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Handbook of Operations Research in Natural Resources

  • Natural resources has been an application in numerous Operations Research papers; however, there have been few, if any, books that organizes and discusses the OR models in this area
  • First systematic handbook treatment of quantitative models applied to natural resource problems - a handbook that will fill a state of the art need in the international fields of natural resources and environmental engineering

Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (ISOR, volume 99)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Agriculture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Importance of Whole-Farm Risk Management in Agriculture

      • Ruud Huirne, Miranda Meuwissen, Marcel Van Asseldonk
      Pages 3-15
    3. Modeling Multifunctional Agroforestry Systems with Environmental Values: Dehesa in Spain and Woodland Ranches in California

      • Pablo Campos, Alejandro Caparrós, Emilio Cerdá, Lynn Huntsinger, Richard B. Standiford
      Pages 33-52
    4. Modeling the Interactions Between Agriculture and the Environment

      • Slim Zekri, Houcine Boughanmi
      Pages 69-91
    5. MCDM Farm System Analysis for Public Management of Irrigated Agriculture

      • José A. Gómez-Limón, Julio Berbel, Manuel Arriaza
      Pages 93-114
    6. Positive Mathematical Programming for Agricultural and Environmental Policy Analysis: Review and Practice

      • Bruno Henry de Frahan, Jeroen Buysse, Philippe Polomé, Bruno Fernagut, Olivier Harmignie, Ludwig Lauwers et al.
      Pages 129-154
  3. Fisheries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
    2. Fisheries Management

      • Ragnar Arnason
      Pages 157-179
    3. Shared Fish Stocks and High Seas Issues

      • Trond Bjørndal, Gordon Munro
      Pages 181-199
    4. Game Theoretic Applications to Fisheries

      • Veijo Kaitala, Marko Lindroos
      Pages 201-215
    5. Uncertainty in Bioeconomic Modelling

      • Linda Nøstbakken, Jon M. Conrad
      Pages 217-235
    6. Planning in Fisheries-Related Systems

      • Daniel E. Lane
      Pages 237-271
    7. Studies in the Demand Structure for Fish and Seafood Products

      • Frank Asche, Trond Bjørndal, Daniel V. Gordon
      Pages 295-314
  4. Forestry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 315-316
    2. Models for Strategic Forest Management

      • Eldon A. Gunn
      Pages 317-341

About this book

Handbook of Operations Research in Natural Resources will be the first systematic handbook treatment of quantitative modeling natural resource problems, their allocated efficient use, and societal and economic impact. Andrés Weintraub is the very top person in Natural Resource research. Moreover, he has an international reputation in OR and a former president of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). He has selected co-editors who are at the top of the sub-fields in natural resources: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining. The book will cover these areas in terms with contributions from researchers on modeling natural research problems, quantifying data, developing algorithms, and discussing the benefits of research implementations. The handbook will include tutorial contributions when necessary. Throughout the book, technological advances and algorithmic developments that have been driven by natural resource problems will be called out and discussed.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Chile, Chile

    Andres Weintraub, Rafael Epstein

  • Technical University of Madrid, Spain

    Carlos Romero

  • University of Portsmouth, UK

    Trond Bjørndal

  • Diego Portales University, Chile

    Jaime Miranda

About the editors

Andrés Weintraub is the very top person in Natural Resource research. Moreover, he has an international reputation in OR and a former president of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS).

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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