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. Ed(S): Marti, Kurt; Ermoliev, Yuri; Makowski, Marek - Coping with Uncertainty - 9783642037344 - V9783642037344
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Coping with Uncertainty

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Description for Coping with Uncertainty Paperback. This volume presents tools for the treatment of uncertainties using synthetic information composed of available hard data from historical observations, the results of experiments and scientific facts, as well as soft data from expert opinion and scenarios. Editor(s): Marti, Kurt; Ermoliev, Yuri; Makowski, Marek. Series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems. Num Pages: 293 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KJT; PBU; TBD; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 920.

Support for addressing the on-going global changes needs solutions for new scientific problems which in turn require new concepts and tools. A key issue concerns a vast variety of irreducible uncertainties, including extreme events of high multidimensional consequences, e.g., the climate change. The dilemma is concerned with enormous costs versus massive uncertainties of extreme impacts. Traditional scientific approaches rely on real observations and experiments. Yet no sufficient observations exist for new problems, and "pure" experiments, and learning by doing may be expensive, dangerous, or impossible. In addition, the available historical observations are often contaminated by past actions, and policies. Thus, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642037344
SKU
V9783642037344
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