Mathematical Models in Environmental Policy

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Presents mathematical ideas and models that can be used to facilitate rational environmental policy making. Describes classical models for biological community performance, ecological system stability, and population dynamics, presents air pollution models and methods for solving emission problems, and highlights major results of the application of a game theoretic approach to models. Deals with hierarchical development control systems for closed ecological systems, multicriteria optimization problems of control, and evolutionary games. A final chapter discusses a CO2 emission control model and an environmental policy coordination method with side payments. For mathematicians, ecologists, economists, and biologists. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.