Mathematical Modelling for Sustainable Development (Environmental Science and Engineering) - Hardcover

Hersh, Marion

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540242163 ISBN 13: 9783540242161

Publisher: Springer, 2005

Synopsis

This reference offers both a basic introduction and advanced technical details of available mathematical and computing methods for modeling sustainable development, closing an exisiting gap in this field, as well as illustrating their use through case studies and examples. The methods and case studies presented here are targetted at sustainable development, although they have a wide range of other applications, including economics, medicine and control systems.

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Review:

Aus den Rezensionen:

"Marion Herschs Lehrbuch über mathematische Methoden dient der formalen Begründung von Entscheidungen zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Zum Einstieg diskutiert die Autorin den Nachhaltigkeitsbegriff, der in ihrem Verständnis auch Gender- und Menschenrechtsaspekte berücksichtigt. Damit verdeutlicht sie die Schwierigkeiten, die sich bei einer formalen Analyse der Nachhaltigkeit stellen ..."

(in: Ökologisches Wirtschaften, 2007, Issue 1, S. 56)

Synopsis:

This book aims at providing both a basic introduction and advanced technical details of some of the available mathematical and computing methods, thus closing the existing gap in this field, as well as illustrating their use through case studies and examples. The methods presented here are targeted at sustainable development and the case studies and examples are all in this area, although they have a wide range of other applications, including economics, medicine and control systems.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 3540242163
• ISBN 13: 9783540242161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 587