Environmental Modeling for Sustainable Regional Development - System Approaches and Advanced Methods

Understanding the advancement of sustainable development is critical to managing human activities to avoid the overexploitation of resources and pollution of the environment beyond tolerable levels. Sustainable development involves not only preservation and care of the environment, but also recognition of the complex relations between economic, social and living systems. Environmental Modeling for Sustainable Regional Development: System Approaches and Advanced Methods presents processing methods and their applications, which are practical for decision making and task management at the regional level as well as for scientific studies in sustainable development assessment. This book serves as a reference guide for post-graduate students in the field of management as well as a critical guide for managers, government officials, and information professionals.

Summary

Presents processing methods and their applications, which are practical for decision making and task management at the regional level as well as for scientific studies in sustainable development assessment. This book serves as a reference guide for post-graduate students in the field of management as well as a critical guide for managers, government officials, and information professionals.

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• Assisted by: Jiri Krupka (Editor), Jirí Krupka (Editor), Ilona Obr¿álová (Editor), Ilona Obrsalova (Editor), Ilona Obrsálová (Editor), Vladimir Olej (Editor), Vladimír Olej (Editor)
• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2010
• EAN: 9781609601560
• ISBN: 978-1-60960-156-0
• No. of pages: 492
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 286 mm x 31 mm
• Weight: 1486 g
• Series: Premier Reference Source; Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies:
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics