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MEMS for automotive and aerospace applications reviews the use of
Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) in developing solutions to
the unique challenges presented by the automotive and aerospace
industries.
Part one explores MEMS for a variety of automotive applications.
The role of MEMS in passenger safety and comfort, sensors for
automotive vehicle stability control applications and automotive
tire pressure monitoring systems are considered, along with
pressure and flow sensors for engine management, and RF MEMS for
automotive radar sensors. Part two then goes on to explore MEMS for
aerospace applications, including devices for active drag reduction
in aerospace applications, inertial navigation and structural
health monitoring systems, and thrusters for nano- and
pico-satellites. A selection of case studies are used to explore
MEMS for harsh environment sensors in aerospace applications,
before the book concludes by considering the use of MEMS in space
exploration and exploitation.
With its distinguished editors and international team of expert
contributors, MEMS for automotive and aerospace applications is a
key tool for MEMS manufacturers and all scientists, engineers and
academics working on MEMS and intelligent systems for
transportation.
Chapters consider the role of MEMS in a number of automotive
applications, including passenger safety and comfort, vehicle
stability and controlMEMS for aerospace applications are also
discussed, including active drag reduction, inertial navigation and
structural health monitoring systemsPresents a number of case
studies exploring MEMS for harsh environment sensors in aerospace
U.S. Government Counterterrorism: A Guide to Who Does What is the
first readily available, unclassified guide to the many U.S.
government agencies, bureau offices, and programs involved in all
aspects of countering terrorism domestically and overseas. The
authors, veterans of the U.S. government's counterterrorism
efforts, present a rare insider's view of the counterterrorism
effort, addressing such topics as government training initiatives,
weapons of mass destruction, interagency coordination, research and
development, and the congressional role in policy and budget
issues. Includes a Foreword by Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior
Advisor RAND Corporation Individual chapters describe the various
agencies, their bureaus, and offices that develop and implement the
counterterrorism policies and programs, providing a useful
unclassified guide to government officials at all levels as well as
students and others interested in how the U.S. counters terrorism.
The book also discusses the challenges involved in coordinating the
counterterrorism efforts at federal, state, and local levels and
explains how key terror events influenced the development of
programs, agencies, and counterterrorism legislation. The
legislative underpinnings and tools of the U.S. counterterrorism
efforts are covered as are the oft-debated issues of defining
terrorism itself and efforts to counter violent extremism. In
addition to outlining the specific agencies and programs, the
authors provide unique insights into the broader context of
counterterrorism efforts and developments in the last 10-plus years
since 9/11 and they raise future considerations given recent
landscape-altering global events. The authors were interviewed by
National Defense Magazine in a January 23, 2012 article entitled
Counterterrorism 101: Navigating the Bureaucratic Maze. They were
interviewed on April 30, 2012 by Federal News Radio. Michael Kraft
was also interviewed on June 27, 2014 by Federal News Radio.
U.S. Government Counterterrorism: A Guide to Who Does What is the
first readily available, unclassified guide to the many U.S.
government agencies, bureau offices, and programs involved in all
aspects of countering terrorism domestically and overseas. The
authors, veterans of the U.S. government's counterterrorism
efforts, present a rare insider's view of the counterterrorism
effort, addressing such topics as government training initiatives,
weapons of mass destruction, interagency coordination, research and
development, and the congressional role in policy and budget
issues. Includes a Foreword by Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior
Advisor RAND Corporation Individual chapters describe the various
agencies, their bureaus, and offices that develop and implement the
counterterrorism policies and programs, providing a useful
unclassified guide to government officials at all levels as well as
students and others interested in how the U.S. counters terrorism.
The book also discusses the challenges involved in coordinating the
counterterrorism efforts at federal, state, and local levels and
explains how key terror events influenced the development of
programs, agencies, and counterterrorism legislation. The
legislative underpinnings and tools of the U.S. counterterrorism
efforts are covered as are the oft-debated issues of defining
terrorism itself and efforts to counter violent extremism. In
addition to outlining the specific agencies and programs, the
authors provide unique insights into the broader context of
counterterrorism efforts and developments in the last 10-plus years
since 9/11 and they raise future considerations given recent
landscape-altering global events. The authors were interviewed by
National Defense Magazine in a January 23, 2012 article entitled
Counterterrorism 101: Navigating the Bureaucratic Maze. They were
interviewed on April 30, 2012 by Federal News Radio. Michael Kraft
was also interviewed on June 27, 2014 by Federal News Radio.
"Greening the College Curriculum" provides the tools college and
university faculty need to meet personal and institutional goals
for integrating environmental issues into the curriculum. Leading
educators from a wide range of fields, including anthropology,
biology, economics, geography, history, literature, journalism,
philosophy, political science, and religion, describe their
experience introducing environmental issues into their teaching.The
book provides: a rationale for including material on the
environment in the teaching of the basic concepts of each
discipline guidelines for constructing a unit or a full course at
the introductory level that makes use of environmental subjects
sample plans for upper-level courses a compendium of annotated
resources, both print and nonprint Contributors to the volume
include David Orr, David G. Campbell, Lisa Naughton, Emily Young,
John Opie, Holmes Rolston III, Michael E. Kraft, Steven
Rockefeller, and others.
Prior to the Nixon administration, environmental policy in the
United States was rudimentary at best. Since then, it has evolved
into one of the primary concerns of governmental policy from the
federal to the local level. As scientific expertise on the
environment rapidly developed, Americans became more aware of the
growing environmental crisis that surrounded them. Practical
solutions for mitigating various aspects of the crisis - air
pollution, water pollution, chemical waste dumping, strip mining,
and later global warming - became politically popular, and the
government responded by gradually erecting a vast regulatory
apparatus to address the issue. Today, politicians regard
environmental policy as one of the most pressing issues they face.
The Obama administration has identified the renewable energy sector
as a key driver of economic growth, and Congress is in the process
of passing a bill to reduce global warming that will be one of the
most important environmental policy acts in decades.
The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy will be a
state-of-the-art work on all aspects of environmental policy in
America. Over the past half century, America has been the world's
leading emitter of global warming gases. However, environmental
policy is not simply a national issue. It is a global issue, and
the explosive growth of Asian countries like China and India mean
that policy will have to be coordinated at the international level.
The book will therefore focus not only on the U.S., but on the
increasing importance of global policies and issues on American
regulatory efforts. This is a topic that will only grow in
importance in the coming years, and this will serve as an
authoritative guide to any scholar interested in the issue.
Prior to the Nixon administration, environmental policy in the
United States was rudimentary at best. Since then, it has evolved
into one of the primary concerns of governmental policy from the
federal to the local level. As scientific expertise on the
environment rapidly developed, Americans became more aware of the
growing environmental crisis that surrounded them. Practical
solutions for mitigating various aspects of the crisis - air
pollution, water pollution, chemical waste dumping, strip mining,
and later global warming - became politically popular, and the
government responded by gradually erecting a vast regulatory
apparatus to address the issue. Today, politicians regard
environmental policy as one of the most pressing issues they face.
The Obama administration has identified the renewable energy sector
as a key driver of economic growth, and Congress is in the process
of passing a bill to reduce global warming that will be one of the
most important environmental policy acts in decades. The Oxford
Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy is a state-of-the-art work on
all aspects of environmental policy in America. Over the past half
century, America has been the world's leading emitter of global
warming gases. However, environmental policy is not simply a
national issue. It is a global issue, and the explosive growth of
Asian countries like China and India mean that policy will have to
be coordinated at the international level. The book therefore
focuses not only on the U.S., but on the increasing importance of
global policies and issues on American regulatory efforts. This is
a topic that will only grow in importance in the coming years, and
this handbook serves as an authoritative guide to any scholar
interested in the issue.
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