Assessing Future Water Availability in Arid Regions Using Composition and Salience of Decision Criteria
Water resources development options are usually selected on a least-cost basis.
Research
Competition Policy and Intellectual Property: Insights from Developed Country Experience
This paper, written for a World Trade Organization compendium, investigates the possibilities open to developing nations for controlling the abuse of intellectual property rights, and in particular pa
Compressed Air Energy Storage with Waste Heat Export: An Alberta Case Study
Interest in compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology has been renewed driven by the need to manage variability form rapidly growing wind and solar capacity.
The Role of the Complementary Sector and Its Relationship with Network Formation and Government Policies in Emerging Sectors: The Case of Solar Photovoltaics between 2001 and 2009
Understanding the role of government policies in promoting the introduction of renewable technologies can help to catalyze the transition toward a more sustainable energy system.
Technology and the Reinvention of Education in Africa
One of the most highly touted developments of the last five years was the rise of the Massively Open Online Content (MOOCs). This ubiquitous source of educational material promised to revolutionize e
Prospects for Policy Advances in Science and Technology in the Gulf Arab States: The Role for International Partnerships
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) policies in the Gulf Arab States are as diverse as the individual economies and political processes that characterize its member states.
Weathering the Climate Crisis
The article discusses climate change as of 2014.
Biotechnology and Food Security
This book is a compendium of knowledge, experience and insight on agriculture, biotechnology and development.
Energy from Fossil Fuels: Challenges and Opportunities for Technology Innovation
This volume includes 13 papers from the National Academy of Engineering's 2013 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) Symposium held in September 2013.
Transgenic Crops and Food Security
By the year 2050, there will be more than 9 billion people in the world; nearly 3 billion more than today.
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