Ebook: Handbook Of Operations Research In Natural Resources

Handbook of Operations Research in Natural Resources will be the first systematic handbook treatment of quantitative modeling natural resource problems, their allocated efficient use, and societal and economic impact. Andrés Weintraub is the very top person in Natural Resource research. Moreover, he has an international reputation in OR and a former president of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS). He has selected co-editors who are at the top of the sub-fields in natural resources: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining. The book will cover these areas in terms with contributions from researchers on modeling natural research problems, quantifying data, developing algorithms, and discussing the benefits of research implementations. The handbook will include tutorial contributions when necessary. Throughout the book, technological advances and algorithmic developments that have been driven by natural resource problems will be called out and discussed.

This is the first systematic handbook treatment of quantitative modeling natural resource problems, their allocated efficient use, and societal and economic impact.

Operations research management science approaches have helped people for the last 40 years to understand the complex functioning of the systems based upon natural resources, as well as to manage natural resources in the most efficient manner.

The areas usually viewed within the natural resources field are: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining and water resources.

All of these areas share the common problem of optimally allocating scarcity over a period of time. The scale of time or length of the planning horizon differs from one area to another.

But in all the cases, the critical issue is to obtain an efficient use of the resource along its planned time horizon.

Andr?s Weintraub is the very top person in Natural Resource research. He has selected co-editors who are at the top of the sub-fields in natural resources: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining.

The book covers these areas with contributions from researchers on, among others, modeling natural rese

This is the first systematic handbook treatment of quantitative modeling natural resource problems, their allocated efficient use, and societal and economic impact.

Operations research management science approaches have helped people for the last 40 years to understand the complex functioning of the systems based upon natural resources, as well as to manage natural resources in the most efficient manner.

The areas usually viewed within the natural resources field are: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining and water resources.

All of these areas share the common problem of optimally allocating scarcity over a period of time. The scale of time or length of the planning horizon differs from one area to another.

But in all the cases, the critical issue is to obtain an efficient use of the resource along its planned time horizon.

Andr?s Weintraub is the very top person in Natural Resource research. He has selected co-editors who are at the top of the sub-fields in natural resources: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining.

The book covers these areas with contributions from researchers on, among others, modeling natural rese
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Importance of Whole-Farm Risk Management in Agriculture....Pages 3-15
Dealing with Multiple Objectives in Agriculture....Pages 17-31
Modeling Multifunctional Agroforestry Systems with Environmental Values: Dehesa in Spain and Woodland Ranches in California....Pages 33-52
Environmental Criteria in Pig Diet Formulation with Multi-Objective Fractional Programming....Pages 53-68
Modeling the Interactions Between Agriculture and the Environment....Pages 69-91
MCDM Farm System Analysis for Public Management of Irrigated Agriculture....Pages 93-114
Water Public Agencies Agreeing to A Covenant for Water Transfers: How to Arbitrate Price–Quantity Clauses....Pages 115-127
Positive Mathematical Programming for Agricultural and Environmental Policy Analysis: Review and Practice....Pages 129-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Fisheries Management....Pages 157-179
Shared Fish Stocks and High Seas Issues....Pages 181-199
Game Theoretic Applications to Fisheries....Pages 201-215
Uncertainty in Bioeconomic Modelling....Pages 217-235
Planning in Fisheries-Related Systems....Pages 237-271
Capacity and Technical Efficiency Estimation in Fisheries: Parametric and Non-Parametric Techniques....Pages 273-294
Studies in the Demand Structure for Fish and Seafood Products....Pages 295-314
Front Matter....Pages 315-316
Models for Strategic Forest Management....Pages 317-341
Tactical-Level Forest Management Models....Pages 343-363
Harvest Operational Models in Forestry....Pages 365-377
Log Merchandizing Model Used in Mechanical Harvesting....Pages 379-389
Forest Transportation....Pages 391-403
Front Matter....Pages 315-316
Optimization of Forest Wildlife Objectives....Pages 405-418
Spatial Environmental Concerns....Pages 419-429
Heuristics in Forest Planning....Pages 431-448
Forestry Economics: Historical Background and Current Issues....Pages 449-471
Multiple Criteria Decision-Making in Forest Planning: Recent Results and Current Challenges....Pages 473-488
Forest Fire Management....Pages 489-509
A Model for the Space–Time Spread of Pine Shoot Moth....Pages 511-524
Adaptive Optimization of Forest Management in A Stochastic World....Pages 525-543
Front Matter....Pages 546-546
Application of Optimisation Techniques in Open Pit Mining....Pages 547-559
Optimisation in Underground Mining....Pages 561-577
Long- and Short-Term Production Scheduling at Lkab's Kiruna Mine....Pages 579-593
An Integrated Approach to the Long-Term Planning Process in the Copper Mining Industry....Pages 595-609
Back Matter....Pages 611-614

This is the first systematic handbook treatment of quantitative modeling natural resource problems, their allocated efficient use, and societal and economic impact.

Operations research management science approaches have helped people for the last 40 years to understand the complex functioning of the systems based upon natural resources, as well as to manage natural resources in the most efficient manner.

The areas usually viewed within the natural resources field are: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining and water resources.

All of these areas share the common problem of optimally allocating scarcity over a period of time. The scale of time or length of the planning horizon differs from one area to another.

But in all the cases, the critical issue is to obtain an efficient use of the resource along its planned time horizon.

Andr?s Weintraub is the very top person in Natural Resource research. He has selected co-editors who are at the top of the sub-fields in natural resources: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mining.

The book covers these areas with contributions from researchers on, among others, modeling natural rese
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Importance of Whole-Farm Risk Management in Agriculture....Pages 3-15
Dealing with Multiple Objectives in Agriculture....Pages 17-31
Modeling Multifunctional Agroforestry Systems with Environmental Values: Dehesa in Spain and Woodland Ranches in California....Pages 33-52
Environmental Criteria in Pig Diet Formulation with Multi-Objective Fractional Programming....Pages 53-68
Modeling the Interactions Between Agriculture and the Environment....Pages 69-91
MCDM Farm System Analysis for Public Management of Irrigated Agriculture....Pages 93-114
Water Public Agencies Agreeing to A Covenant for Water Transfers: How to Arbitrate Price–Quantity Clauses....Pages 115-127
Positive Mathematical Programming for Agricultural and Environmental Policy Analysis: Review and Practice....Pages 129-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Fisheries Management....Pages 157-179
Shared Fish Stocks and High Seas Issues....Pages 181-199
Game Theoretic Applications to Fisheries....Pages 201-215
Uncertainty in Bioeconomic Modelling....Pages 217-235
Planning in Fisheries-Related Systems....Pages 237-271
Capacity and Technical Efficiency Estimation in Fisheries: Parametric and Non-Parametric Techniques....Pages 273-294
Studies in the Demand Structure for Fish and Seafood Products....Pages 295-314
Front Matter....Pages 315-316
Models for Strategic Forest Management....Pages 317-341
Tactical-Level Forest Management Models....Pages 343-363
Harvest Operational Models in Forestry....Pages 365-377
Log Merchandizing Model Used in Mechanical Harvesting....Pages 379-389
Forest Transportation....Pages 391-403
Front Matter....Pages 315-316
Optimization of Forest Wildlife Objectives....Pages 405-418
Spatial Environmental Concerns....Pages 419-429
Heuristics in Forest Planning....Pages 431-448
Forestry Economics: Historical Background and Current Issues....Pages 449-471
Multiple Criteria Decision-Making in Forest Planning: Recent Results and Current Challenges....Pages 473-488
Forest Fire Management....Pages 489-509
A Model for the Space–Time Spread of Pine Shoot Moth....Pages 511-524
Adaptive Optimization of Forest Management in A Stochastic World....Pages 525-543
Front Matter....Pages 546-546
Application of Optimisation Techniques in Open Pit Mining....Pages 547-559
Optimisation in Underground Mining....Pages 561-577
Long- and Short-Term Production Scheduling at Lkab's Kiruna Mine....Pages 579-593
An Integrated Approach to the Long-Term Planning Process in the Copper Mining Industry....Pages 595-609
Back Matter....Pages 611-614
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