Geographical Information Systems (GIS) offers preservationists a unique tool with the potential to revolutionize hazard mitigation for historic resources. The program’s ability to link information to a specific geographical location and efficiently disperse this information can solve two of...

With the foreseeable increase in traffic frequency to and from orbit, the safe operation of current and future space vehicles at designated spaceports has become a serious concern. Due to their high explosive energy potential, operating those launch vehicles presents a real risk to: (1) the...

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The research presented in this Thesis is primarily concerned with the field of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - specifically, the business applications of the technology. The empirical problem addressed is the selection of branch banks as candidates for closure using the network of...

“You can see the computer age everywhere except in the productivity statistics”. Thisoffhand remark by Robert Solow, the Nobel prize-winning economist [1] has stimulatedmany other economists to conduct more rigorous analyses on the impact of informationtechnology on productivity.The research...

The paper reports preliminary findings from research into Australia's design infrastructure. Design infrastructure comprises the systems, institutions and expertise that enables design activity to be undertaken. Design activity is an essential aspect of the innovation and knowledge processes...

The central motivation for assembling the contributions in this Handbook on the Knowledge Economy derives from the observation that many in government and business seem to have taken up the challenge of putting in place whatever is needed for a knowledge-based economy or a knowledge-based...

"Globalisation‟ and the "global knowledge economy‟ have become some of the most common "buzzwords‟ in Australian business, economic, and social sectors in the past decade. Further, knowledge service exports are a growing sector for Australia that utilise complex technical and creative...

This book is a tribute to our colleague György Drótos, PhD, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, whose career inspired the content and creation of this compilation. The book is a unique selection of case studies and essays that show how for-profit and public benefit organizations work, the...

Ez a könyv tisztelgés Dr. Drótos György kollégánk 60. születésnapja előtt, aki életpályájával inspirálta ennek az összeállításnak tartalmát és létrejöttét. A könyv egy különleges válogatás a profitorientált és közcélú szervezetek működéséről, az általuk...