Computer-Based Environmental Management (2003)(en)(300s)

Ralf Seppelt9783527307326, 3-527-30732-X

Seppelt (computer science, geographic information systems, and theoretical ecological and numerical environmental modeling, Technical U., Brunswick) explains the mathematical fundamentals of computer-based environmental management, focusing on two main issues: the integration of different modeling approaches and the application of optimization and optimum control theory. Sections cover the following topics: terms, methodologies, and an overview; a translation of conceptual models into equations; a discussion of the results obtained in the context of meta modeling and scientific theory; applications of hybrid models in biology; an environmental assessment report; the mathematical foundations of the integrating modeling concept; the application of environmental models in optimization; and applications of concepts.