Call for Papers
Call for Papers on the Digital City
Professor Simon Hakim of Temple University and Andrew Buss of the City of Philadelphia's Division of Technology invite interested authors to submit an abstract for a chapter in an upcoming book about technology innovations in cities. The objective of the book is to highlight technological innovations that provide efficient public service delivery, improve quality of life, and enhance information delivery. Chapters should discuss case studies in technology and managerial innovation and may address issues such as:
- Building citizen engagement, collaboration, and government transparency with information technology
- The role of Broadband in the creative urban economy
- Creating sustainable solutions with technology
- Enhancing the security of our cities through technology
- Technology as an urban economic development engine
- Creating government efficiency through a mobile workforce
- Digital mapping and structural information of cities
- Public-Private Partnerships in creating and managing urban innovations.
Contributors from academia, government, industry, and consulting are invited to propose chapters. We wish to include a variety of topics and author disciplines, and encourage examples of international urban technology innovations. A chapter is usually 15-20 double spaced pages and should not exceed 30 pages. The deadline for submission of an abstract is March 31, 2011. If you are interested in proposing a chapter for the book, please submit an abstract and a short bio of the authors to Simon Hakim at shakim@temple.edu - (215-204-5037), or to Andrew Buss - Director of Public Programs, Division of Technology, City of Philadelphia at Andrew.buss@phila.gov - 215-686-8264 (Landline), 215-327-9101 (Mobile)
Call for Papers on Securing Transportation Systems
We are editing a book on Securing Transportation Systems which is part of a book series on Protecting Critical Infrastructures, Springer Publishers. The first book on Safeguarding Homeland security: Governors & Mayors Speak Out is out and cab be viewed below.
The book includes airports, airlines, water ports, highways, tunnels and bridges, rail and mass transit. These infrastructures may face biological, chemical, nuclear (dirty bombs), cyber, or natural disaster.
Contributors from academia, industry, practitioners, consultants, and policy makers are welcome to write. Contributors are from various disciplines including technology, communication, public policy, public administration, economics, risk and insurance, transportation engineering, and economists.
Please send an abstract to Prof Yoram Shiftan of the Techion at shiftan@technion.ac.il or Prof. Simon Hakim, Dept. of Economics, Temple University hakim@temple.edu.
Call For Papers on Protecting Water & Wastewater Systems: An International Perspective
Professor Simon Hakim of Temple University, and Dr. Robert Clark, formerly of the USEPA invite interested authors to submit an abstract for a chapter in this forthcoming book which is part of a book series on Protecting Critical Infrastructures, Springer Science & Business Media. The first book in this series was on Safeguarding Homeland security: Governors & Mayors Speak Out and can be reviewed at www.fox.temple.edu/ccg/publications.html.
The book is quite broad in its scope and we are looking for authors who can address in a chapter problems associated with intended terrorist attacks or natural disasters affecting water or wastewater systems throughout the world. A chapter can address unique experiences, technological and managerial innovations in protecting water and wastewater systems, and/or describe projects that were implemented. Such projects could include the implementation of Public-Private Partnerships in securing such systems, the use of private guards and other private resources, for the preparation, response and recovery from disasters, including legal issues, and other related topics. Special attention will be provided to cyber security. A chapter should describe, and evaluate lessons learned. We are interested in papers written by academicians, policymakers, and professionals from government, the corporate sector and the consulting industry. The book is intended to provide actual suggestions on how to better prepare, respond and recover from major disasters.
The chapter length should not exceed 30 double spaced pages. If you are interested in joining this effort please send us an abstract of no more than 500 words. The abstracts should be addressed to Professor Hakim at hakim@temple.eduor or to Dr. Clark at rmclark@fuse.ne
Call for Papers on Securing Food and Agriculture
Professor Simon Hakim of Temple University and Associate Professor O. Shawn Cupp of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College invite interested authors to submit an abstract for a chapter in a forthcoming book on Securing the Food and Agriculture Sector for the 21st Century which is part of a book series on Protecting Critical Infrastructures, Springer Publishers. The first book in the series was on Safeguarding Homeland Security: Governors & Mayors Speak Out and can be reviewed here.
The book Securing the Food and Agriculture Sector for the 21st Century is quite inclusive in scope focusing on all aspects of the infrastructure of food and agriculture production, processing, and even food preparation. Chapters may address other issues such as:
-- pathogens in food and agriculture
-- procedures in processing food and agricultural products
-- the federal government’s ability to provide oversight and consumer protection
-- tracking technologies like Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for agricultural and food products
-- innovations in securing the food and agriculture sector
-- challenges with relying on computer assisted monitoring of food products
-- markets and future of globalization
-- unique aspects of agriculture supply and demand
-- future food and agriculture policy issues
-- demands placed upon food security organizations in the future
-- risk analysis of food and agricultural sector subjects of concern
The chapter length should not exceed 30 double spaced pages. If you are interested in joining this effort please send us an abstract of no more than 500 words. The deadline for submission of an abstract is March 31, 2011. Simon Hakim at shakim@temple.edu - (215-204-5037) or to O. Shawn Cupp, Associate Professor, Ph.D. at orville.cupp@us.army.mil Combined Arms Center, Department of Logistics and Resource Operations U.S. Army Command and General Staff College U.S. Army Combined Arms Center Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2301 CML - 913-684-2983 DSN - 552-2983 FAX - 913-684-2927.