: Andres Weintraub, Carlos Romero, Trond Bj¢rndal, Rafael Epstein, J.P. Miranda
: Andres Weintraub, Carlos Romero, Trond Bjørndal, Rafael Epstein
: Handbook of Operations Research in Natural Resources
: Springer-Verlag
: 9780387718156
: 1
: CHF 94.90
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: Natur und Gesellschaft: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke
: English
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Here is 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. He has selected co-editors who are at the top of the sub-fields in natural resources: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining. The book covers these areas with contributions from researchers on, among others, modeling natural research problems, quantifying data, and developing algorithms.



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).
Contents6
Contributing Authors10
Preface14
Acknowledgments16
AGRICULTURE17
Chapter 1 IMPORTANCE OF WHOLE-FARM RISK MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE19
Chapter 2 DEALING WITH MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES IN AGRICULTURE32
Chapter 3 MODELING MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES: DEHESA IN SPAIN AND WOODLAND RANCHES IN CALIFORNIA47
Chapter 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA IN PIG DIET FORMULATION WITH MULTI- OBJECTIVE FRACTIONAL PROGRAMMING67
Chapter 5 MODELING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT83
Chapter 6 MCDM FARM SYSTEM ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE106
Chapter 7 WATER PUBLIC AGENCIES AGREEING TO A COVENANT FOR WATER TRANSFERS: HOW TO ARBITRATE PRICE– QUANTITY CLAUSES128
Chapter 8 POSITIVE MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING FOR AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS: REVIEW AND PRACTICE141
FISHERIES167
Chapter 9 FISHERIES MANAGEMENT168
Chapter 10 SHARED FISH STOCKS AND HIGH SEAS ISSUES191
Chapter 11 GAME THEORETIC APPLICATIONS TO FISHERIES210
Chapter 12 UNCERTAINTY IN BIOECONOMIC MODELLING225
Chapter 13 PLANNING IN FISHERIES-RELATED SYSTEMS244
Chapter 14 CAPACITY AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY ESTIMATION IN FISHERIES: PARAMETRIC AND NON- PARAMETRIC TECHNIQUES279
Chapter 15 STUDIES IN THE DEMAND STRUCTURE FOR FISH AND SEAFOOD PRODUCTS301
FORESTRY321
Chapter 16 MODELS FOR STRATEGIC FOREST MANAGEMENT323
Chapter 17 TACTICAL-LEVEL FOREST MANAGEMENT MODELS348
Chapter 18 HARVEST OPERATIONAL MODELS IN FORESTRY369
Chapter 19 LOG MERCHANDIZING MODEL USED IN MECHANICAL HARVESTING382
Chapter 20 FOREST TRANSPORTATION393
Chapter 21 OPTIMIZATION OF FOREST WILDLIFE OBJECTIVES406
Chapter 22 SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS420
Chapter 23 HEURISTICS IN FOREST PLANNING431
Chapter 24 FORESTRY ECONOMICS: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CURRENT ISSUES449
Chapter 25 MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING IN FOREST PLANNING: RECENT RESULTS AND CURRENT CHALLENGES472
Chapter 26 FOREST FIRE MANAGEMENT488
Chapter 27 A MODEL FOR THE SPACE–TIME SPREAD OF PINE SHOOT MOTH509
Chapter 28 ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF FOREST MANAGEMENT IN A STOCHASTIC WORLD523
MINING542
Chapter 29 APPLICATION OF OPTIMISATION TECHNIQUES IN OPEN PIT MINING543
Chapter 30 OPTIMISATION IN UNDERGROUND MINING556
Chapter 31 LONG- AND SHORT-TERM PRODUCTION SCHEDULING AT LKAB’S KIRUNA MINE573
Chapter 32 AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE LONG- TERM PLANNING PROCESS IN THE COPPER MINING INDUSTRY588
Index603