Systems Science And Modeling For Ecological Economics

Author : Alexey A. Voinov
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080886175
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systems Science and Modeling for Ecological Economics written by Alexey A. Voinov and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modeling is a key component to sciences from mathematics to life science, including environmental and ecological studies. By looking at the underlying concepts of the software, we can make sure that we build mathematically feasible models and that we get the most out of the data and information that we have. Systems Science and Modeling for Ecological Economics shows how models can be analyzed using simple math and software to generate meaningful qualitative descriptions of system dynamics. This book shows that even without a full analytical, mathematically rigorous analysis of the equations, there may be ways to derive some qualitative understanding of the general behavior of a system. By relating some of the modeling approaches and systems theory to real-world examples the book illustrates how these approaches can help understand concepts such as sustainability, peak oil, adaptive management, optimal harvest and other practical applications. Relates modeling approaches and systems theory to real-world examples Teaches students to build mathematically feasible models and get the most out of the data and information available Wide range of applications in hydrology, population dynamics, market cycles, sustainability theory, management, and more

Author : Alekseĭ Voinov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systems Science and Modeling for Ecological Economics written by Alekseĭ Voinov and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George E. Mobus
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030934829
Total Pages : 821 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systems Science: Theory, Analysis, Modeling, and Design written by George E. Mobus and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-09 with total page 821 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes a comprehensive approach to applying systems science formally to the deep analysis of a wide variety of complex systems. Detailed ‘how-to’ examples of the three phases (analysis-modeling-design) of systems science are applied to systems of various types (machines, organic (e.g. ecosystem), and supra-organic (e.g. business organizations and government). The complexity of the global system has reached proportions that seriously challenge our abilities to understand the consequences of our use of technology, modification of natural ecosystems, or even how to govern ourselves. For this reason, complex mathematics is eschewed when simpler structures will suffice, allowing the widest possible audience to apply and benefit from the available tools and concepts of systems science in their own work. The book shows, in detail, how to functionally and structurally deconstruct complex systems using a fundamental language of systems. It shows how to capture the discovered details in a structured knowledge base from which abstract models can be derived for simulation. The knowledge base is also shown to be a basis for generating system design specifications for human-built artifacts, or policy recommendations/policy mechanisms for socio-economic-ecological systems management. The book builds on principles and methods found in the authors’ textbook Principles of Systems Science (co-authored with Michael Kalton), but without prerequisites. It will appeal to a broad audience that deals with complex systems every day, from design engineers to economic and ecological systems managers and policymakers.

Author : Robert Costanza
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231513240
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecological Economics written by Robert Costanza and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1992-07-30 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological economics is a new transdisciplinary approach to understanding and managing the ecology and economics of our world for sustainability on local, regional, and global scales. The previous isolation of these two fields has led to economic and environmental policies that have been mutually destructive rather than reinforcing in the long term. This book brings together these two disciplines in chapters covering the basic worldview of ecological economics; accounting, modeling, and analysis of ecological economicl systems; and necessary institutional changes and case studies.

Author : N.V. Hritonenko
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441997334
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematical Modeling in Economics, Ecology and the Environment written by N.V. Hritonenko and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problems of interrelation between human economics and natural environment include scientific, technical, economic, demographic, social, political and other aspects that are studied by scientists of many specialities. One of the important aspects in scientific study of environmental and ecological problems is the development of mathematical and computer tools for rational management of economics and environment. This book introduces a wide range of mathematical models in economics, ecology and environmental sciences to a general mathematical audience with no in-depth experience in this specific area. Areas covered are: controlled economic growth and technological development, world dynamics, environmental impact, resource extraction, air and water pollution propagation, ecological population dynamics and exploitation. A variety of known models are considered, from classical ones (Cobb Douglass production function, Leontief input-output analysis, Solow models of economic dynamics, Verhulst-Pearl and Lotka-Volterra models of population dynamics, and others) to the models of world dynamics and the models of water contamination propagation used after Chemobyl nuclear catastrophe. Special attention is given to modelling of hierarchical regional economic-ecological interaction and technological change in the context of environmental impact. Xlll XIV Construction of Mathematical Models ...

Author : John L. R. Proops
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781781958667
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modelling in Ecological Economics written by John L. R. Proops and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on modelling in ecological economics and offers a comprehensive overview of current and emerging methods of applying mathematical, computational and conceptual methods to environmental issues. Following a detailed introduction, the authors investigate various modelling techniques including: * evolutionary modelling * input-output modelling * neo-Austrian modelling * entropy in ecological economics * thermodynamic models * multi-criteria evaluation * agent-based modelling * the environmental Kuznets curve.

Author : S. Mahendrarajah
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modelling Change in Integrated Economic and Environmental Systems written by S. Mahendrarajah and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-11-05 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible volume fills a much-needed gap and addresses coreissues on how economic and environmental systems are interconnectedlooking at how economic frameworks and features of environmentalsystems can be integrated within formal models to address changesand associated resource management issues at appropriate levels:micro level and national or global level. The more the relationship between economic and environmentalsystems is studied analytically and empirically, the more aware webecome of the gap in our existing knowledge of environmental dataand process parameters. While important empirical questions areunanswered in environmental economics literature, work on theenvironmental science of ecological systems fails to raise theright questions and identify key variables in human-exploitedecosystems. This book covers: * Concepts and Methods * Land, Water and Production * Biodiversity, Preservation and Production * Pollution Externalities * The Environment and Global Economy This timely book will be of interest to environmental scientists,economists and policy makers, students, academics, and researchersinterested in ecosystems modelling, ecological economics andenvironmental resource economics.

Author : Felix Muller
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 148227860X
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Ecosystem Theories and Management written by Felix Muller and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-02-10 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the Environmental and Ecological Modeling Handbooks series, the Handbook of Ecosystem Theories and Management provides a comprehensive overview of ecosystem theory and the tools - ecological engineering, ecological modeling, ecotoxicology and ecological economics -to manage these systems. The book is laid out to provide a summary or

Author : Robert Costanza
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frontiers in Ecological Economics written by Robert Costanza and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, the author's most important work on understanding ecological and economic systems is included. A particular contribution of his is that he transcends disciplinary booundaries by collaborating closely with other specialists, thereby constructing integrated analyses of interaction.

Author : Wilhelmus A. Hafkamp
Publisher : North Holland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic-environmental Modeling in a National-regional System written by Wilhelmus A. Hafkamp and published by North Holland. This book was released on 1984 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: