This edited volume is an introduction to diverse methods and applications in operations research focused on local populations and community-based organizations that have the potential to improve the lives of individuals and communities in tangible ways. The book's themes include: space, place and community; disadvantaged, underrepresented or underserved populations; international and transnational applications; multimethod, cross-disciplinary and comparative approaches and appropriate technology; and analytics. The book is comprised of eleven original submissions, a re-print of a 2007 article by Johnson and Smilowitz that introduces CBOR, and an introductory chapter that provides policy motivation, antecedents to CBOR in OR/MS, a theory of CBOR and a comprehensive review of the chapters. It is hoped that this book will provide a resource to academics and practitioners who seek to develop methods and applications that bridge the divide between traditional OR/MS rooted in mathematical models and newer streams in 'soft OR' that emphasize problem structuring methods, critical approaches to OR/MS and community engagement and capacity-building.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9781461429548
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-1-4614-2954-8
- Verlag: Springer
- Erscheinungstermin: 24.10.2013
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 2012
- Serie: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science
- Produktform: Kartoniert
- Gewicht: 552 g
- Seiten: 340
- Format (B x H x T): 155 x 235 x 20 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Themen
- Rechtswissenschaften
- Öffentliches Recht
- Verwaltungsrecht
- Verwaltungspraxis
- Kommunal- und Regionalverwaltung
- Interdisziplinäres
- Wissenschaften
- Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information
- Entscheidungstheorie, Sozialwahltheorie
- Rechtswissenschaften
- Öffentliches Recht
- Verwaltungsrecht
- Verwaltungspraxis
- Kommunal- und Regionalverwaltung