Understanding the intricate relationship between climate dynamics and the macroeconomy is crucial for informed policy and long-term planning. However, there is a gap between climate modeling and the understanding of…

Explores technological considerations of small-scale, primitive fishing technologies, and describes innovative, relatively inexpensive methods and tools that have already been successfully applied in developing countries. This book is illustrated throughout…

Contains a set of recommendations on issues at the center of international discussions on investment, trade, and technology policy. This book examines the factors driving collaboration among otherwise competing firms…

Soil erosion is among the most chronic environmental and economic burdens. Vetiver, a little-known tropical grass, offers one practical and inexpensive way to control erosion on a huge scale. This…

NASA is a global leader in aeronautics research and development aEURO fostering advances in aviation safety and emissions, propulsion technology, and many other areas. And the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission…

Intangible assets–which include computer software, research and development (R&D), intellectual property, workforce training, and spending to raise the efficiency and brand identification of firms–comprise a subset of services, which, in…

Over the course of several decades, copyright protection has been expanded and extended through legislative changes occasioned by national and international developments. This title examines a range of questions regarding…

Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as…