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Matthias Ruth
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Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Department of Geography, Boston University, Boston, USA
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Bruce Hannon
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Department of Geography, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Modeling Optimal Use of Nonrenewable Resources
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 171-182
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 183-193
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 194-197
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 198-202
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 203-208
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 209-214
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 215-219
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 220-223
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Modeling Optimal Use of Renewable Resources
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Front Matter
Pages 225-225
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 227-232
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 233-245
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 246-254
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 255-265
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 266-282
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Chaos in Economic Models
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Front Matter
Pages 283-283
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 285-291
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 292-297
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 298-303
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- Matthias Ruth, Bruce Hannon
Pages 304-307
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Conclusions
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Front Matter
Pages 309-309
About this book
The frontiers of physical science and technology commanded attention dur ing the last two centuries. In the next century lies the frontier of better un derstanding of the behavior of social and economic systems. Ruth and Hannon join many other pioneers exploring this new frontier. By building on the profession of system dynamics, Ruth and Hannon con tribute to movement away from purely mental models, which necessarily lack adequate precision, toward more insightful and disciplined computer simulation models. The STELLA software used in this book is one of several computer applications created to implement the concepts of system dynam ics, a discipline that has been developed over the last 40 years and now ex tends into many fields of activity. System dynamics is beginning, even in kindergarten through 12th grade education, to provide a rigorous founda tion for dealing with dynamic change in mathematics, physics, social stud ies, environment, history, and even literature. Education at every level will be changing from teaching isolated facts to allowing students to explore those systems within which facts, policies, and individual relationships are embedded to develop their ability to think in terms of dynamic systems. This book includes elementary instruction in system dynamics modeling and in the STELLA software. It covers a wide range of material from simple building blocks of systems to models and mathematics of considerable complexity. The material opens many avenues for further exploration, re finement, and simplification.
Authors and Affiliations
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Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Department of Geography, Boston University, Boston, USA
Matthias Ruth
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Department of Geography, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
Bruce Hannon