the rapid globalization of markets, labor pools, and capital flows have encouraged many strong national competitors. During the same period, national policies have not sufficiently buttressed the ecosystem, or have generated side effects that have reduced its effectiveness. As a result, the U.S. position in IT leadership today has materially eroded compared wi
Author: Committee on the Societal and Economic Impacts of
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: workshop, impacts, report, extended, summary, economic, societal, space, weather, events, understanding, severe
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2009-05-12
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0309138116
ISBN-13: 9780309138116
Book DescriptionThe adverse effects of extreme space weather on modern technology--power grid outages, high-frequency communication blackouts, spacecraft anomalies--are well known and well documented, and the physical processes underlying space weather are also generally well understood. Less well documented and understood, however, are the potential economic and societal impacts of the disruption of critical technological systems by severe space weather. This volume, an extended four-color summary of the book, Severe Space Weather Events--Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts, addresses
Author: Committee on the Societal and Economic Impacts of
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: economic, impacts, workshop, report, societal, understanding, space, weather, events, severe
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-12-17
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0309127696
ISBN-13: 9780309127691
Book DescriptionThe adverse effects of extreme space weather on modern technology--power grid outages, high-frequency communication blackouts, spacecraft anomalies--are well known and well documented, and the physical processes underlying space weather are also generally well understood. Less well documented and understood, however, are the potential economic and societal impacts of the disruption of critical technological systems by severe space weather. As a first step toward determining the socioeconomic impacts of extreme space weather events and addressing the questions of space weather
Author: Committee on the Social and Ethical Impacts of Dev
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: making, biomedicine, decision, ethical, choices, social, society
Number of Pages: 560
Published: 1995-02-27
List price: $67.95
ISBN-10: 0309051320
ISBN-13: 9780309051323
This book discusses ways for people to handle today’s bioethical issues in the context of America’s history and culture--and from the perspective of various interest groups. Included is a series of background papers by well-known experts in the field.
Author: Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: mammals, marine, noise, ocean
Number of Pages: 204
Published: 2003-05-22
List price: $47.00
ISBN-10: 0309085365
ISBN-13: 9780309085366
For the 119 species of marine mammals, as well as for some other aquatic animals, sound is the primary means of learning about the environment and of communicating, navigating, and foraging. The possibility that human-generated noise could harm marine mammals or significantly interfere with their normal activities is an issue of increasing concern. Noise and its potential impacts have been regulated since the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Public awareness of the issue escalated in 1990s when researchers began using high-intensity sound to measure ocean climate changes. M
Author: Committee on Ecological Impacts of Road DensityNa
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: paved, roads, impacts, ecological, managing, assessing
Number of Pages: 324
Published: 2005-12-22
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0309100887
ISBN-13: 9780309100885
All phases of road development - from construction and use by vehicles to maintenance - affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past tw
Author: Committee on Environmental Impacts of Wind Energy
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: projects, energy, wind, impacts, environmental
Number of Pages: 394
Published: 2007-08-31
List price: $69.00
ISBN-10: 0309108349
ISBN-13: 9780309108348
The generation of electricity by wind energy has the potential to reduce environmental impacts caused by the use of fossil fuels. Although the use of wind energy to generate electricity is increasing rapidly in the United States, government guidance to help communities and developers evaluate and plan proposed wind-energy projects is lacking. "Environmental Impacts of Wind-Energy Projects" offers an analysis of the environmental benefits and drawbacks of wind energy, along with an evaluation guide to aid decision-making about projects. It includes a case study of the mid-Atlantic highlands, a
