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Because of the dramatic changes that economic deregulation has
caused in the electricity industry and the widespread social
concern about nuclear power safety, Effects of Deregulation on
Safety is extremely timely. Effects of Deregulation on Safety uses
case studies of the effects of deregulation on the U.S. air and
rail industries and the United Kingdom nuclear power industry, as a
basis for identifying likely impacts of electricity deregulation on
safety of the U.S. commercial nuclear power industry.
Effects of Deregulation on Safety provides a comprehensive
overview of the safety experiences of these three case study
industries and their implications for the U.S. nuclear power
industry. The treatment of the subject is not highly technical, and
hence is accessible to a wide range of readers with interests in
the subject matter. The book draws on literature from roughly 250
references, ranging from brief news articles to book-length studies
of deregulation in a particular industry, as well as original
in-depth interviews with representatives of all three case study
industries.
This wealth of empirical background information allows the book
to go beyond mere speculation about the possible adverse safety
consequences of deregulation, to identify situations in which
particular adverse safety consequences actually occurred. The
experience of the case study industries indicates that economic
deregulation need not be incompatible with a reasonable safety
record, especially in those aspects of safety that are positively
related to productivity. But that safety also cannot be taken for
granted after deregulation. Careful management attention is needed
in order to avoid the types of safety problems that were associated
with deregulation in the case study industries.
This book focuses on the challenges to biomedical education posed
by the lockdowns and restrictions to on campus teaching brought
about by the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the tools and digital
visualization technologies that have been successfully developed
and used for remote teaching. Biomedical education for science,
medical, dental and allied health professionals relies on teaching
visual and tactile knowledge using practice-based approaches. This
has been delivered for decades via on-campus lectures, workshops
and laboratories, teaching practical skills as well as fundamental
knowledge and understanding. However, the arrival of the COVID-19
pandemic meant that education across the globe had to pivot very
quickly to be able to deliver these skills and knowledge in a
predominantly online environment. This brought with it many
challenges, as Higher Education staff, had to adapt to deliver
these visual subjects remotely. This book addresses the challenges
and solutions faced by Higher Education staff in teaching visual
content in distance education. Chapters include literature reviews,
original research, and pedagogical reflections for a wide range of
biomedical subjects, degrees such as medicine, dentistry and
veterinary sciences with examples from undergraduate and
postgraduate settings. The goal of the book is to provide a
compendium of expertise based on evidence gathered during the
COVID-19 pandemic, as well as reflections on the challenges and
lessons learned from this dramatic shift in teaching. It also
presents new examples of best practices that have emerged from this
experience to ensure that they are not lost as we return to
on-campus learning in a new era of biomedical teaching. This book
will be of interest to anyone looking for a helpful reference point
when designing online or blended teaching for visual practice-based
subjects.
Effects of Deregulation on Safety provides a comprehensive overview
of the safety experiences of these three case study industries and
their implications for the U.S. nuclear power industry. The
treatment of the subject is not highly technical, and hence is
accessible to a wide range of readers with interests in the subject
matter. The book draws on literature from roughly 250 references,
ranging from brief news articles to book-length studies of
deregulation in a particular industry, as well as original in-depth
interviews with representatives of all three case study industries.
This wealth of empirical background information allows the book to
go beyond mere speculation about the possible adverse safety
consequences of deregulation, to identify situations in which
particular adverse safety consequences actually occurred. The
experience of the case study industries indicates that economic
deregulation need not be incompatible with a reasonable safety
record, especially in those aspects of safety that are positively
related to productivity. But that safety also cannot be taken for
granted after deregulation. Careful management attention is needed
in order to avoid the types of safety problems that were associated
with deregulation in the case study industries.
`...an extremely important text both for those who are students and practitioners of EU politics and those who are just interested bystanders. Moreover, because Michael Welsh leavens the sometimes indigestible subject-matter of EU institutional affairs with personal observation and anecdote, it is also one of the clearest and most readable texts around on Europe's institutions. I thoroughly recommend it.' - Sir Leon Brittan;Europe United? is written for students and general readers who need basic information about the structure and competences of the European Union. It sets out to de-mystify the subject by explaining treaty provisions in plain language.;This is an insider's account which sets out to show that the European Union is far from boring and impenetrable. Indeed the clashes between the member states and Brussels are the stuff of political drama and involve great passion and commitment on the part of those involved.
Known as a place of stark beauty, dramatic geographic dimension,
and challenging desert terrain, Big Bend National Park is located
in West Texas on the north bank of the Rio Grande, adjacent to the
Mexican states of Coahuila and Chihuahua. Although a place of
natural grandeur, the unique location of this 118-mile long, 1.5
million-acre corridor has led to many challenges between the United
States and Mexico, two nations who share one ecosystem but inhabit
different political worlds. Big Bend National Park explores the
cultural and diplomatic history of this transborder region that was
designated a national park on the US side and the site of a
long-hoped-for "international peace park" on the other. Michael
Welsh demonstrates the challenges faced and lessons learned by both
the US and Mexico as they struggled against political and
environmental vicissitudes in their attempts to realize the
creation of a shared frontier. Geopolitical and environmental
conflicts such as Cold War fears, immigration, the war on drugs,
international water rights, and more stringent American border
security measures after 9/11 all hindered relations between the two
countries. But more recently, renewed cooperation and ongoing
diplomatic relations have led to new developments. Mexican park
personnel began assisting American officials with efforts to
re-wild the American side of the river with animal species that had
been eliminated, and the Obama administration relaxed some
post-9/11 restrictions, allowing American visitors to cross over to
the Mexican park and its nearby towns. The ambition of developing a
park for peace has yet to materialize, even as individuals and
their governments continue to work toward an accord. Big Bend
National Park provides a greater understanding of this complex
borderland and hopes to help fulfill the aspiration of creating a
shared ecosystem and the dream of a park for peace.
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