Preparing for the Next Flood Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/issue/34-3/ The best minds on the most important topics. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:44:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://issues.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-issues-favicon-32x32.png Preparing for the Next Flood Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/issue/34-3/ 32 32 Reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program https://issues.org/reauthorizing-the-national-flood-insurance-program/ https://issues.org/reauthorizing-the-national-flood-insurance-program/#respond Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:22:53 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=17571 Since 1968, the federal government has provided flood insurance to homeowners residing in flood-prone areas through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Emergency Management… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/reauthorizing-the-national-flood-insurance-program/feed/ 0 Helping Communities Use Data to Make Better Decisions https://issues.org/helping-communities-use-data-to-make-better-decisions/ https://issues.org/helping-communities-use-data-to-make-better-decisions/#respond Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:20:02 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=17568 Across the United States, cities and local communities are responsible for addressing the everyday societal needs of their residents. Their list of responsibilities includes protecting public safety, providing critical health services, and… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/helping-communities-use-data-to-make-better-decisions/feed/ 0 Slouching Toward the Downton Abbey University System https://issues.org/slouching-toward-the-downton-abbey-university-system/ https://issues.org/slouching-toward-the-downton-abbey-university-system/#respond Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:14:43 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=17565 The US research university system, which continues to be the global gold standard, is a unique blend of public and private not-for-profit universities. Research universities are a core part of the overall… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/slouching-toward-the-downton-abbey-university-system/feed/ 0 Forum – Spring 2018 https://issues.org/forum-38/ https://issues.org/forum-38/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 21:49:08 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=17065 Helping fathers be parents

The law is evolving in response to behavioral science. If Criminal Law 1.0 was capital punishment for all felonies and mutilation of offenders, and Criminal Law 2.0 meant… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/forum-38/feed/ 0 From the Hill – Spring 2018 https://issues.org/from-the-hill-14/ https://issues.org/from-the-hill-14/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:40:32 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=15593 A funny thing happened on the way to the White House 2019 fiscal year budget, which the Trump administration released on February 12, 2018: Congress adopted a sweeping deal to substantially increase… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/from-the-hill-14/feed/ 0 A Task for Democracy https://issues.org/book-review-a-task-for-democracy/ https://issues.org/book-review-a-task-for-democracy/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:31:20 +0000 http://issues.org/?p=15615 Over the past decade, a tool has emerged that enables very precise editing of the human genome, bringing with it tremendous value for research. Yet this gene-editing tool, called CRISPR, also generates… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/book-review-a-task-for-democracy/feed/ 0 Coal Facts https://issues.org/coal-facts/ https://issues.org/coal-facts/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:00:56 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=25352 In “President Obama’s War on Coal? Some Historical Perspective” (Issues, Winter 2018), Charles Herrick offers some helpful insight, but he misses a key set of developments. In 1987, Congress passed… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/coal-facts/feed/ 0 Reinvigorating Nuclear Energy https://issues.org/reinvigorating-nuclear-energy/ https://issues.org/reinvigorating-nuclear-energy/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:00:45 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=25355 In “How to Reinvigorate US Commercial Nuclear Energy” (Issues, Winter 2018), Steven Aumeier and Todd Allen make a compelling and timely case about the importance of the nuclear… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/reinvigorating-nuclear-energy/feed/ 0 Helping Fathers be Parents https://issues.org/helping-fathers-be-parents/ https://issues.org/helping-fathers-be-parents/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:00:35 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=25346 The law is evolving in response to behavioral science. If Criminal Law 1.0 was capital punishment for all felonies and mutilation of offenders, and Criminal Law 2.0 meant due process, public defenders,… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/helping-fathers-be-parents/feed/ 0 Climate and Character https://issues.org/climate-and-character/ https://issues.org/climate-and-character/#respond Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:00:17 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=25360 In “Character and Religion in Climate Engineering” (Issues, Fall 2017), Forrest Clingerman, Kevin J. O’Brien, and Thomas P. Ackerman make a strong case that religion, particularly virtue ethics, can substantially… Read More

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