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Christopher Chase-dunn - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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World-Systems Analysis and Archaeology: Continuing the Dialogue
Journal of Archaeological Research, 2011Co-Authors: Thomas D. Hall, P. Nick Kardulias, Christopher Chase-dunnAbstract:Many archaeologists have used world-Systems Analysis in precapitalist settings. Some have criticized it; others have dismissed it out of hand. Critiques include that it was developed for the “modern” world, that it is overly economistic, that it neglects individual actors, and that it inappropriately uses modern analyses in ancient settings. Although there is some validity to these charges when applied to Wallerstein’s original formulation, most are misdirected. The critiques are rooted in inattention to the last three decades of work on world-Systems, especially modifications made with the explicit intention to make world-Systems Analysis useful in precapitalist settings. Newer comparative versions of world-Systems Analysis were initially developed to better understand the evolution of world-Systems that gave rise to the modern world-system. These new advances are useful for the study of interregional interactions and long-term development. Archaeologists are well placed to contribute to the further development of world-Systems Analysis; they can shed light on ancient world-systemic processes and the origins of the modern world-system, provide empirical backing for hypotheses, and raise new theoretical and empirical questions.
Thomas D. Hall - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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World-Systems Analysis and Archaeology: Continuing the Dialogue
Journal of Archaeological Research, 2011Co-Authors: Thomas D. Hall, P. Nick Kardulias, Christopher Chase-dunnAbstract:Many archaeologists have used world-Systems Analysis in precapitalist settings. Some have criticized it; others have dismissed it out of hand. Critiques include that it was developed for the “modern” world, that it is overly economistic, that it neglects individual actors, and that it inappropriately uses modern analyses in ancient settings. Although there is some validity to these charges when applied to Wallerstein’s original formulation, most are misdirected. The critiques are rooted in inattention to the last three decades of work on world-Systems, especially modifications made with the explicit intention to make world-Systems Analysis useful in precapitalist settings. Newer comparative versions of world-Systems Analysis were initially developed to better understand the evolution of world-Systems that gave rise to the modern world-system. These new advances are useful for the study of interregional interactions and long-term development. Archaeologists are well placed to contribute to the further development of world-Systems Analysis; they can shed light on ancient world-systemic processes and the origins of the modern world-system, provide empirical backing for hypotheses, and raise new theoretical and empirical questions.
Banafsheh Zahraie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Water resources Systems Analysis
2003Co-Authors: Mohammad Karamouz, Ferenc Szidarovszky, Banafsheh ZahraieAbstract:Focusing on conflict resolution, Water Resources Systems Analysis discusses systematic approaches for the mathematical modeling of various water resources issues, helping decision-makers allocate water effectively and efficiently. Readers will gain an understanding of simulation, optimization, multi-criterion decision-making, as well as engineering economics and time series Analysis, all necessary for successful water resources Systems Analysis. The book explores developments in surface and groundwater Systems optimization and modeling, and relates these to real field applications and case studies, supporting the discussion with essential mathematical tools.
Hugo A. Loáiciga - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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State-of-art of genetic programming applications in water-resources Systems Analysis
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020Co-Authors: Sahar Mohammad-azari, Omid Bozorg-haddad, Hugo A. LoáicigaAbstract:Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) have become competitive solvers of a wide variety of water-resources optimization problems. Genetic programming (GP) has become a leading EA since its inception in 1985. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art of GP and its applications in water-resources Systems Analysis. A comprehensive knowledge about GP’s theory and modeling approach is essential for its successful application in water-resources Systems Analysis. This review presents variants of GP that have been proven useful in various applications to water resources problems. Several examples of applications of GP in water-resources Systems Analysis are herein presented. This review reveals GP’s capability and superiority compared to other conventional methods, which makes it suitable for solving a wide variety of water-related problems including rainfall-runoff modeling, streamflow sediment prediction, flood prediction and routing, evaporation and evapotranspiration forecasting, reservoir operation, groundwater modeling, water quality modeling, water demand forecasting, and water distribution Systems.
Immanuel Wallerstein - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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World-Systems Analysis
Sociopedia, 2013Co-Authors: Immanuel WallersteinAbstract:In World-Systems Analysis , Immanuel Wallerstein provides a concise and accessible introduction to the comprehensive approach that he pioneered thirty years ago to understanding the history and development of the modern world. Since Wallerstein first developed world-Systems Analysis, it has become a widely utilized methodology within the historical social sciences and a common point of reference in discussions of globalization. Now, for the first time in one volume, Wallerstein offers a succinct summary of world-Systems Analysis and a clear outline of the modern world-system, describing the structures of knowledge upon which it is based, its mechanisms, and its future. Wallerstein explains the defining characteristics of world-Systems Analysis: its emphasis on world-Systems rather than nation-states, on the need to consider historical processes as they unfold over long periods of time, and on combining within a single analytical framework bodies of knowledge usually viewed as distinct from one another—such as history, political science, economics, and sociology. He describes the world-system as a social reality comprised of interconnected nations, firms, households, classes, and identity groups of all kinds. He identifies and highlights the significance of the key moments in the evolution of the modern world-system: the development of a capitalist world-economy in the sixteenth-century, the beginning of two centuries of liberal centrism in the French Revolution of 1789, and the undermining of that centrism in the global revolts of 1968. Intended for general readers, students, and experienced practitioners alike, this book presents a complete overview of world-Systems Analysis by its original architect.
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world Systems Analysis an introduction
2004Co-Authors: Immanuel WallersteinAbstract:Acknowledgments vii To Start: Understanding the World in Which We Live ix 1. Historical Origins of World-Systems Analysis: From Social Science Disciplines to Historical Social Sciences 1 2. The Modern World-System as a Capitalist World-Economy: Production, Surplus-Value, and Polarization 23 3. The Rise of the States-System: Sovereign Nation-States, Colonies, and the Interstate System 41 4. The Creation of a Geoculture: Ideologies, Social Movements, Social Science 60 5. The Modern World-System in Crisis: Bifurcation, Chaos, and Choices 76 Glossary 91 Bibliographical Guide 101 Index 105
