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Community-Based Operations Research: Decision Modeling for Local Impact and Diverse Populations (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science)
Johnson
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Description for Community-Based Operations Research: Decision Modeling for Local Impact and Diverse Populations (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science)
Hardcover. This volume examines how to deal with localized social problems for which demographic and social characteristics of affected populations are salient. Examples include defining rules for registered sex offenders in search of homes, or allocating primary-care physicians in a state to ensure access to health care. Editor(s): Johnson, Michael P. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 340 pages, 40 black & white tables, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KJT; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 707.
This edited volume is an introduction to diverse methods and applications in operations research focused on local populations and community-based organizations that have the potential to improve the lives of individuals and communities in tangible ways. The book's themes include: space, place and community; disadvantaged, underrepresented or underserved populations; international and transnational applications; multimethod, cross-disciplinary and comparative approaches and appropriate technology; and analytics. The book is comprised of eleven original submissions, a re-print of a 2007 article by Johnson and Smilowitz that introduces CBOR, and an introductory chapter that provides policy motivation, antecedents to CBOR in OR/MS, a theory of ... Read more
This edited volume is an introduction to diverse methods and applications in operations research focused on local populations and community-based organizations that have the potential to improve the lives of individuals and communities in tangible ways. The book's themes include: space, place and community; disadvantaged, underrepresented or underserved populations; international and transnational applications; multimethod, cross-disciplinary and comparative approaches and appropriate technology; and analytics. The book is comprised of eleven original submissions, a re-print of a 2007 article by Johnson and Smilowitz that introduces CBOR, and an introductory chapter that provides policy motivation, antecedents to CBOR in OR/MS, a theory of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461408055
SKU
V9781461408055
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99-15
About Johnson
Professor Michael Johnson currently serves as Graduate Program Director of the PhD Program in Public Policy and Chair of the Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs. Dr. Johnson received his Ph.D. in operations research from Northwestern University, M.S. in operations research from University of California, Berkeley, M.S. in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1987 and B.S. ... Read more
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