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The Mathematics of Preference, Choice and Order. Essays in Honor of Pe...
. Ed(S): Brams, Steven J.; Gehrlein, William ...
Paperback. This volume honors the many contributions of Peter Fishburn in the mathematical aspects of various fields in social sciences. It provides both expository and new papers from leading figures in each of the areas of Fishburn's research. Editor(s): Brams, Steven J.; Gehrlein, William V. (University of Delaware); Roberts, Fred S. Series: Studies in Choice and Welfare. Num Pages: 438 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCA; KFFD; KJT; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642098000
- ISBN
- 9783642098000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.06
€ 193.06
Cross-border Governance and Sustainable Spatial Development
. Ed(S): Leibenath, Markus; Korcelli-Olejnicz...
Paperback. This book provides the first up-to-date presentation of cross-border governance and spatial planning with a focus on Central Europe. The book is unique in comprising both theoretic discussions and empirical findings. Editor(s): Leibenath, Markus; Korcelli-Olejniczak, Ewa; Knippschild, Robert. Series: Central and Eastern European Development Studies (CEEDES). Num Pages: 194 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642098147
- ISBN
- 9783642098147
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Condition: New
€ 181.40
€ 181.40
Paperback. Terms such as risk, disaster, indeterminacy and uncertainty are discussed in this book. Furthermore, disasters and risks are categorized and then major disasters in these categories are listed. The book clearly shows the interdependence of risk measures. Num Pages: 509 pages, 206 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 509
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642098482
- ISBN
- 9783642098482
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Condition: New
€ 199.11
€ 199.11
paperback. This volume explores various issues relating to theories of rational choice and social welfare and their applications. The topics include resource allocation problems, population ethics, game theory, and changes in individual welfare. Editor(s): Pattanaik, Prasanta K.; Tadenuma, Koichi; Xu, Yongsheng; Yoshihara, Naoki. Series: Studies in Choice and Welfare. Num Pages: 284 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFP; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642098567
- ISBN
- 9783642098567
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Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
paperback. This volume explores how game-theoretic approaches can be extended to consider broader questions that cross scales of organization. It develops multi-level theories that examine the interplay between individuals and the collectives they form. Editor(s): Levin, Simon A. Series: Springer Series in Game Theory. Num Pages: 283 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCH; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642099137
- ISBN
- 9783642099137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.45
€ 181.45
Paperback. Economic globalization is a long-term international process in which the roles of the EU, ASEAN, Korea, Japan and China are of importance. This book offers policy options and reveals crucial issues in terms of the welfare analysis of regional integration. Editor(s): Welfens, Paul J. J.; Ryan, Cillian; Chirathivat, Suthiphand. Num Pages: 246 pages, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JPSN2; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642099496
- ISBN
- 9783642099496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. This book examines the complexity of the issues pertaining to Turkey's prospective EU membership. It presents several, often divergent, accounts of the political, security and socio-economic dimensions of the entire process. Series: The Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy Series on European and International Affairs. Num Pages: 215 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPSN2; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642099946
- ISBN
- 9783642099946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Paperback. This book explores the basics and the latest in the integration of sociology and complexity science. It offers an array of real-life applications and showcases a new method for studying social complexity called the Social Systems Toolbox. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 292 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PBWR; PHS; TGMD4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100130
- ISBN
- 9783642100130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.53
€ 119.53
Paperback. This book discusses the guiding principles for spatial development being a virulent new approach to the future development of Germany in spatial differentiation. It addresses these guiding principles both theoretically and empirically. Editor(s): Strubelt, Wendelin. Series: German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy. Num Pages: 234 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: AMG; JPQB; RPC; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100260
- ISBN
- 9783642100260
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Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. This book provides practical information on how to communicate, negotiate, and interact with Indian colleagues. It is a start on the journey of cultural appreciation for managers, project leaders, and offshore coordinators. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; KJMV2; KN; UKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100338
- ISBN
- 9783642100338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Paperback. This is the first book to authoritatively assess how water management will be shaped by 2020 due to forces within and outside the water sector. It offers a pragmatic assessment arrived at by experts from different parts of the world and different fields. Editor(s): Biswas, Asit K.; Tortajada, Cecilia; Izquierdo-Avino, Rafael. Series: Water Resources Development and Management. Num Pages: 268 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCN; KCP; LNTM; RBK; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100413
- ISBN
- 9783642100413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Paperback. This book documents intellectual property law and practice in selected Asian countries with important emerging markets. It also embeds the history and present state of intellectual property in the wider socioeconomic context of each country discussed. Editor(s): Goldstein, Paul; Straus, Joseph. Series: MPI Studies on Intellectual Property and Competition Law. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; LAM; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100529
- ISBN
- 9783642100529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.14
€ 182.14
Paperback. The science of graphs and networks is now an established tool for modeling and analyzing systems with a large number of interacting components. The contributions to this anthology address different aspects of the relationship between innovation and networks. Editor(s): Pyka, Andreas; Scharnhorst, Andrea. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 340 pages, 265 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCA; KJT; PHS; TBC; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100772
- ISBN
- 9783642100772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.54
€ 119.54
Paperback. This book analyzes and integrates different theories and methods employed by economists and other social scientists to study the causes of economic growth to present a wide array of potential strategies for encouraging growth. Num Pages: 373 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100789
- ISBN
- 9783642100789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.34
€ 120.34
Paperback. This second edition introduces regression models for qualitative and discrete dependent variables, to sample selection models, and to event history models, all in the context of maximum likelihood estimation. It presents a number of commonly used models. Num Pages: 343 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCH; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100833
- ISBN
- 9783642100833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.74
€ 109.74
Paperback. This book joins two research strands in risk literature: risks and international negotiations. It shows how negotiation theory and risk analyses can be combined to understand international negotiations on issue-driven risks. Editor(s): Avenhaus, Rudolf; Sjostedt, Gunnar. Num Pages: 369 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JP; KCC; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642100956
- ISBN
- 9783642100956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.37
€ 120.37
Paperback. The EU has come a long way in establishing peace, creating a common market and expanding its borders, but how far has it come in fulfilling its mission? This book brings together contributors from economics, political science, and law to answer that question. Editor(s): Gustavsson, Sverker; Oxelheim, Lars; Pehrson, Lars. Num Pages: 189 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCS; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642101069
- ISBN
- 9783642101069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Information Systems - Creativity and Innovation in Small and Medium-Si...
. Ed(S): Dhillon, Gurpreet Singh; Stahl, Bern...
Paperback. Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.2 International Conference on the Role of Information Systems in Leveraging the Intelligence and Creativity of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, CreativeSME 2009, held in Guimaraes, Portugal, in June 2009. Editor(s): Dhillon, Gurpreet Singh; Stahl, Bernd Carsten; Baskerville, Richard. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; UF; UKN; UMB; UMZ; UYZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642101939
- ISBN
- 9783642101939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Hardback. Editor(s): Oehler, Jochen. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JF; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642103490
- ISBN
- 9783642103490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.19
€ 20.19
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary book offers papers presented at the 2009 conference on "Human Centered Robotic Systems" held at Bielefeld University, Germany. It addresses recent approaches, the current state-of-the-art, and possible future directions in this field. Editor(s): Ritter, Helge; Sagerer, Gerhard; Dillmann, Rudiger; Buss, Martin. Series: Cognitive Systems Monographs. Num Pages: 217 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; TJFM1; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642104022
- ISBN
- 9783642104022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.50
€ 181.50