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Methods of Interregional and Regional Analysis

By: Walter Isard,Iwan J. Azis,Matthew P. Drennan,Ronald E. Miller,Sidney Saltzman,Erik Thorbecke

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Methods of Interregional and Regional Analysis

By: Walter Isard,Iwan J. Azis,Matthew P. Drennan,Ronald E. Miller,Sidney Saltzman,Erik Thorbecke

This landmark textbook introduces students to the principles of regional science and focuses on the key methods used in regional analysis, including regional and interregional input-output analysis, econometrics (regional and spatial), programming and industrial and urban complex analysis, gravity and spatial interaction models, SAM and social accounting (welfare) analysis and applied general interregional equilibrium models. The coherent development of the materials contained in the set of chapters provides students with a comprehensive background and understanding of how to investigate key regional problems. For the research scholar, this publication constitutes an up-to-date source book of the basic elements of each major regional science technique. More significant, it points to new directions for future research and ways interregional and regional analytic approaches can be fused to realise much more probing attacks on regional and spatial problems - a contribution far beyond what is available in the literature.

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1351917900

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Arms Races, Arms Control, and Conflict Analysis

Contributions from Peace Science and Peace Economics

By: Walter Isard

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Arms Races, Arms Control, and Conflict Analysis

Contributions from Peace Science and Peace Economics

By: Walter Isard

Demonstrating the ways in which work in a broad range of fields can be pulled together in the analysis of conflict, this book provides the reader with a general introduction to the principles of conflict analysis and lays a methodological foundation for the further development of the interdisciplinary field of peace science. The text begins with an extensive survey of arms race models, from the classic Richardson model to models exploring the effects of factors such as the domestic and international economic environment, public opinion and party politics, and weapons technology and information development. The processes of individual and group problem-solving, in both crisis and non-crisis conditions, are examined, drawing on work in economics, operations research, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. Building on this diverse body of work, the author moves on to develop a framework for conflict management with which to approach a variety of conflict situations and applies this procedure to the United States-Soviet arms control conflict. Walter Isard is cited by Mark Blaug as one of the Great Economists Since Keynes (CUP, 1989 paper edition).

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Cambridge University Press

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0521362970

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History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International

The Beginnings and Early History

By: Walter Isard

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History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International

The Beginnings and Early History

By: Walter Isard

A well-written and exciting historical account of the way in which regional science and the formation of the society associated with the field, Regional Science Association International, developed. It starts with the rise of Hitler, the advent of the Keynesian Revolution, the intense mathematization of economics and relates how an individual's creative thinking effectively combated the strong resistance of conventional social sciences. The text has been written by the founder of the Regional Science Association and current President of the North American Regional Science Council. It is of interest to regional scientists, economists, sociologists, urban- and regional planners, geographers, and transportation researchers.

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3540247513

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Commodity Models for Forecasting and Policy Analysis

By: Walter C. Labys,Peter K. Pollak

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Commodity Models for Forecasting and Policy Analysis

By: Walter C. Labys,Peter K. Pollak

Originally published in 1984 this book remains as relevant as when it was first published. At that time the oil crises of the 1970s and the growing international debt burden highlighted the extent to which events in primary commodity markets continue to influence the economies of developing and industrialized economies alike. Commodity modelling has become a valuable tool in efforts to predict and understand the behaviour of commodity markets and thereby reduce their fluctuations. This book provides an overview of the nature of the different types of commodity model as well as their diverse applications. In non-technical language the reader is introduced to the underlying modelling methodologies, including their advantages, limitations and commodity specific implications. The book will be of interest to commodity economists, traders and analysts, economic planners and those involved in agricultural, mineral and energy modelling.

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1003846718

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Modeling and Forecasting Primary Commodity Prices

By: Walter C. Labys

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Modeling and Forecasting Primary Commodity Prices

By: Walter C. Labys

Recent economic growth in China and other Asian countries has led to increased commodity demand which has caused price rises and accompanying price fluctuations not only for crude oil but also for the many other raw materials. Such trends mean that world commodity markets are once again under intense scrutiny. This book provides new insights into the modeling and forecasting of primary commodity prices by featuring comprehensive applications of the most recent methods of statistical time series analysis. The latter utilize econometric methods concerned with structural breaks, unobserved components, chaotic discovery, long memory, heteroskedasticity, wavelet estimation and fractional integration. Relevant tests employed include neural networks, correlation dimensions, Lyapunov exponents, fractional integration and rescaled range. The price forecasting involves structural time series trend plus cycle and cyclical trend models. Practical applications focus on the price behaviour of more than twenty international commodity markets.

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1351917099

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Destiny's Way: Star Wars Legends

By: Walter Jon Williams

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Destiny's Way: Star Wars Legends

By: Walter Jon Williams

The time of reckoning is close at hand. Events in the New York Times bestselling Star Wars The New Jedi Order series take a decisive turn, as the heroes of the New Republic prepare for their most volatile clash yet with the enemy—from without and within. In the war against the ruthless Yuuzhan Vong, the fall of Coruscant leaves the New Republic divided by internal strife, and on the verge of bowing to conquest. But those who steadfastly refuse to consider surrender—Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa Solo, and their children and comrades-in-arms—are determined to seize victory against overwhelming odds. And now, finally, there are signs that the tide may be turning in the New Republic’s favor. After capturing crucial Yuuzhan Vong intelligence, Jedi fighter-pilot Jaina Solo prepares to lead a daring surprise strike against an enemy flagship. Meanwhile, Jaina’s brother Jacen—liberated from the hands of the enemy and newly schooled in an even greater mastery of the Force by the Jedi Knight Vergere—is eagerly poised to bring his unique skills to bear against the invaders. And on Mon Calamari, the New Republic’s provisional capital, the retired, ailing hero Admiral Ackbar has conceived a major tactical plan that could spell the beginning of a swift end for the Yuuzhan Vong. Yet even as opposing squadrons face off in the depths of space, intrigue runs rampant: in the heated political race for Chief of State . . . in the shadows where Yuuzhan Vong spies plot assassinations . . . and in the inscrutable creature Vergere, a Jedi Knight whose allegiance is impossible to predict. And as Luke Skywalker sets about reestablishing the Jedi Council, the growing faction opposed to the ways of the Force unveil a terrifying weapon designed to annihilate the Yuuzhan Vong species. But in doing so, they may be dooming the New Republic to becoming the very thing it has sworn to fight against—and unleashing the power of the dark side. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

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Random House Worlds

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0307795632

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Integrating Economic and Ecological Indicators

Practical Methods for Environmental Policy Analysis

By: J. Walter Milon,Jason Shogren

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Integrating Economic and Ecological Indicators

Practical Methods for Environmental Policy Analysis

By: J. Walter Milon,Jason Shogren

Recent international appeals for sustainable development policies have renewed efforts to explore the common ground between economics and ecology. This volume presents a collection of papers from leading researchers around the world, who evaluate the analytical foundations and empirical systems that are being developed to integrate economic and environmental indicators. These specialists identify key data requirements and modeling systems. Economists, ecologists, and policy makers will find this work introducing integrated modeling systems thought-provoking and useful.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313369828

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9780313369827

Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns

12th International Conference, CAIP 2007, Vienna, Austria, August 27-29, 2007, Proceedings

By: Walter Kropatsch

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Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns

12th International Conference, CAIP 2007, Vienna, Austria, August 27-29, 2007, Proceedings

By: Walter Kropatsch

The refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns are presented in this volume. The papers cover motion detection and tracking, medical imaging, biometrics, color, curves and surfaces beyond two dimensions, reading characters, words and lines, image segmentation, shape, image registration and matching, signal decomposition and invariants, and features and classification.

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3540742719

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Extreme Value Theory-Based Methods for Visual Recognition

By: Walter J. Scheirer

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Extreme Value Theory-Based Methods for Visual Recognition

By: Walter J. Scheirer

A common feature of many approaches to modeling sensory statistics is an emphasis on capturing the "average." From early representations in the brain, to highly abstracted class categories in machine learning for classification tasks, central-tendency models based on the Gaussian distribution are a seemingly natural and obvious choice for modeling sensory data. However, insights from neuroscience, psychology, and computer vision suggest an alternate strategy: preferentially focusing representational resources on the extremes of the distribution of sensory inputs. The notion of treating extrema near a decision boundary as features is not necessarily new, but a comprehensive statistical theory of recognition based on extrema is only now just emerging in the computer vision literature. This book begins by introducing the statistical Extreme Value Theory (EVT) for visual recognition. In contrast to central-tendency modeling, it is hypothesized that distributions near decision boundaries form a more powerful model for recognition tasks by focusing coding resources on data that are arguably the most diagnostic features. EVT has several important properties: strong statistical grounding, better modeling accuracy near decision boundaries than Gaussian modeling, the ability to model asymmetric decision boundaries, and accurate prediction of the probability of an event beyond our experience. The second part of the book uses the theory to describe a new class of machine learning algorithms for decision making that are a measurable advance beyond the state-of-the-art. This includes methods for post-recognition score analysis, information fusion, multi-attribute spaces, and calibration of supervised machine learning algorithms.

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Springer Nature

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3031018176

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Ecology and the World-System

By: Walter L. Goldfrank,David Goodman,Andrew Szasz

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Ecology and the World-System

By: Walter L. Goldfrank,David Goodman,Andrew Szasz

Integrating environmental and world-systems analyses in chapters ranging from the ancient to the contemporary, from the global to the local, from West to East, and from North to South, this book is the first collection to analyze environmental issues from the world-systems perspective. The introduction provides Immanuel Wallerstein's fullest explication of the role of ecological constraints in the world-system. Early chapters diagnose the increasing environmental threats to global sustainability and suggest ways to arrive at an integrated theoretical understanding of those threats. The work then shows the historical and geographical range necessary to do justice to ecological considerations in chapters considering ancient civilizations, capitalism, the circumpolar North, the dam-builders of Asia, and the polluters of East Central Europe. The final chapters analyze the successes and limits of environmental movements in the United States, South Africa, and South Korea.

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0313030146

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9780313030147

Modeling Dynamic Climate Systems

By: Walter A. Robinson

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Modeling Dynamic Climate Systems

By: Walter A. Robinson

In the process of building and using models to comprehend the dynamics of the atmosphere, ocean and climate, the reader will learn how the different components of climate systems function, interact with each other, and vary over time. Topics include the stability of climate, Earths energy balance, parcel dynamics in the atmosphere, the mechanisms of heat transport in the climate system, and mechanisms of climate variability. Special attention is given to the effects of climate change.

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1461301130

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Ylesia: Star Wars Legends

By: Walter Jon Williams

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Ylesia: Star Wars Legends

By: Walter Jon Williams

No Star Wars fan will want to miss this exciting eBook exclusive adventure from Nebula Award-winner Walter Jon Williams, author of the Star Wars The New Jedi Order hardcover novel, Destiny’s Way. That’s Jedi Knight Kyp Durron’s opinion about the planet Ylesia, home base of the so-called Peace Brigade, a group of traitors dedicated to hindering the war efforts of the New Republic and hastening the ultimate victory of the merciless Yuuzhan Vong. Kyp’s plan calls for a lightning-fast strike, backed with overwhelming force, to destroy the Brigade’s offensive capabilities and teach prospective traitors that betrayal carries a heavy price. But young Jacen Solo, still bearing the scars of his imprisonment by the Yuuzhan Vong, has a better idea: a daring raid into the heart of Ylesia’s capital, with the objective of capturing the Brigade’s top leaders—including the newly sworn-in President, Thrackan Sal-Solo, cousin to Jacen and his twin, Jaina. But unknown to the Jedi and the New Republic forces, Supreme Overlord Shimrra of the Yuuzhan Vong has dispatched reinforcements to the Ylesia system. Instead of a swift surgical strike, Jaina, Jacen, Kyp, and their comrades are about to find themselves locked in a desperate battle for survival, with the odds stacked against them and time running out. . . . BONUS: This original novella includes an exclusive excerpt from Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant and an interview with the author.

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0345459156

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9780345459152

South of France A Bicycle Your France Guidebook

By: Walter Judson Moore

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South of France A Bicycle Your France Guidebook

By: Walter Judson Moore

There is much to contemplate as you cycle through this area in the south-central part of France, not to mention the exceptional scenery. The stories and legends seem as endless as the rolling French roads decorated by countless villages. The architecture in these 5 departments is amazing. Examples are the Cité de Carcassonne and the Ste-Cécile Cathédrale in Albi. This guidebook focuses on 18 cycling routes around Carcassonne, Albi and Foix. There are 51 remarks on villages, a canal, rivers and points of interest. Included with each route is the latest method for listing Waypoints that locates its longitude and latitude in degrees, minutes and seconds, and in digital format. Basic data are included on selecting a community and a gîte, bringing your bike or renting, having a vehicle, driving in France, what to bring, and buying groceries. As with all other BICYCLE YOUR FRANCE guidebooks, this guide also offers a companion, QUEUE SHEETS, with just the Waypoint GPS located listings, route maps and elevation profiles. Details: 114 pages; 11” x 8.5”; English; 17 two-page and 1 single-page color route maps; 19 town maps and descriptive graphics; 188 color photographs. In addition to the print format, this guidebook and the Queue Sheets are available for Kindle devices and in the Adobe Digital Editions for Apple iPad devices. Route maps graphics and photographs are presented in two halves in 800x1260 pixels appropriate for the 7” and 8.9” Kindle Fire HD.

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Walter Judson Moore Imprints

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1312472359

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Modeling Mineral and Energy Markets

By: Walter C. Labys

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Modeling Mineral and Energy Markets

By: Walter C. Labys

This book provides a framework for analyzing and forecasting a variety of mineral and energy markets and related industries. Such modeling activity has been at the forefront of the economic and engineering professions for some time, having received a major stimulus fC?llowing the first oil price shock in 1973. Since that time, other shocks have affected these markets and industries, causing disequilibrium economic adjustments which are difficult to analyze and to predict. Moreover, geopolitics remains an important factor which can destabilize crude oil markets and associated refining industries. Mineral and energy modeling, consequently, has become a major interest of energy-related corporations, mining and drilling companies, metal manufacturers, public utilities, investment banks,. national government agencies and international organizations. This book hopes to advance mineral and energy modeling as follows: (1) The modeling process is presented sequentially by leading the model builder from model specification, estimation, simulation, and validation to practical model applications, including explaining history, analyzing policy, and market and price forecasting; (2) New developments in modeling approaches are presented which encompass econometric market and industry models, spatial equilibrium and programming models, optimal resource depletion models, input-output models, economic sector models, and macro oriented energy interaction models (including computable general equilibrium); (3) The verification and application of the models is considered not only individually but also in relation to the performance of alternative modeling approaches; and (4) The modeling framework includes a perspective on new directions, so that the present model building advice will extend into the future.

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1461551013

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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

By: Walter W. Skeat

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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

By: Walter W. Skeat

Practical and reliable, this reference traces English words back to their Indo-European roots. Each entry features a brief definition, identifies the language of origin, and employs a few illustrative quotations. An extensive appendix includes lists of prefixes, suffixes, Indo-European roots, homonyms and doublets, and the distribution of English-language sources.

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048631765X

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History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International

The Beginnings and Early History

By: Walter Isard

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The Beginnings and Early History

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Methods of Interregional and Regional Analysis

Methods of Interregional and Regional Analysis

Arms Races, Arms Control, and Conflict Analysis

Arms Races, Arms Control, and Conflict Analysis

History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International

History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International

Commodity Models for Forecasting and Policy Analysis

Commodity Models for Forecasting and Policy Analysis

Modeling and Forecasting Primary Commodity Prices

Modeling and Forecasting Primary Commodity Prices

Destiny's Way: Star Wars Legends

Destiny's Way: Star Wars Legends

Integrating Economic and Ecological Indicators

Integrating Economic and Ecological Indicators

Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns

Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns

Extreme Value Theory-Based Methods for Visual Recognition

Extreme Value Theory-Based Methods for Visual Recognition

Ecology and the World-System

Ecology and the World-System

Modeling Dynamic Climate Systems

Modeling Dynamic Climate Systems

Ylesia: Star Wars Legends

Ylesia: Star Wars Legends

South of France A Bicycle Your France Guidebook

South of France A Bicycle Your France Guidebook

Modeling Mineral and Energy Markets

Modeling Mineral and Energy Markets

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International

History of Regional Science and the Regional Science Association International

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