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    Adapting to a changing Colorado River : making future water deliveries more reliable through robust management strategies (2013)
    [Place of publication not identified] : Rand
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    almafu_9958278998502883
    ISBN: 0-8330-8481-X
    Content: "The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and water management agencies representing the seven Colorado River Basin States initiated the Colorado River Basin Study in January 2010 to evaluate the resiliency of the Colorado River system over the next 50 years and compare different options for ensuring successful management of the river's resources. RAND was asked to join this Basin Study Team in January 2012 to help develop an analytic approach to identify key vulnerabilities in managing the Colorado River basin over the coming decades and to evaluate different options that could reduce this vulnerability. Using a quantitative approach for planning under uncertainty called Robust Decision Making (RDM), the RAND team assisted the Basin Study by: identifying future vulnerable conditions that could lead to imbalances that could cause the basin to be unable to meet its water delivery objectives; developing a computer-based tool to define 'portfolios' of management options reflecting different strategies for reducing basin imbalances; evaluating these portfolios across thousands of future scenarios to determine how much they could improve basin outcomes; and analyzing the results from the system simulations to identify key tradeoffs among the portfolios. This report describes RAND's contribution to the Basin Study, focusing on the methodologies used to identify vulnerabilities for Upper Basin and Lower Basin water supply reliability and compare portfolios of options. The report provides a useful resource for other planners wishing to replicate or expand on the methodologies used for other studies"--Back cover.
    Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Long-Term Water Planning and Management Under Uncertainty -- Developing Robust Management Strategies for the Colorado River Basin -- Future Vulnerabilities to Colorado Basin Water Deliveries -- Reducing Vulnerabilities Through New Management Options -- Implementing a Robust, Adaptive Strategy for the Colorado River Basin -- Appendix A: Vulnerability Analysis Example and Additional Results -- Appendix B: Basin Study Options Included in the Portfolios. , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-8179-9
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    Electronic surveillance of mobile devices : understanding the mobile ecosystem and applicable surveillance law (2015)
    [Place of publication not identified] : Rand Corporation
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    almahu_9949577221502882
    ISBN: 0-8330-9321-5
    Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , The electronic surveillance challenge -- Our project was designed to meet the needs of key stakeholders -- How MIKE was developed -- How MIKE works -- Assessing the value of MIKE: stakeholder reactions -- Sustaining MIKE -- Appendixes. A. Permissions enabled by the core-apps product. B. Real-time auctions -- References. , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-9242-1
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    Adapting to a changing Colorado River : making future water deliveries more reliable through robust management strategies (2013)
    [Place of publication not identified] : Rand
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    almahu_9949576918702882
    ISBN: 0-8330-8481-X
    Content: "The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and water management agencies representing the seven Colorado River Basin States initiated the Colorado River Basin Study in January 2010 to evaluate the resiliency of the Colorado River system over the next 50 years and compare different options for ensuring successful management of the river's resources. RAND was asked to join this Basin Study Team in January 2012 to help develop an analytic approach to identify key vulnerabilities in managing the Colorado River basin over the coming decades and to evaluate different options that could reduce this vulnerability. Using a quantitative approach for planning under uncertainty called Robust Decision Making (RDM), the RAND team assisted the Basin Study by: identifying future vulnerable conditions that could lead to imbalances that could cause the basin to be unable to meet its water delivery objectives; developing a computer-based tool to define 'portfolios' of management options reflecting different strategies for reducing basin imbalances; evaluating these portfolios across thousands of future scenarios to determine how much they could improve basin outcomes; and analyzing the results from the system simulations to identify key tradeoffs among the portfolios. This report describes RAND's contribution to the Basin Study, focusing on the methodologies used to identify vulnerabilities for Upper Basin and Lower Basin water supply reliability and compare portfolios of options. The report provides a useful resource for other planners wishing to replicate or expand on the methodologies used for other studies"--Back cover.
    Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Long-Term Water Planning and Management Under Uncertainty -- Developing Robust Management Strategies for the Colorado River Basin -- Future Vulnerabilities to Colorado Basin Water Deliveries -- Reducing Vulnerabilities Through New Management Options -- Implementing a Robust, Adaptive Strategy for the Colorado River Basin -- Appendix A: Vulnerability Analysis Example and Additional Results -- Appendix B: Basin Study Options Included in the Portfolios. , English
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    Energy-sector workforce development in southwestern Pennsylvania : aligning education and training with innovation and needed skills (2014)
    [Place of publication not identified] : Rand Corporation
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    almahu_9949577221402882
    ISBN: 0-8330-9322-3
    Series Statement: [Research report] Energy-sector workforce development in southwestern Pennsylvania
    Content: "To address the challenges of ensuring a skilled, adaptable workforce for the energy sector in southwestern Pennsylvania, the National Energy Technology Laboratory asked the RAND Corporation to help determine how the postsecondary education and training system could meet the growing and shifting skill demands for semiskilled labor in the energy sector due to technological innovation through 2020. The study had four objectives: (1) document key technological innovations in the energy sector; (2) identify possible best practices of educational and training programs that have successfully responded to evolving labor markets in other sectors; (3) conduct a case-study analysis of four energy-sector education and training programs in southwestern Pennsylvania; and (4) provide recommendations for the energy-sector education and training system in southwestern Pennsylvania. This report documents the findings and makes recommendations for improvement."--Back cover.
    Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Aligning Workforce Education and Training with Energy-Sector Needs -- Skills Needed to Meet Changing Industry Demand -- How Education and Training Can Successfully Adapt to Changing Labor-Market Needs -- Case Studies: Education and Training Providers in Southwestern Pennsylvania -- Ensuring That Education and Training Meet Evolving Energy-Sector Needs in Southwestern Pennsylvania -- Appendix: Descriptions of Education and Training Facilities Used for Case Studies. , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-8810-6
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    Adapting to a changing Colorado River : making future water deliveries more reliable through robust management strategies (2013)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    gbv_1008660795
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 70 pages)
    ISBN: 9780833081797 , 083308481X , 0833081799 , 9780833084811
    Content: "The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and water management agencies representing the seven Colorado River Basin States initiated the Colorado River Basin Study in January 2010 to evaluate the resiliency of the Colorado River system over the next 50 years and compare different options for ensuring successful management of the river's resources. RAND was asked to join this Basin Study Team in January 2012 to help develop an analytic approach to identify key vulnerabilities in managing the Colorado River basin over the coming decades and to evaluate different options that could reduce this vulnerability. Using a quantitative approach for planning under uncertainty called Robust Decision Making (RDM), the RAND team assisted the Basin Study by: identifying future vulnerable conditions that could lead to imbalances that could cause the basin to be unable to meet its water delivery objectives; developing a computer-based tool to define 'portfolios' of management options reflecting different strategies for reducing basin imbalances; evaluating these portfolios across thousands of future scenarios to determine how much they could improve basin outcomes; and analyzing the results from the system simulations to identify key tradeoffs among the portfolios. This report describes RAND's contribution to the Basin Study, focusing on the methodologies used to identify vulnerabilities for Upper Basin and Lower Basin water supply reliability and compare portfolios of options. The report provides a useful resource for other planners wishing to replicate or expand on the methodologies used for other studies"--Back cover
    Content: "The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and water management agencies representing the seven Colorado River Basin States initiated the Colorado River Basin Study in January 2010 to evaluate the resiliency of the Colorado River system over the next 50 years and compare different options for ensuring successful management of the river's resources. RAND was asked to join this Basin Study Team in January 2012 to help develop an analytic approach to identify key vulnerabilities in managing the Colorado River basin over the coming decades and to evaluate different options that could reduce this vulnerability. Using a quantitative approach for planning under uncertainty called Robust Decision Making (RDM), the RAND team assisted the Basin Study by: identifying future vulnerable conditions that could lead to imbalances that could cause the basin to be unable to meet its water delivery objectives; developing a computer-based tool to define 'portfolios' of management options reflecting different strategies for reducing basin imbalances; evaluating these portfolios across thousands of future scenarios to determine how much they could improve basin outcomes; and analyzing the results from the system simulations to identify key tradeoffs among the portfolios. This report describes RAND's contribution to the Basin Study, focusing on the methodologies used to identify vulnerabilities for Upper Basin and Lower Basin water supply reliability and compare portfolios of options. The report provides a useful resource for other planners wishing to replicate or expand on the methodologies used for other studies"--Back cover
    Note: "RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program , "The research described in this report was prepared for the United States Bureau of Reclamation and conducted in the Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program within RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment"--Title page verso , Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-70)
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books
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    How do we know what information sharing is really worth? : exploring methodologies to measure the value of information sharing and fusion efforts (2014)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    gbv_1008662585
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (31 pages)
    ISBN: 9780833083869 , 0833083872 , 0833083864 , 9780833083876
    Content: Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the sharing of intelligence and law enforcement information has been a central part of U.S. domestic security efforts. Though much of the public debate about such sharing focuses on addressing the threat of terrorism, organizations at all levels of government routinely share varied types of information through multiagency information systems, collaborative groups, and other links. Given resource constraints, there are concerns about the effectiveness of information-sharing and fusion activities and, therefore, their value relative to the public funds invested in them. Solid methods for evaluating these efforts are lacking, however, limiting the ability to make informed policy decisions. Drawing on a substantial literature review and synthesis, this report lays out the challenges of evaluating information-sharing efforts that frequently seek to achieve multiple goals simultaneously; reviews past evaluations of information-sharing programs; and lays out a path to improving the evaluation of such efforts going forward
    Note: "RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center , "This research was conducted within the RAND Homeland Security and Defense Center ... a joint center of two research divisions: RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment, and the RAND National Security Research Division"--Back cover , "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web Page (PDF) , "RR-380-OSD"--Page 31 , Caption title , Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-30)
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0833083864
    Additional Edition: Print version Jackson, Brian A., 1972- How do we know what information sharing is really worth? [Santa Monica, CA] : RAND Corporation, [2014]
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books
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    Keeping law enforcement connected : information technology needs from state and local agencies (2012)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    gbv_1008658170
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 26 pages)
    ISBN: 9780833078063 , 0833083171 , 0833078062 , 9780833083173
    Content: The National Institute of Justice strives to assist criminal justice practitioners on behalf of the Department of Justice through the scientific research, development, and evaluation of technologies and methods. Given that there are nearly 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies in the United States, this is a challenge of great complexity, breadth, and depth. Thus, it is crucial to be aware of agencies' technology needs, as well as how they might learn about promising technologies and applications. To this end, RAND researchers conducted interviews with an extensive sample group to determine criminal justice technology priorities at the state and local levels, as well as the means by which these agencies commonly receive information on technology and the effectiveness of outreach efforts by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center. Interview results indicated a strong across-the-board desire for knowledge management systems and low-cost, easily maintained surveillance systems, and further indicated that the Center needs to expand its outreach efforts to professional associations
    Content: The National Institute of Justice strives to assist criminal justice practitioners on behalf of the Department of Justice through the scientific research, development, and evaluation of technologies and methods. Given that there are nearly 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies in the United States, this is a challenge of great complexity, breadth, and depth. Thus, it is crucial to be aware of agencies' technology needs, as well as how they might learn about promising technologies and applications. To this end, RAND researchers conducted interviews with an extensive sample group to determine criminal justice technology priorities at the state and local levels, as well as the means by which these agencies commonly receive information on technology and the effectiveness of outreach efforts by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center. Interview results indicated a strong across-the-board desire for knowledge management systems and low-cost, easily maintained surveillance systems, and further indicated that the Center needs to expand its outreach efforts to professional associations
    Note: "RAND Center on Quality Policing , "This project was ... conducted in the Safety and Justice Program of RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment"--Title page verso , Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-26)
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books
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    An evolutionary model of industry transformation and the political sustainability of emission control policies (2013)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    gbv_1008660663
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (104 pages)
    ISBN: 9780833083081 , 0833083082
    Content: Limiting the extent and effects of climate change requires the transformation of industrial, commercial, energy, and transportation systems. To achieve its goals, a near-term policy has to sustain itself for many decades. Market-based policies should prove useful in promoting such transformations. But which policies might do so most effectively? How can such policies be designed so that they endure politically over the long-term? While standard economic theory provides an excellent understanding of the efficiency-enhancing potential of markets, it sheds less insight on their transformational implications. In particular, the introduction of markets often also leads to significant changes in society⁰́₉s values, technology, and institutions, and these types of market-induced transformations are generally not well understood. This report presents a simulation framework with both game theoretic and agent-based components designed to model evolutionary changes in the firms belonging to an industry sector and how these may form changing coalitions that influence how government sets a price for carbon emissions. The model captures the complex interactions between market-formation, technological innovation, government regulatory policy and the emergent climate change. It tests a set of outcome measures under different carbon emission control policies. The model is a tool to support the design of a government⁰́₉s regulatory policy by using robust decision making to examine how measures intended to reduce emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gasses may give rise to market-induced transformations that in turn may ease or hinder the government⁰́₉s ability to maintain its policy
    Content: Limiting the extent and effects of climate change requires the transformation of industrial, commercial, energy, and transportation systems. To achieve its goals, a near-term policy has to sustain itself for many decades. Market-based policies should prove useful in promoting such transformations. But which policies might do so most effectively? How can such policies be designed so that they endure politically over the long-term? While standard economic theory provides an excellent understanding of the efficiency-enhancing potential of markets, it sheds less insight on their transformational implications. In particular, the introduction of markets often also leads to significant changes in society⁰́₉s values, technology, and institutions, and these types of market-induced transformations are generally not well understood. This report presents a simulation framework with both game theoretic and agent-based components designed to model evolutionary changes in the firms belonging to an industry sector and how these may form changing coalitions that influence how government sets a price for carbon emissions. The model captures the complex interactions between market-formation, technological innovation, government regulatory policy and the emergent climate change. It tests a set of outcome measures under different carbon emission control policies. The model is a tool to support the design of a government⁰́₉s regulatory policy by using robust decision making to examine how measures intended to reduce emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gasses may give rise to market-induced transformations that in turn may ease or hinder the government⁰́₉s ability to maintain its policy
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , Title from title screen (viewed September 3, 2013)
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books
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    Implementing a resource-based relative value scale fee schedule for physician services : an assessment of policy options for the California workers' compensation program (2013)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    gbv_1008660604
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (225 pages)
    ISBN: 9780833083050 , 0833083058
    Content: A RAND study used 2011 medical data to examine the impact of implementing a resource-based relative value scale to pay for physician and other practitioner services under the California workers⁰́₉ compensation system. Current allowances under the workers⁰́₉ compensation fee schedule are approximately 116 percent of Medicare-allowed amounts and, by law, will transition to no more than 120 percent of Medicare payment amounts over four years. Using the policies that the California Division of Workers⁰́₉ Compensation proposes to adopt, aggregate allowances are estimated to decrease for four types of service by the end of the transition in 2017: anesthesia (⁰́₃19.5 percent), surgery (⁰́₃20.1 percent), radiology (⁰́₃15.9 percent), and pathology (⁰́₃29.0 percent). Aggregate allowances for evaluation and management visits are estimated to increase by 39.5 percent. Allowances for services classified as ⁰́medicine⁰́₊ in the Current Procedural Terminology codebook will increase by 17.3 percent. In the aggregate, across all services, allowances are projected to increase 11.9 percent. Because most specialties furnish different types of services, the impacts by specialty are generally less than the impacts by type of service
    Note: "RAND Corporation , "This research was conducted under the umbrella of the RAND Center for Health and Safety in the Workplace"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references , Title from title screen (viewed August 5, 2013)
    Language: English
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    Knowledge-based economies and basing economies on knowledge : skills a missing link in GCC countries (2013)
    Santa Monica, CA : RAND
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    gbv_100866054X
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (50 pages)
    ISBN: 9780833082879 , 0833082876
    Content: While an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure is a crucial ingredient of a knowledge-based economy (KBE), a skilled labor force and a supportive institutional and business environment are equally important in that they facilitate an economy to use knowledge in a way that is appropriate to its level of development to increase productivity. Skills, education, and training are given their own importance in many countries, but these factors are not given as much attention as technology in discussions of the knowledge economy. However, without sufficient human capital and the appropriate policies in place to take advantage of adopted technologies, their potential is unlikely to be realized. This paper adopts a cross-country perspective and uses indicators and sub-indicators developed by various economic organizations to assess the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in terms of their development in the various dimensions of a knowledge economy. This assessment finds that, while the GCC countries have performed well in providing a physical ICT infrastructure, they need to focus more on human capital and the business environment to foster the balanced development of their knowledge economies
    Content: While an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure is a crucial ingredient of a knowledge-based economy (KBE), a skilled labor force and a supportive institutional and business environment are equally important in that they facilitate an economy to use knowledge in a way that is appropriate to its level of development to increase productivity. Skills, education, and training are given their own importance in many countries, but these factors are not given as much attention as technology in discussions of the knowledge economy. However, without sufficient human capital and the appropriate policies in place to take advantage of adopted technologies, their potential is unlikely to be realized. This paper adopts a cross-country perspective and uses indicators and sub-indicators developed by various economic organizations to assess the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in terms of their development in the various dimensions of a knowledge economy. This assessment finds that, while the GCC countries have performed well in providing a physical ICT infrastructure, they need to focus more on human capital and the business environment to foster the balanced development of their knowledge economies
    Note: "RAND Corporation , "The research described in this report was conducted in RAND⁰́₉s Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment and Labor and Population units with collaboration with the RAND Qatar Policy Institute and the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy, a center within RAND⁰́₉s International Programs , Includes bibliographical references , Title from title screen (viewed May 30, 2013)
    Language: Spanish
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