Industry and industrial studies

This book is a machine-generated literature overview highlighting the importance of natural capital while studying the economics of ecology.

This book bridges the disciplines of micro-economics and social policy in general, and, in particular, behavioral/explanatory social policy and public choice theory, plus Leibenstein's X-efficiency theory.

This book focuses on Socotra Island, geographically based in Yemen, and aims to explore the island from the social sciences point of view.

At the outset of World War II, California agriculture seemed to be on the cusp of change.

This book brings together a diverse group of researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by fluoride contamination of water bodies.

This book covers multiple cultural tourism aspects including among others, nature and rural conservation policy and conflicts, reflected in case studies, and ethnic minority heritage and their folklore traditions and performances, as well as tourism activities in the city areas.

The rapid pace of economic development and urbanization in Asia have led to several major problems such as greenhouse gas emissions, mass consumption, and depletion of natural resources.

This book explores the enduring significance of sacred landscapes in an increasingly globalized world, with a particular focus on the Christian sacred landscape and its connection to pilgrimage and rituals.

The travel and hospitality industry in the 21st century cannot be conceived, planned, advertised, run, or researched without the use of digital technology and innovation.

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the dynamic intersections between economic geography and tourism, highlighting how spatial, economic, and social processes shape tourism development—and how tourism, in turn, transforms economic spaces.

In a compelling scholarly journey, this book unfolds the intricate narratives of human progress and its environmental repercussions catalyzed by the Industrial Revolution.

This second edition of this comprehensive textbook explores the fundamental principles of marketing applied to tourism and hospitality businesses, placing special emphasis on SMEs in the international tourism industry.

This book primarily focuses on the coordinated development of port groups and the environment.

This Compendium was conceived as a "e;pocket compass"e;, a practical guide that may help readers to orientate themselves while they explore global affairs and attempt to make sense of the highly interconnected, multidimensional challenges of contemporary human development.

The goal of this book is to improve the ability of enterprises to implement the green growth model and value chain reconstruction.

This book provides a detailed coverage of how the circular economy aims to change the paradigm in relation to the linear economy, by limiting the environmental impact and waste of resources, as well as increasing efficiency at all stages of the product economy.

This book offers a new perspective and empirical evidence that are relevant for understanding changes in family structures, intergenerational relationships, and female labor force participation in the "e;strong family"e; societies and that also shed light on those in the "e;weak family"e; societies.

There are so many ways in which health might be improved today and, as technology improves, the opportunities will increase.

This practice-oriented book is a unique guide to the implementation of usable, privacy-compliant and secure online services in the area of e-government.

The citrus industry plays a crucial role in the economies and agricultural landscapes of many Asian countries, contributing significantly to global citrus production and trade.

This book investigates the institutional characteristics of state-linked firms in Vietnam to draw lessons for investors/MNCs targeting Vietnam and other emerging markets in the region.

This book investigates the institutional characteristics of state-linked firms in Vietnam to draw lessons for investors/MNCs targeting Vietnam and other emerging markets in the region.

This book explains farmer suicides in India in the backdrop of rural politics as a determining factor.

As individuals, we depend on the services that governments provide.

This book compiles artificial intelligence (AI) applications in new communication technologies such as the cognitive radio networks, internet of things (IoT), internet of drones (IoD), internet of vehicles (IoV), and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), which are expected to increase the amount of data traffic.

What role should the tobacco industry have in the e-cigarette market?

This edited volume delves into Sierra Leone's complex post-conflict landscape.

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This book presents a comprehensive and actionable framework for individuals and leaders seeking to promote human dignity within healthy environments.

The edited volume presents the conference proceedings from the "e;Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Operational Psychology Conference 2023"e; (SEIGOP 2023), organized by the Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia (CITBA) at James Cook University, Singapore.

Water has become increasingly central to addressing multiple development and environmental objectives in the course of climate change.

This book covers multiple cultural tourism aspects including among others, nature and rural conservation policy and conflicts, reflected in case studies, and ethnic minority heritage and their folklore traditions and performances, as well as tourism activities in the city areas.

This book explores sustainable tourism development and examines the development strategies of different coastal regions in the Nordic region.

This book of cases, mostly of small to medium organizations, from west Africa, Thailand and India offers cases suitable for training of practicing managers of small and medium agricultural enterprises and public sector professionals engaged in agricultural development.

This book describes the basic concepts and recent advances in new discoveries and technologies related to microbial omics and their role in environmental research and human health.

This book is a compass for resource rich-developing countries, taking Mongolia as a case study.

This book chronicles the role of travel intermediaries: global distribution systems (GDS), travel management companies (TMC), and online travel agencies (OTA) in the distribution of travel products.

This book opens up horizons for designing innovative supply chains of citrus by-products, taking into consideration the current socio-economic situation of the actors, citrus production and distribution infrastructure, consumer preferences, and digitization progress at farmer and production levels.

This book examines the presence of stochastic and deterministic convergence in ten series of greenhouse gases, aerosol precursors, and aerosols across 29 industrialized and emerging countries from 1820 to 2018.

This book examines the emerging trends in vanishing borders of urban local government finance due to uncertain local tax and expenditure regimes.