Engineering Systems Division: Recent submissions

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    • Teaching Systems Thinking to Engineering Undergraduates Using the CLIOS Process 

      Sussman, Joseph M. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-05)
      The introductory science courses taken by engineering undergraduates are usually intensely reductionist in form, silos in physics, chemistry, biology, and so forth. Then, their engineering subjects in the early undergraduate ...

    • Strategies for Water Reclamation: The Role of Policy and Technology in the Las Vegas Water Supply 

      Allen, Anna N.; Evans, Christopher W.; Rached, Tarek; Wong, Hsin Min (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-01)
      The goals of this report are to: (i) consider Las Vegas' current water reclamation and reuse strategies using a case study framework to examine policy and reclamation technology issues in urban areas; and (ii) using this ...

    • Policy Issues in Implementing Smart Cards in Urban Public Transit Systems 

      Eguchi, Makoto; Fredholm, Susan; Liu, Shan; Ponce de Leon Barido, Paulina; Ye, Jacqueline (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-01)
      Many public transportation institutions have been discarding their magnetic strip payment cards or traditional cash-based fee collection systems in favor of automated fare collection systems with smart card technology. ...