Mobile phones have clearly become ubiquitous and a standard aspect of daily life for many American consumers in the last decade. Ongoing innovation...

The consumer financial services market has seen the increasing use and proliferation of mobile technology to access financial services and manage p...

The fast evolution of the technology, social network services and mobile platforms have transformed the traditional notions of community and interc...

This book focuses on tourism sectors and models the latest trends in tourism activity while providing a new vision for contemporary tourism economy...

The United States is a maritime nation. From its origin as 13 former colonies to its place as the pre-eminent world power today, our Nation's succe...

Freedom of poverty is a universal human prerogative and right. Hence the tackling of poverty in developing countries is a social obligation for gov...

These authors’ knowledge of the nuances of movie and television accounting shines through the pages of this book, which is sure to become a standar...

This book provides an overview of the complexities of the Copyright Act's provisions concerning music licensing in the digital age. Copyright law p...

The authors of this book provide and discuss new research on performance measurements, types, and impacts on stock returns of mutual funds. Chapter...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force on January 1, 1994. The overall economic impact of NAFTA is difficult to measure...

This book presents the staggering details of the US Government's national energy program. Over 150 energy-related program activities and 11 tax pre...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages public lands and the national forests, which are managed US Forest Service (FS) face key issues....

The central policy objective of a national infrastructure bank is to increase investment in infrastructure. Greater investment is desired because h...

This book examines national levee safety with a focus on recommendations and strategic plan implementations of the National Committee on Levee Safe...

A small federal agency, NMB facilitates labour relations in two key transportation sectors -- railroads and airlines -- through mediation and arbit...

Manufacturing plays an important role in the nation's economy, employment, and national defence. Accordingly, Congress has maintained a strong inte...

Natural gas markets in North America had a tumultuous year in 2008. This contrasted with the relative stability of 2007. In early 2008, the market ...

The increase in domestic supplies of natural gas has raised new interest in expanding its use in the transportation sector. This book considers iss...

A complete review of the modern publishing process, this resource is an ideal companion for aspiring authors who want to understand and break into ...

On 30 November 2001, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) assumed control of Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), bringing to an apparent conclusion a fi...

This book concentrates on some leading questions in M&A research in last two decades and tries to find explanations concerning cultural issues....

The focus of this outstanding book is the politics, economics and social policy of the UK Labour Government of Tony Blair. There is always a proble...

This book presents the latest research from around the globe in the field of energy economics which is a sub-field of economics that focuses on ene...

This book provides students and scholars with a selection of the state-of-the-art research and new conceptual thinking in the field of sport manage...

This book deals with new research in the fields of passenger and freight transportation modes: policy analysis, formulation and evaluation; plannin...

Technology in the 21st century has redesigned most editorial jobs and extended the potential reach of any publication, no matter how small . In eff...

The U.S. newspaper industry is suffering through what could be its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Advertising revenues are plum...

Aviation must be safe, efficient and sustainable both at home and abroad, so the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Air Traffic Organization (...

Urban sprawl and sparse living are pervasive in Australia. Despite high levels of car ownership, many Australians do not have access to a private c...

Norwegian spring-spawning herring and Northeast Arctic cod are two of the largest and commercially most important fish stocks in the North Atlantic...

Highlighting the dangers of modern pet food -- how it is unbalanced, creates addiction, and often contains ingredients that can literally poison yo...

The twentieth century has witnessed phenomenal growth in silicon-based semiconductor technology. This revolution, however, will be dwarfed by photo...

The United States (US) program for siting interim storage and permanent disposal facilities for used nuclear fuel (UNF) is at a crossroads. The Mar...

This book examines nuclear oversight, planning and safety efforts at U.S. nuclear power reactors across the United States. The U.S. Nuclear Regulat...

Radioactive wastes are waste types containing radioactive chemical elements that do not have a practical purpose. They are sometimes the products o...

Today, aquaculture in federal waters is among the most talked-about technologies associated with the future of seafood production in the United Sta...

Offshore wind power is poised to deliver an essential contribution to a clean, robust and diversified U.S. energy portfolio. Capturing and using th...

Thousands of oil and chemical spills of varying size occur in the United States each year. State and local officials located in proximity to these ...

Increased oil and gas production presents challenges for transportation infrastructure because some of this increase is in areas with limited trans...

Over the past 10 years, surging crude oil and petroleum product prices have increased oil and gas industry revenues and generated record profits, p...

This book presents an ethnography of nature walks in a rural area of Paraná state, southern Brazil. The event is organised by government agencies r...

Digital and Internet protocol technologies have spawned a number of online video distributors (OVDs) whose "over-the-top" video services are in som...