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Social Dynamics Models and Methods

Author : Nancy Brandon Tuma
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323156908
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Social Dynamics Models and Methods written by Nancy Brandon Tuma and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1984-08-28 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Dynamics: Models and Methods focuses on sociological methodology and on the practice of sociological research. This book is organized into three parts encompassing 16 chapters that deal with the basic principles of social dynamics. The first part of this book considers the development of models and methods for causal analysis of the actual time paths of change in attributes of individual and social systems. This part also discusses the applications in which the use of dynamic models and methods seems to have enhanced the capacity to formulate and test sociological arguments. These models and methods are useful for answering questions about the detailed structure of social change processes. The second part explores the formulation of the continuous-time models of change in both quantitative and qualitative outcomes and the development of suitable methods for estimating these models from the kinds of data commonly available to sociologists. The third part describes a stochastic framework for analyzing both qualitative and quantitative outcome of social changes. This part also discusses the sociologists' perspective on the empirical study of social change processes. This text will be of great value to sociologists and sociological researchers.

Logics of Organization Theory

Author : Michael T. Hannan
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400843014
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Logics of Organization Theory written by Michael T. Hannan and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building theories of organizations is challenging: theories are partial and "folk" categories are fuzzy. The commonly used tools--first-order logic and its foundational set theory--are ill-suited for handling these complications. Here, three leading authorities rethink organization theory. Logics of Organization Theory sets forth and applies a new language for theory building based on a nonmonotonic logic and fuzzy set theory. In doing so, not only does it mark a major advance in organizational theory, but it also draws lessons for theory building elsewhere in the social sciences. Organizational research typically analyzes organizations in categories such as "bank," "hospital," or "university." These categories have been treated as crisp analytical constructs designed by researchers. But sociologists increasingly view categories as constructed by audiences. This book builds on cognitive psychology and anthropology to develop an audience-based theory of organizational categories. It applies this framework and the new language of theory building to organizational ecology. It reconstructs and integrates four central theory fragments, and in so doing reveals unexpected connections and new insights.

Supply Network Dynamics and Control

Author : Alexandre Dolgui
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031091795
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Supply Network Dynamics and Control written by Alexandre Dolgui and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-08 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in network dynamics and control with applications to supply chains, manufacturing and logistics systems. It systemizes these developments in the form of new taxonomies and methodological principles to shape the research domain of supply network dynamics control. Uniquely, the book links the fundamentals of control and system theories and artificial intelligence with supply chain and operations management. It addresses the needs of researchers and practitioners alike, revealing the challenges and opportunities of supply chain and operations management by means of dynamic system analysis.

13th Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference

Author : Christos H. Skiadas
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030707954
Total Pages : 1080 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book 13th Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference written by Christos H. Skiadas and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathering the proceedings of the 13th CHAOS2020 International Conference, this book highlights recent developments in nonlinear, dynamical and complex systems. The conference was intended to provide an essential forum for Scientists and Engineers to exchange ideas, methods, and techniques in the field of Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Fractals and their applications in General Science and the Engineering Sciences. The respective chapters address key methods, empirical data and computer techniques, as well as major theoretical advances in the applied nonlinear field. Beyond showcasing the state of the art, the book will help academic and industrial researchers alike apply chaotic theory in their studies.

Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks

Author : Niloy Ganguly
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0817647503
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks written by Niloy Ganguly and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This self-contained book systematically explores the statistical dynamics on and of complex networks having relevance across a large number of scientific disciplines. The theories related to complex networks are increasingly being used by researchers for their usefulness in harnessing the most difficult problems of a particular discipline. The book is a collection of surveys and cutting-edge research contributions exploring the interdisciplinary relationship of dynamics on and of complex networks. Topics covered include complex networks found in nature—genetic pathways, ecological networks, linguistic systems, and social systems—as well as man-made systems such as the World Wide Web and peer-to-peer networks. The contributed chapters in this volume are intended to promote cross-fertilization in several research areas, and will be valuable to newcomers in the field, experienced researchers, practitioners, and graduate students interested in systems exhibiting an underlying complex network structure in disciplines such as computer science, biology, statistical physics, nonlinear dynamics, linguistics, and the social sciences.

Agent-Based Modeling and Network Dynamics

Author : Akira Namatame
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191074993
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Agent-Based Modeling and Network Dynamics written by Akira Namatame and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the significance of networks in various human behavior and activities has a history as long as human's existence, network awareness is a recent scientific phenomenon. The neologism network science is just one or two decades old. Nevertheless, with this limited time, network thinking has substantially reshaped the recent development in economics, and almost all solutions to real-world problems involve the network element. This book integrates agent-based modeling and network science. It is divided into three parts, namely, foundations, primary dynamics on and of social networks, and applications. The authors begin with the network origin of agent-based models, known as cellular automata, and introduce a number of classic models, such as Schelling's segregation model and Axelrod's spatial game. The essence of the foundation part is the network-based agent-based models in which agents follow network-based decision rules. Under the influence of the substantial progress in network science in late 1990s, these models have been extended from using lattices into using small-world networks, scale-free networks, etc. The text also shows that the modern network science mainly driven by game-theorists and sociophysicists has inspired agent-based social scientists to develop alternative formation algorithms, known as agent-based social networks. It reviews a number of pioneering and representative models in this family. Upon the given foundation, the second part reviews three primary forms of network dynamics, such as diffusions, cascades, and influences. These primary dynamics are further extended and enriched by practical networks in goods-and-service markets, labor markets, and international trade. At the end, the book considers two challenging issues using agent-based models of networks: network risks and economic growth.

Network Power

Author : David Singh Grewal
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300145128
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Network Power written by David Singh Grewal and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all the attention globalization has received in recent years, little consensus has emerged concerning how best to understand it. For some, it is the happy product of free and rational choices; for others, it is the unfortunate outcome of impersonal forces beyond our control. It is in turn celebrated for the opportunities it affords and criticized for the inequalities in wealth and power it generates. David Singh Grewal’s remarkable and ambitious book draws on several centuries of political and social thought to show how globalization is best understood in terms of a power inherent in social relations, which he calls network power. Using this framework, he demonstrates how our standards of social coordination both gain in value the more they are used and undermine the viability of alternative forms of cooperation. A wide range of examples are discussed, from the spread of English and the gold standard to the success of Microsoft and the operation of the World Trade Organization, to illustrate how global standards arise and falter. The idea of network power supplies a coherent set of terms and concepts—applicable to individuals, businesses, and countries alike—through which we can describe the processes of globalization as both free and forced. The result is a sophisticated and novel account of how globalization, and politics, work.

Economics and Ecology

Author : Edward B. Barbier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401115184
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Economics and Ecology written by Edward B. Barbier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Summer of 1991, Bob Carling, who was then Life Sciences Editor of Chapman & Hall, approached me over the possibility of producing an edited volume of works on economics and ecology. As we discussed the matter further, what became clear is that there is a growing literature on the' frontiers' of both disciplines that has involved economists 'borrowing' from ecology and ecologists 'borrowing' from economics. We decided that this volume should try to provide a small cross-section of that literature. I was very much interested in editing this volume for several reasons. First, one of my principal interests in economics has been how the economic analysis of natural resource and environmental problems can benefit from the concepts and lessons learned from other disciplines, in particular ecology. I was grateful at having the opportunity to pull together a selection of readings that illustrate how the integration of the two disciplines can lead to fruitful analysis. Second, I was also aware that, as Director of the London Environmental Economics Centre and as a Senior Researcher at the International Institute of Environment and Development, I was fortunate to have worked with or to have known a number of economists and ecologists whose work would be ideal for this volume. I was delighted that so many of my friends and colleagues were as enthusiastic about this project as I, and agreed to participate.

National Income and Product Accounts of the United States

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Income and Product Accounts of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fundamentals Of Network Biology

Author : Wenjun Zhang
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1786345102
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals Of Network Biology written by Wenjun Zhang and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the first comprehensive title on network biology, this book covers a wide range of subjects including scientific fundamentals (graphs, networks, etc) of network biology, construction and analysis of biological networks, methods for identifying crucial nodes in biological networks, link prediction, flow analysis, network dynamics, evolution, simulation and control, ecological networks, social networks, molecular and cellular networks, network pharmacology and network toxicology, big data analytics, and more.Across 12 parts and 26 chapters, with Matlab codes provided for most models and algorithms, this self-contained title provides an in-depth and complete insight on network biology. It is a valuable read for high-level undergraduates and postgraduates in the areas of biology, ecology, environmental sciences, medical science, computational science, applied mathematics, and social science.

Network Economics of Marine Ecosystems and their Exploitation

Author : Christian Mullon
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 146659005X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book Network Economics of Marine Ecosystems and their Exploitation written by Christian Mullon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the question of the double exposure of marine ecosystems, i.e. to both global climate changes and economic globalization. This book contains a short, but self sufficient mathematical introduction, the formalization in the context of Network economics of global commodity chains, with both trophic and economic processes, and a series of cases studies, going from the re‐addressing of fundamental ecological questions such as Gause’s exclusion principles to practical studies such as the representation of the global supply chain for tuna.

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations

Author : Pushpam Kumar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136538798
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Ecological and Economic Foundations written by Pushpam Kumar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human well-being relies critically on ecosystem services provided by nature. Examples include water and air quality regulation, nutrient cycling and decomposition, plant pollination and flood control, all of which are dependent on biodiversity. They are predominantly public goods with limited or no markets and do not command any price in the conventional economic system, so their loss is often not detected and continues unaddressed and unabated. This in turn not only impacts human well-being, but also seriously undermines the sustainability of the economic system. It is against this background that TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project was set up in 2007 and led by the United Nations Environment Programme to provide a comprehensive global assessment of economic aspects of these issues. This book, written by a team of international experts, represents the scientific state of the art, providing a comprehensive assessment of the fundamental ecological and economic principles of measuring and valuing ecosystem services and biodiversity, and showing how these can be mainstreamed into public policies. This volume and subsequent TEEB outputs will provide the authoritative knowledge and guidance to drive forward the biodiversity conservation agenda for the next decade.

An Introduction to Ecological Economics

Author : Robert Costanza
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420012673
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Ecological Economics written by Robert Costanza and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Empty-World Economics to Full-World EconomicsEcological economics explores new ways of thinking about how we manage our lives and our planet to achieve a sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future. Ecological economics extends and integrates the study and management of both "nature's household" and "humankind's household"-An Introduction to

The Wealth of Networks

Author : Yochai Benkler
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300125771
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book The Wealth of Networks written by Yochai Benkler and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how patterns of information, knowledge, and cultural production are changing. The author shows that the way information and knowledge are made available can either limit or enlarge the ways people create and express themselves. He describes the range of legal and policy choices that confront.

Econophysics of Systemic Risk and Network Dynamics

Author : Frédéric Abergel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 8847025532
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Econophysics of Systemic Risk and Network Dynamics written by Frédéric Abergel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-08 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary goal of the book is to present the ideas and research findings of active researchers such as physicists, economists, mathematicians and financial engineers working in the field of “Econophysics,” who have undertaken the task of modeling and analyzing systemic risk, network dynamics and other topics. Of primary interest in these studies is the aspect of systemic risk, which has long been identified as a potential scenario in which financial institutions trigger a dangerous contagion mechanism, spreading from the financial economy to the real economy. This type of risk, long confined to the monetary market, has spread considerably in the recent past, culminating in the subprime crisis of 2008. As such, understanding and controlling systemic risk has become an extremely important societal and economic challenge. The Econophys-Kolkata VI conference proceedings are dedicated to addressing a number of key issues involved. Several leading researchers in these fields report on their recent work and also review contemporary literature on the subject.

Networks in Water Governance

Author : Manuel Fischer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030467694
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Networks in Water Governance written by Manuel Fischer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the consequences of climate change and biodiversity loss becoming more and more apparent, both the protection of water resources and water-related ecosystems as well as protection from water, that is flood protection policies, have become increasingly important. This book explores the latest applications of network analysis concepts and measures to the study and practice of water governance. Given the holistic complexity of water governance, it covers individual water governance aspects such as flood protection and fisheries, as well as overarching concepts like integrated water management and social-ecological interactions. The book provides an overview of current water governance issues, network analytic concepts as well as implications for practice. The main body of the text is made up of eight case studies by world-leading environmental governance scholars, each of which addresses one water-related challenge by applying a variety of network approaches. The first part of the book highlights network dispersion and fragmentation, the second focuses on how such fragmentation in networks can be overcome and the third deals with specific roles of actors in networks. This collection is a key resource for scholars and practitioners interested in water governance all over the world. It provides readers with an overview of the potential of network analytic concepts for research on complex governance problems.

Limnology

Author : Jacob Kalff
Publisher : Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Limnology written by Jacob Kalff and published by Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For senior-level undergraduate or graduate courses in limnology or aquatic management in the Life Sciences and Biology departments. Written from an ecosystem perspective, this user-friendly and thorough text discusses events that happen below the waterline of lakes, rivers, and wetlands. The text links them back to the attributers of the drainage basins, the overlying atmosphere and climate, which have a major impact on inland waters and their biota. It also contains a large number of easy-to-comprehend figures and tables that reinforce the written material and provide evidence for statements made.