Although the United States capitalizes on its investment in science and technology effectively, there remains room for improvement. This volume identifies the ingredients for success in capitalizing on such investments to produce national benefits, assesses US performance, and identifies future challenges.
Carbon stored in soils represents the largest terrestrial carbon pool and factors affecting this will be vital in the understanding of future atmospheric CO2 concentrations. This book provides an integrated view on measuring and modeling soil carbon dynamics. Based on a broad range of in-depth contributions by leading scientists it gives an overview of current research concepts, developments and outlooks and introduces cutting-edge methodologies, ranging from questions of appropriate...
French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popularly known as voyageurs. This title reveals the contours of voyageurs' lives, world views, and values.
The years from the fall of New France in 1763 to the amalgamation of the Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company in 1821 were marked by fierce competition in the fur trade. This book explores the eventful lives of those who worked in the trade, including Alexander Henry the Elder, a trader and merchant.
An examination of the structure and process within energy utilities in Kenya and the Sudan, their financial and technical performance; their ability to formulate and implement policies and strategies, and their technical and managerial competence.
An examination of the structure and process within energy utilities in Kenya and the Sudan, their financial and technical performance; their ability to formulate and implement policies and strategies, and their technical and managerial competence.
Motorized transport has grown substantially in sub-Saharan Africa. This text presents transport energy research findings from Mauritius, which has a booming, middle-income economy, and Ethiopia, which has only just begun the transition to a market-oriented economy.
Motorized transport has grown substantially in sub-Saharan Africa. This text presents transport energy research findings from Mauritius, which has a booming, middle-income economy, and Ethiopia, which has only just begun the transition to a market-oriented economy.
This study explores the problems of the power sector in Africa, including the tendency to ignore the electricity needs of the population at large. It stresses that power sector reforms are dependent on political stability, strong macro-economic demand, and foreign aid not distorting policy.
This study explores the problems of the power sector in Africa, including the tendency to ignore the electricity needs of the population at large. It stresses that power sector reforms are dependent on political stability, strong macro-economic demand, and foreign aid not distorting policy.