Creating America's Future
Creating America's Future

Author: James T. Ziegenfuss

Publisher: University Press of America

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780761841159

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American citizens assume that the future for this country will be a future much like the past-beautiful in many respects. This optimistic view is now countered by those who see a country in decay, struggling to address problems in health care, education, the environment, international affairs, and other sectors. This book calls on citizens and their leaders to build the future they most desire. The future should not happen to citizens but instead be created by citizens. In part one, this book examines the reasons for future building and the processes for doing so through interactive public sector-private sector dialogue and by applying methods of continuous improvement, reengineering, and visioning. In part two, Ziegenfuss presents scenarios of America's future that include the country's points of decay, trends, vision, and strategies in each of the "parts of America," meaning energy, health care, transportation, business, housing and urban development, education, arts and entertainment, science, environment, agriculture, international affairs and defense, and law and justice. Public and private citizens, especially students, teachers, and planners are encouraged to lead the debates with hope and vision, defining the future they most desire. Book jacket.

Searching for the Uncommon Common Ground
Searching for the Uncommon Common Ground

Author: Angela Glover Blackwell

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780393323511

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A wide-ranging and in-depth discussion of the persistently divisive issues surrounding race in this country.

The Future of Democracy
The Future of Democracy

Author: Peter Levine

Publisher: Tufts University Press

Published: 2015-01-06

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1611687888

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We need young people to be civically engaged in order to define and address public problems. Their participation is important for democracy, for institutions such as schools, and for young people themselves, who are more likely to succeed in life if they are engaged in their communities. In The Future of Democracy, Peter Levine, scholar and practitioner, sounds the alarm: in recent years, young Americans have become dangerously less engaged. They are tolerant, patriotic, and idealistic, and some have invented such novel and impressive forms of civic engagement, as blogs, "buycott" movements, and transnational youth networks. But most lack the skills and opportunities they need to participate in politics or address public problems. Levine's timely manifesto clearly explains the causes, symptoms, and repercussions of this damaging trend, and, most importantly, the means whereby America can confront and reverse it. Levine demonstrates how to change young people's civic attitudes, skills, and knowledge and, equally importantly, to reform our institutions so that civic engagement is rewarding and effective. We must both prepare citizens for politics and improve politics for citizens.

America's Future in Space
America's Future in Space

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2009-09-16

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13: 0309145384

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As civil space policies and programs have evolved, the geopolitical environment has changed dramatically. Although the U.S. space program was originally driven in large part by competition with the Soviet Union, the nation now finds itself in a post-Cold War world in which many nations have established, or are aspiring to develop, independent space capabilities. Furthermore discoveries from developments in the first 50 years of the space age have led to an explosion of scientific and engineering knowledge and practical applications of space technology. The private sector has also been developing, fielding, and expanding the commercial use of space-based technology and systems. Recognizing the new national and international context for space activities, America's Future in Space is meant to advise the nation on key goals and critical issues in 21st century U.S. civil space policy.

The Creation of the Future
The Creation of the Future

Author: Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780801439377

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In the process, he articulates strong opinions on a range of difficult issues." "The Creation of the Future is no defense or promotion of the status quo. Focusing on American research universities, Rhodes makes the case that they are an irreplaceable treasure, whose value must be preserved through judicious renewal and reform, beginning with a rededication to teaching as a moral vocation."--BOOK JACKET.

Megaregions and America's Future
Megaregions and America's Future

Author: Frederick Steiner

Publisher:

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9781558444287

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""Examines the socioeconomic, demographic, and climate challenges U.S. megaregions face in the 21st century and proposes new planning and policy strategies to tackle them"--Provided by publisher"--