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U.S. Energy Policies, first published in 1968, aims to assemble and
describe within an overall framework the energy policy questions
that RRF believed would profit from study and analysis. This study
covers the past performance and trends in the energy industries,
the nature of existing industries and of the government policies
bearing on them, and the effects of those policies. This title also
takes note of the prospective influence of economic and
technological developments and evaluates the probable effects of
selected alternatives to existing policies. This book will be of
interest to students of environmental studies.
The perfect guide for any builder that wants to take their
Minecraft construction skills to new heights! From weird to
awesome, this unofficial guide has it all! With step-by-step
instructions you can tackle some of the biggest, wackiest, and
coolest Minecraft builds of all time. Whether you are just starting
out, trying to perfect you building skills, or searching for
inspiration on your next megabuild, you wont want to miss the
Minecraft Unofficial Build guide!
Originally written for the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, Resources for the future published this report in
1971 believing it would be of interest to more general readers.
Resources for the Future draws on its past experience of resource
utilization, development and economics to comment on issues faced
by the Mekong Basin River for agricultural development such as the
demand-supply conditions for improved agriculture, the limitations
imposed by physical and human resource conditions and measures
needed to modernize their agricultural methods. This title will be
of interest to students of Environmental and Economic studies.
Originally written for the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, Resources for the future published this report in
1971 believing it would be of interest to more general readers.
Resources for the Future draws on its past experience of resource
utilization, development and economics to comment on issues faced
by the Mekong Basin River for agricultural development such as the
demand-supply conditions for improved agriculture, the limitations
imposed by physical and human resource conditions and measures
needed to modernize their agricultural methods. This title will be
of interest to students of Environmental and Economic studies.
U.S. Energy Policies, first published in 1968, aims to assemble and
describe within an overall framework the energy policy questions
that RRF believed would profit from study and analysis. This study
covers the past performance and trends in the energy industries,
the nature of existing industries and of the government policies
bearing on them, and the effects of those policies. This title also
takes note of the prospective influence of economic and
technological developments and evaluates the probable effects of
selected alternatives to existing policies. This book will be of
interest to students of environmental studies.
This brilliantly illustrated book contains the 100 greatest retro
videogames, as chosen by the experts at Retro Gamer magazine. From
platformers and puzzlers to shooters and racing games, it covers
everything from 8-bit hits such as Pac-Man and Manic Miner to more
recent classics like Halo: Combat Evolved and Resident Evil 4.
There's something here to appeal to everyone, whether you're a fan
of Shenmue or Super Mario Kart. But that's not all. In addition to
the massive countdown of classic videogames, there are dozens of
in-depth chapters on some of the biggest games featured inside,
including gorgeous screens and artworks, and revealing interviews
with the people who made them. This is a must-have for any retro
videogame fan.
This unique, engaging, and highly authoritative volume enlightens
readers on changes needed in the way society accesses, provides,
and uses water. It further shines a light on changes needed in the
way we use food, energy, and other goods and services in relation
to water, and offers projections and recommendations, up to 2050,
that apply to water access challenges facing the poor and the
common misuse of water in industry, agriculture, and
municipalities. Written by an unparalleled slate of experts
convened by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the book takes on
one of the most critical issues on the planet today. In a frank yet
optimistic assessment of major developmental chal lenges, but also
opportunities, facing future generations, the author elucidates
linkages between water and a range of other drivers from various
disciplinary and stakeholder perspectives. Ultimately portraying
the belief that Humanity can harness its visionary abilities,
technologies, and economic resources for increased wellbeing and
sound stewardship of resources, the book presents an optimistic
statement stressing actions scientists, policy makers, and
consumers can and must take to meet the water man agement
challenges of a warming planet anticipating nine billion
inhabitants by 2050. Gulbenkian Think Tank on Water and the Future
of Humanity: Benedito Braga, Pres. World Water Council & Prof.
of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Colin Chatres,
Director General of the International Water Management Institute,
Sri Lanka; William J. Cosgrove, Pres. of Ecoconsult Inc. &
Senior Adviser for the UN World Water Development Report, Canada;
Luis Veiga da Cunha, Prof. Environmental Science and Engineering,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal; Peter Gleick, Pres. of the
Pacific Institute, USA; Pavel Kabat, Director, International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria; and Prof. &
Chair, Earth Systems Science, Wageningen University, The
Netherlands; Mohamed Ait Kadi, President of the General Council of
Agricultural Development, Morocco; Daniel P. Loucks, Prof. of Civil
Engineering, Cornell Univ. USA; Jan Lundqvist, Senior Scientific
Advisor, Stockholm International Water Institute, Sweden; Sunita
Narain, Director, Center for Science & Environment, New Delhi,
India; Jun Xia, Pres., International Water Resources Association,
Chair Prof. & Dean, The Research Institute for Water Security
(RIWS), Wuhan University, China.
As noted in the Foreword, this report is one of several volumes
resulting from this study of future health care technology. The
purpose of the study, as formulated by the STG, was to analyze
future health care technology. Part of the task was to develop an
'early warning system' for health care technology. The primary goal
of the project was to develop a list or description of a number of
possible and probable future health care technologies, as well as
information on their importance. Within the limits of time and
money, this has been done. However, given the vast number of
possible future health care technologies, complete information on
the importance of each area could not be developed in any depth for
all technology. Therefore, four specific technologies were chosen
and were prospectively assessed. These future technologies were
examined in more depth, looking particularly at their future health
and policy implications. Subsequently, the project was extended to
September 1986, and two additional technologies will be assessed.
As noted in the Foreword, this report is one of several volumes
resulting from this study of future health care technology. The
purpose of the study, as formulated by the STG, was to analyze
future health care technology. Part of the task was to develop an
'early warning system' for health care technology. The primary goal
of the project was to develop a list or description of a number of
possible and probable future health care technologies, as well as
information on their importance. Within the limits of time and
money, this has been done. However, given the vast number of
possible future health care technologies, complete information on
the importance of each area could not be developed in any depth for
all technology. Therefore, four specific technologies were chosen
and were prospectively assessed. These future technologies were
examined in more depth, looking particularly at their future health
and policy implications. Subsequently, the project was extended to
September 1987, and two additional technologies were chosen for
assessment.
As noted in the Foreword, this report is one of several volumes
resulting from this study of future health care technology. The
purpose of the study, as formulated by the STG, was to analyze
future health care technology. Part of the task was to develop an
'early warning system' for health care technology. The primary goal
of the project was to develop a list or description of a number of
possible and probable future health care technologies, as well as
information on their importance. Within the limits of time and
money, this has been done. However, given the vast number of
possible future health care technologies, complete information on
the importance of each area could not be developed in any depth for
all technology. Therefore, four specific technologies were chosen
and were prospectively assessed. These future technologies were
examined in more depth, looking particularly at their future health
and policy implications. Subsequently, the project was extended to
September 1986, and two additional technologies were chosen for
assessment.
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Behavioral Economics - Policy Impact and Future Directions
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Committee on Future Directions for Applying Behavioral Economics to Policy; Edited by Alexandra Beatty, …
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Behavioral economics - a field based in collaborations among
economists and psychologists - focuses on integrating a nuanced
understanding of behavior into models of decision-making. Since the
mid-20th century, this growing field has produced research in
numerous domains and has influenced policymaking, research, and
marketing. However, little has been done to assess these
contributions and review evidence of their use in the policy arena.
Behavioral Economics: Policy Impact and Future Directions examines
the evidence for behavioral economics and its application in six
public policy domains: health, retirement benefits, climate change,
social safety net benefits, climate change, education, and criminal
justice. The report concludes that the principles of behavioral
economics are indispensable for the design of policy and recommends
integrating behavioral specialists into policy development within
government units. In addition, the report calls for strengthening
research methodology and identifies research priorities for
building on the accomplishments of the field to date. Table of
Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Development of
Behavioral Economics 3 Foundational Behavioral and Economic Ideas 4
The Behavioral Economics Toolkit: Policy Levers and Intervention
Strategies 5 Health 6 Retirement Benefits 7 Social Safety Net
Benefits 8 Climate Change 9 Education 10 Criminal Justice System 11
Findings Across the Policy Domains 12 Conducting and Disseminating
Behavioral Economics Research 13 Implementing Behavioral Economics
Approaches 14 Advancing the Field of Behavioral Economics Appendix:
Biographical Sketches of Committee on Future Directions for
Applying Behavioral Economics to Policy
The future place of medicines in health care is both exciting and
uncertain. With an aging population, an increasing number of
chronic sick, a growing range of treatment options and a developing
European market, the one certainty is that medication patterns will
change radically over the next 15 years or so. How the future might
look, in terms of quality, volume and cost of pharmacotherapy, is
the subject of this report. Four scenarios for the future are set
out, all of which take account of already visible trends. Sobriety
in sufficiency envisages rational and restrained consumption
patterns. Risk of avoidance is dominated by fears of iatrogenic
harm and hence minimal drug use. The central feature of Technology
on demand, in contrast, is confidence in technological progress.
Free market unfettered, finally, is marked by a Europe without
frontiers and minimal state intervention. The reader is encouraged
to reflect without preconceptions on the future of medicines in
health care. No ready-made answers are offered; rather, a wealth of
information and analysis is provided which serves to underpin
decision making and policy development, not just by central
government but also by every institution concerned with the role of
medicines in health care.
The report Scenarios on Rheumatoid Arthritis 1990--2005 is the
third specialized report of the Chronic Diseases Scenario Project.
An exploration has been made of the likely trends in the number of
patients, the number of severity of consequences and complications,
the quality of life and the demands likely to be made on the health
system as a result of rheumatoid arthritis up to the year 2005.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a growing problem. Key issues therefore
include the need for expansion of health care facilities and health
care innovations and the prospects to prevent the disease itself
and to cope with its consequences and complications. The report is
therefore of relevance to all groups involved in the care of
rheumatoid arthritis patients and for society as a whole.
CARE AT HOME -HOME CARE Health care in the Netherlands looks to be
a well structured system. Supplementing the vital level of
self-care and informal care are four levels of professional care:
the public health service (known in the Netherlands as basic health
care) is mainly concerned with preventive work aimed at the
population at large; individuals with problems can contact their
general practitioner or other primary care provider, who can
-depending on the problem -refer them to specialists in the
cure-oriented and hospital-centred secondary sector; where
necessary, patients can then be referred on to the institutions of
the tertiary sector with their role in mainly long-term care. On
paper this pyramidal structure appears to work well; in practice,
and in particular where complex forms of care are involved, the
boundaries become blurred. Medical advances and social and economic
developments may delay death to ever greater ages, but disease is
not defeated; and since the risk of developing chronic conditions
rises with age, more and more people become incapacitated and those
who do remain so for longer. This leads to a growing demand for
care and compels us to reconsider patterns of provision. The need
for such reconsideration is reinforced by users' changing needs and
aspirations, as patients increasingly wish to be nursed and cared
for in their own surroundings if at all possible. Technological
advances mean that wish can often be accommodated.
How can the public health system best be organised in the future
and which factors are the main determinants thereof? These are key
questions in the scenario report The Future of Public Health: a
Scenario Study. The report is the result of a study commissioned by
the Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios and carried out
by a research team of the TNO Institute of Preventive Health Care
and the STG Scenario Committee on the Future of Public Health. The
report focuses on activities in collective prevention of diseases,
generally known as primary prevention. The future images developed
make use of two examples, the control of infectious diseases and
public health for the elderly. In designing those scenarios, two
sets of possible trends were combined: centralisation versus
decentralisation and nationalisation versus privatisation. These
combinations resulted in three scenarios; a local government
scenario, a central government scenario, and a private enterprise
scenario. The consequences of these future alternatives were
developed in terms of their effect on organisation, policy control,
financing, information supply, expertise and effectiveness.
Although the report primarily focuses on the public health system
in the Netherlands, the analysis of the processes examined, and the
alternative scenarios based on them are also thought-provoking for
readers throughout the world.
As noted in the Foreword, this report is one of several volumes
resulting from this study of future health care technology. The
purpose of the study, as formulated by the STG, was to analyze
future health care technology. Part of the task was to develop an
'early warning system' for health care technology. The primary goal
of the project was to develop a list or description of a number of
possible and probable future health care technologies, as well as
information on their importance. Within the limits of time and
money, this has been done. However, given the vast number of
possible future health care technologies, complete information on
the importance of each area could not be developed in any depth for
all technology. Therefore, four specific technologies were chosen
and were prospectively assessed. These future technologies were
examined in more depth, looking particularly at their future health
and policy implications. Subsequently, the project was extended to
September 1986, and two additional technologies were chosen for
assessment.
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