Table of Contents
Contributors xiii
Introduction and Overview 1Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, William B. Rouse, and Charles M. Vest
Can America Still Compete? 17Norman R. Augustine
Section I Education 21
1 Introduction 23
Overview of Contributions 28
References 30
2 K-12 Education Reform in the United States 33Craig R. Barrett
Great Teachers 35
High Expectations 36
Tension in the System 36
Intelligent use of Technology in the Classroom 37
Make Education Relevant for the Student 38
3 Secure America’s Economic Future by Investing in Young Children 41Deborah J. Stipek
Reference 43
Recommended Readings 43
4 The Future of Teaching in the United States 45Linda Darling-Hammond
References 48
5 The Conundrum of Controlling College Costs 49Lawrence S. Bacow
References 52
6 Military Education 53William J. Perry
Section II Energy 59
7 Introduction 61
Energy Demand 62
The Electric Grid 64
Nuclear Power 65
Renewable Energy 66
Role of Consumers 67
Overview of Contributions 69
References 71
8 The Future of the US Electric Grid 73Richard Schmalensee
System Organization 73
Bulk Power 74
Distribution 76
Cybersecurity 78
Concluding Observations 78
9 The Revolution in Natural Gas 81John Deutch
10 The Future of Nuclear Power in the United States 85Richard A. Meserve
11 Renewable Energy: Balancing Risk and Reward 89Richard H. Truly and Michal C. Moore
Section III Healthcare 93
12 Introduction 95
Driving Forces 96
Complexity of Decision Making 98
Value and Healthcare Delivery 98
Overview of Contributions 100
References 102
13 How to Move Toward Value-Based Healthcare? 105Denis A. Cortese and Robert K. Smoldt
Recommended Readings 107
14 Delivering on the Promise to Reduce the Cost of Healthcare with Electronic Health Records 109William W. Stead
Recommended Readings 112
15 Big Data in Health and Healthcare: Hopes and Fears for the Future 113Elizabeth A. McGlynn
16 Medical Education: One Size Does not Fit All 117Lloyd B. Minor and Michael M.E. Johns
Section IV Security 121
17 Introduction 123
Emergence of Non-State Powers and Terrorist Groups 123
Resizing the US Nuclear Arsenal 124
Cybersecurity 125
Intelligence 126
Biological Weapons 126
US Defense Budget 127
Overview of Contributions 128
References 132
18 Vigilance in an Evolving Terrorism Landscape 133Michael E. Leiter
19 The Market’s Role in Improving Cybersecurity 139Herbert Lin
References 144
20 On Nuclear Weapons 145George P. Shultz
21 The Nuclear Security Challenge: It is International 147Siegfried S. Hecker
22 Nuclear Weapon Reductions Must be Part of Strategic Analysis 151Henry A. Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft
23 Maintaining us Leadership in Science Technology and Innovation for National Security 155Jacques S. Gansler
Section V Resilience 159
24 Introduction 161
Framework for Urban Resilience 162
Potential Approaches 163
Overview of Contributions 164
References 167
25 Urban Resilience: How Cities need to Adapt to Unanticipated and Sudden Change 169Michael Batty
References 171
26 Buying Down Risks and Investing in Resilience 173Richard Reed
References 177
27 Resilience from the Perspective of a Chief Urban Designer 179Alexandros Washburn
28 Engineering for Resilience: Ten Commandments of the Dutch Approach 183Theo Toonen
System of Systems 186
Public Expertise 187
Crowded House 188
Co-Governance 188
Clear Direction 189
Executive Leadership 190
International Bat Strategy 191
Implementation Democracy 191
Shared Service 193
Checks and Balances 193
References 194
Conclusions 195
Index 197