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Hardback. Initiated by the Society of Risk Analysis, this book provides information about predictive methods and tools, monitoring methods, data sources, and key variables that characterize exposure in and around various types of residences (apartments, single-family homes, condos, farmhouses, mobile homes, row houses, retirement homes, and school dorms). Editor(s): Driver, Jeffrey; Baker, Scott R.; McCallum, David. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465178
- ISBN
- 9780306465178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.69
€ 139.69
Paperback. An anthology that offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of risk theory. It covers the origins of the 'concept of risk' and its often misunderstood cousin 'uncertainty', addressing risk perception, risk communication, the idea of trust and post trust as well as risk in policy and regulation with a look at the Precautionary Principle. Editor(s): Lofstedt, Ragnar E.; Boholm, Asa. Series: Earthscan Reader Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: GPQD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844076871
- ISBN
- 9781844076871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60€ 51.27
€ 55.60
€ 51.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387895536
- ISBN
- 9780387895536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.73
€ 90.73
An Introduction to Infinite-Dimensional Linear Systems Theory (Texts i...
Curtain, Ruth F., Zwart, Hans
Hardcover. This book introduces infinite dimensional linear systems, treating both state-space and frequency-domain aspects in an integrated fashion that is accessible to graduate engineers and mathematicians with a minimal background in functional analysis. Series: Texts in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 698 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 166 x 239 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1132.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387944753
- ISBN
- 9780387944753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.87
€ 125.87
Hardcover. The only professional resource to focus exclusively on research methods in forensic psychology With specific advice on topics of particular importance to forensic specialists, Research Methods in Forensic Psychology presents state-of-the-discipline summaries of the issues that relate to psychology and law research. Num Pages: 552 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 184 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470249826
- ISBN
- 9780470249826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.74
€ 157.74
hardcover. Suitable for research scientists and students of geography, anthropology, ecology and environmental, population and development studies as well as for professionals specializing in natural and anthropogenic disasters, this title presents research on the riverine hazards in Bangladesh. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348696
- ISBN
- 9780792348696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.68
€ 188.68
Hardback. Describes the application of systems thinking across a broad field of cases representing research, teaching, decision support and construction. This presents the broad selection of cases that captures the variation of systems thinking, and how it is integrated into models and theories and solid knowledge pertaining to different substantive areas. Editor(s): Sjostedt, Gunnar; Olsson, Mats-Olov. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PD; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 711.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402023699
- ISBN
- 9781402023699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.13
€ 128.13
Paperback. This text is a coherent account of the science of decision making. It includes the models of operations research and those models of probability that relate to decision making. An emphasis in placed between these connections and relates these models to nearly all of the professions. Num Pages: 720 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJMD; PBT; PBUH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471318279
- ISBN
- 9780471318279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 305.23
€ 305.23
Hardback. This collection of articles is published in honour of Rudolf Ahlswede. His main areas of research are represented in the three sections, "Numbers and Combinations", "Information Theory" and "Complexity". Editor(s): Althofer, Ingo; Cai, Ning (School of Computing, National University of Singapore); Dueck, Gunter; Khachatrian, Levon H. (Fakultat Mathematik, Universitat Bielefeld, Germany); Pinsker, Marcus (Institute for Problems of Information Transmission, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow); Sarkozy, G. (Eotvos Lorand University, Dept. of Algebra and Number Theory, Budapest, Hungary); Wegener, Ingo; Zhang, Zhen (Communications Science Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA). Num Pages: 652 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; T; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 652
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377658
- ISBN
- 9780792377658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.14
€ 243.14
Simulation-Based Algorithms for Markov Decision Processes (Communicati...
Chang, Hyeong Soo, Hu, Jiaqiao, Fu, Michael C...
Hardcover. The updated 2nd edition of this book covers MDPs in constrained settings and with uncertain transition properties; approximation stochastic annealing, a population-based on-line simulation-based algorithm; game-theoretic method for solving MDPs and more. Series: Communications and Control Engineering. Num Pages: 246 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJT; PBT; TJFM; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447150213
- ISBN
- 9781447150213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.59
€ 122.59
Paperback. Shows graduate students and researchers how to construct theory frames and use them to develop valid empirical hypotheses in the course of empirical social and political research. This title seeks to mobilize the implicit theoretical social knowledge used in everyday life. It also relates theoretical ideas to problems of methodology. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129594
- ISBN
- 9780691129594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.55
€ 54.55
Hardback. One of the most critical issues facing supply chain managers is how to deal proactively with disruptions that might affect the complicated supply networks characterizing modern enterprises. This book presents a state-of the-art perspective on this issue. Editor(s): Gurnani, Haresh; Mehrotra, Anuj; Ray, Saibal. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMV5; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857297778
- ISBN
- 9780857297778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.05
€ 186.05
Paperback. This illustrated and state-of-the-art book presents introductory and advanced topics on autonomic computing and networking. There is emphasis on architectures, protocols, services, privacy and security, simulation and implementation testbeds. Editor(s): Denko, Mieso K.; Yang, Laurence Tianruo; Zhang, Yan. Num Pages: 472 pages, 75 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ; PBU; TJK; TTBM; UKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441947093
- ISBN
- 9781441947093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.22
€ 186.22
Paperback. This book covers mathematical treatment of problems in distributed control, decision and multiagent systems, including scalable methods and tools for modeling, analysis and control synthesis, and reliable implementations using networked embedded systems. Editor(s): Johansson, Rolf; Rantzer, Anders. Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences. Num Pages: 456 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 56 colour illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBUD; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447122647
- ISBN
- 9781447122647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.34
€ 124.34
paperback. Series: Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability. Num Pages: 556 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBKQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 837.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461381679
- ISBN
- 9781461381679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 156.49
€ 156.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119052715
- ISBN
- 9781119052715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.83
€ 142.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Biegler, Lorenz T.; Coleman, Thomas F.; Conn, Andrew; Santosa, Fadil. Series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 339 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJT; PBKQ; PBKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461273561
- ISBN
- 9781461273561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Paperback. This interdisciplinary book defines reachability in the stochastic framework, covering such concepts as stochastic reachability based on Markov process theory; martingale methods; stochastic reachability as an optimal stopping problem and dynamic programming. Series: Communications and Control Engineering. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TJFM; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447162094
- ISBN
- 9781447162094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.28
€ 122.28
Hardcover. This edited two-volume collection presents the most interesting and compelling articles pertaining to the formulation of research methods used to study information systems from the 30-year publication history of the Journal of Information Technology. Editor(s): Willcocks, Leslie P.; Sauer, Chris; Lacity, Mary C. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 black & white tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: GPS; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137509833
- ISBN
- 9781137509833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.31
€ 122.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Chaum, David. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475706048
- ISBN
- 9781475706048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.19
€ 65.19
Paperback. Series: IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBT; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461351450
- ISBN
- 9781461351450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems: 8th International Confe...
. Ed(S): Chatterjee, Krishnendu; Henzinger, T...
paperback. Constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems, FORMATS 2010, held in Klosterneuburg, Austria in September 2010. This title includes 14 papers that were presented are carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. It contains three invited talks and two invited tutorials. Editor(s): Chatterjee, Krishnendu; Henzinger, Thomas A. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues. Num Pages: 257 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; UMB; UMX; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- SKU
- V9783642152962
- ISBN
- 9783642152962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Paperback. This fully updated new edition of the classic work on information theory presents a detailed analysis of Shannon-source and channel-coding theorems, before moving on to address sources, channels, codes and the properties of information and distortion measures. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ; PBT; TJK; TTBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489981325
- ISBN
- 9781489981325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 219.24
€ 219.24
Paperback. Series: The International Series on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJT; PBD; PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461372875
- ISBN
- 9781461372875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 268.43
€ 268.43