RESOURCES FOR DESIGN

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Plan for this document. The following topics may be useful in the Social Action phase of Being and The Elements of Being; and for design studies, especially for Evolution and Design.

I. Public Decision Making and Planning: Whole Systems

Political theory and systems; government

World government; United Nations

International relations; diplomacy

Peace; human rights

Trans-governmental organizations and alternative government

Constitutional systems

Planning and public policy

Public administration

Persuasion

II. Public Decision Making and Planning: Social Systems

Social dynamics

Social planning

Regional and urban planning

Cities

Architecture

Art of architecture

History of architecture

Technology planning: technology and public policy; industrial development

III. Public Decision Making and Planning: Resources

Conservation of natural resources

Resource conservation and planning

Ecosystems; bioregional planning

Environmental planning

Land use and conservation planning

Air, water

Wildlife, biosystems

Energy planning; see also: Technical systems

Food planning

Materials resources

IV. Public and Private Decision Making: Business Management and Planning

Business organization and law

Small business

Management and planning

Management science

Operations research

V. Public and Private Decision Making: Professional Decision Makers, Consultants; Careers

Professionalism, design and planning

Careers; work functions

VI. Public and Private Decision Making: Technical Systems

Industrial engineering

Systems psychology

Systems engineering

Engineering design: general

Engineering design: optimization

Energy policy

Energy facilities siting

Reliability and risk analysis

Methods; nuclear power applications

Nuclear reactor kinetics and control

Power plants: engineering and technology, operation and design

Cogeneration

Energy management

Mechanical design and systems

Fundamentals, design, fasteners, power control components and subsystems

CAD/CAM systems

Development

Use

Mathematical and computer methods

Numerical solution of partial differential equations

Matrix computations

Finite elements in engineering and structures

Robotics

Bibliography: Research and industrial practice, design and performance, operating components and sensors, control theory and systems, applications

Engineering

Glossary. Manufacturers and suppliers, research centers

Planning and implementation; management

Artificial intelligence

Controls

Mechanism design: analysis and synthesis

Component design

VII. Personal Design and Decisions

Personal design: outline

Philosophical and psychological bases; design; priorities

Survival

Security

Health

Financial

Belonging

Status

Inner and universal needs

Abraham Maslow

Paul Tillich

Ernest Becker

Huston Smith

Erik Erikson

C.J. Jung

Sigmund Freud