Optimal Disease Eradication in Sympatric Metapopulations

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 499-530

  Ceddia, M G ^a  

^a MODUL UNIVERSITY VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Differential games; Infectious diseases; Metapopulation; Non convexities; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DISEASES; FORESTRY; GAME THEORY; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DIFFERENTIAL GAMES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; METAPOPULATIONS; NONCONVEXITY; OPTIMAL CONTROLS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

CONVERGENCE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIVESTOCK; METAPOPULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASTURE; PATHOGEN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SYMPATRY;

EID: 84864324817     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-011-9540-4     Document Type: Article

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