1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451690703321

Titolo

A practitioner's guide to freshwater biodiversity conservation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Nicole Silk and Kristine Ciruna with contributions by David Allan ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2005

ISBN

1-59726-619-1

1-4294-9789-0

Edizione

[Reprint ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (404 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SilkNicole

CirunaKristine

Disciplina

333.95/2816

Soggetti

Freshwater biodiversity conservation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Boulder, Colo. : Nature Conservancy,  c2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

About Island Press / About The Nature Conservancy; Title Page; Copyrights Page; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments: The Development of A Practitioner's Guide to Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation; Ch. 1: The Global Challenge of Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation; The Freshwater Crisis: Why Should We Care?; Our Challenge; Ch. 2: Freshwater Fundamentals: Watersheds, Freshwater Ecosystems and Freshwater Biodiversity; Watershed Form and Function; Freshwater Ecosystems and Their Variability; Freshwater Biodiversity; Ch. 3: Focusing Freshwater Conservation Efforts

What Biodiversity Should Be Conserved and Where Should it be Conserved?How Can the Biodiversity be Most Effectively Conserved?; Integrating Regional and Conservation Area Planning; Ch. 4: Understanding Threats to Freshwater Biodiversity and Developing Effective Conservation Strategies; Introduction; Water Use and Management; Dams; Surface Water Diversions; Altered Bed and Bank Structure; Groundwater Exploitation; Land Use and Management; Agriculture; Urbanization and Industrialization; Forestry; Mining; Recreation; Overharvesting and Fisheries Management; Invasive Alien Species



Ch. 5: Measuring Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation SuccessDesigning a Freshwater Monitoring Program: Purposes, Priorities, and Indicators; Designing a Freshwater Monitoring Program: Crucial Components of a Monitoring Program; Key to Conservation Success - Monitoring Within an Adaptive Management Framework; Appendices; Appendix A - Ecological Characteristics of Freshwater Ecosystem Type; Appendix B - Indicators of Freshwater Ecological Integrity; Contributors; Index

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910845079503321

Autore

Hull Isaiah

Titolo

Quantum Technology for Economists / / by Isaiah Hull, Or Sattath, Eleni Diamanti, Göran Wendin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9783031507809

3031507800

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 pages)

Collana

Contributions to Economics, , 2197-7178

Altri autori (Persone)

SattathOr

DiamantiEleni

WendinGöran

Disciplina

332

Soggetti

Finance

Financial engineering

Computer science

Mathematics - Data processing

Social sciences - Mathematics

Financial Economics

Financial Technology and Innovation

Computer Science

Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

Mathematics in Business, Economics and Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Preliminaries -- Chapter 3.



Quantum Algorithms -- Chapter 4. Quantum Financial Technology.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an introduction to quantum technology that is specifically tailored to economists, students of economics, and professionals in the financial and payments industries. The book reviews quantum speedups that have been identified for algorithms used to solve and estimate economic models, including function approximation, linear systems analysis, graphical modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, matrix inversion, principal component analysis, linear regression, dynamic programming, interpolation, numerical differentiation, and true random number generation. It also provides an overview of quantum financial technology and its potential applications in economics and finance. Written by an interdisciplinary team with backgrounds in economics, computer science, and physics, this book offers a valuable guide for researchers and practitioners who want to understand the implications and possibilities of quantum technology for the field of economics.