Catastrophes in nature and society : mathematical modeling of complex systems / Rem G. Khlebopros, Victor A. Okhonin, Abram I. Fet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khlebopros, Rem Grigorevich.

Contributor:

Okhonin, Viktor.

Fet, A. I. (Abram Ilich)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Mathematical models.

Human ecology.

Natural disasters--Mathematical models.

Natural disasters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many people are concerned about crises leading to disasters in nature, in social and economic life. The book offers a popular account of the causative mechanisms of critical states and breakdown in a broad range of natural and cultural systems - which obey the same laws - and thus makes the reader aware of the origin of catastrophic events and the ways to avoid and mitigate their negative consequences. The authors apply a single mathematical approach to investigate the revolt of cancer cells that destroy living organisms and population outbreaks that upset natural ecosystems, the balance between

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1. Environmental Microcatastrophes; 2. Cancer as a Catastrophe in Organisms; 3. Life and Atmosphere; 4. Technosphere-Biosphere Interaction and Global Climate; 5. Dynamics of Atmospheric Ozone; 6. Closed Ecological Systems and Earth's Biosphere; 7. Environmental Damage; 8. Fining and Environment; 9. Market; 10. Marketing Dynamics; 11. Labor Market and Capitalism; 12. Unemployment Dynamics; 13. Objects of Nature as Commodities; 14. Long-term Motivation; 15. Democracy in the Light of Electoral Procedures; Conclusion; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-12097-9

9786611120979

981-270-755-7

OCLC:

476099488