National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Committee on Human Factors, Raymond S. Nickerson (EDT) Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research

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This book identifies areas that represent new needs and opportunities for human factors research in the coming decades. It is forward-looking, problem oriented, and selectively focused on national or global problems, including productivity in organizations, education and training, employment and disabilities, health care, and environmental change; technology issues, including communications technology and telenetworking, information access and usability, emerging technologies, automation, and flexible manufacturing, and advanced transportation systems; and human performance, including cognitive performance under stress and aiding intellectual work.