Managing Systems with Non-convex Positive Feedback

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 575-602

  Brock, W A ^a   Starrett, D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basins of attraction; Dynamic optimization; Lake ecology; Non convex dynamics; Positive feedback

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; LAKES; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTS;

FARMING; GARDENING;

ECOLOGY;

EUTROPHICATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 0346041556     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EARE.0000007350.11040.e3     Document Type: Article

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