Crashes, crises, and calamities : how we can use science to read the early-warning signs /

Drawing on ecology and biology, math and physics, the author offers four fundamental tools that scientists and engineers use to forecast the likelihood of sudden change: stability, catastrophe, complexity, and game theories.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fisher, Len
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, ©2011.
Temas:
Accidents > Prevention.
Natural disasters > Forecasting.
Science > History.
Science > Social aspects.
Scientists.
Accident Prevention
Accidents > Prévention.
Catastrophes naturelles > Prévision.
Sciences > Histoire.
Sciences > Aspect social.
SCIENCE > General.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Accidents > Prevention
Natural disasters > Forecasting
Science
Science > Social aspects
Scientists
Electronic book.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Drawing on ecology and biology, math and physics, the author offers four fundamental tools that scientists and engineers use to forecast the likelihood of sudden change: stability, catastrophe, complexity, and game theories.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 233 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780465023356
0465023355
128304918X
9781283049184

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