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Strategic bargaining and cooperation in greenhouse gas mitigations :an integr…
A fresh approach to the economics of climate change that bridges integrated assessment modeling and game theoretic modeling.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262286510
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- 1 online resource (x, 191 pages) :illustrations
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Bond markets in Latin America :on the verge of a big bang?
Developing local bond markets is high on the policy agenda of Latin America. This book's case studies of Argentina, Brazil Chile, Columbia, Mexico and Uruguay, written by country experts follow a common methodology, with each offering a history of that country's bond market development and data sets.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262269025
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- 1 online resource (x, 305 pages) :illustrations
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Mechanical sound :technology, culture, and public problems of noise in the tw…
'Mechanical Sound' traces efforts to control unwanted sound - the noise of industry, city traffic, gramophones and radios, and aircraft - from the late 19th to the late 20th century. Karin Bijsterveld argues that a paradox of control has developed, in which only some forms of noise are regulated by experts and governments.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262268547
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- 1 online resource (xii, 350 pages) :illustrations.
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Sound unbound :sampling digital music and culture
The role of sound and digital media in an information-based society: artists--from Steve Reich and Pierre Boulez to Chuck D and Moby--describe their work.If Rhythm Science was about the flow of things, Sound Unbound is about the remix--how music, art, and literature have blurred the lines between what an artist can do and what a composer can create. In Sound Unbound, Rhythm Science author Paul …
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- 9780262288170
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Quantum computing without magic :devices
This text offers an introduction to quantum computing, with a special emphasis on basic quantum physics, experiment, and quantum devices. Unlike many other texts, which tend to emphasize algorithms, Quantum Computing without Magic explains the requisite quantum physics in some depth, and then explains the devices themselves. It is a book for readers who, having already encountered quantum algor…
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- 9780262288187
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- 1 online resource (xx, 422 pages) :illustrations.
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Software studies :a lexicon
This collection of short expository, critical and speculative texts offers a field guide to the cultural, political, social and aesthetic impact of software. Experts from a range of disciplines each take a key topic in software and the understanding of software, such as algorithms and logical structures.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262273343
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- 1 online resource (xii, 334 pages) :illustrations.
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The power of words in international relations :birth of an anti-whaling disco…
The role of discursive power in shaping international relations analysed through the lens of whaling politics.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262272384
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- 1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) :illustrations.
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Street-fighting mathematics :the art of educated guessing and opportunistic p…
"In Street-Fighting Mathematics, Sanjoy Mahajan builds, sharpens, and demonstrates tools for educated guessing and down-and-dirty, opportunistic problem solving across diverse fields of knowledge - from mathematics to management. Mahajan describes six tools: dimensional analysis, easy cases, lumping, picture proofs, successive approximation, and reasoning by analogy. Illustrating each tool with…
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- 9780262265881
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- 1 online resource (xv, 134 pages) :illustrations
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Natural experiments :ecosystem-based management and the environment
This systematic assessment of seven prominent initiatives - in Texas, California, Florida and Arizona - evaluates the effectiveness of ecosystem-based management at protecting the environment. The author concludes that projects that set goals based on stakeholder collaboration are less likely to result in environmental improvement.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262278010
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 365 pages) :maps.
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Cyberpolitics in international relations
An examination of the ways cyberspace is changing both the theory and the practice of international relations.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262305178
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- 1 online resource (viii, 311 pages) :illustrations
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