书目名称 | Lewis Fry Richardson: His Intellectual Legacy and Influence in the Social Sciences | 编辑 | Nils Petter Gleditsch | 视频video | | 概述 | Examines the work of Lewis F Richardson, who is unique in occupying an important position in two disparate academic fields: meteorology and peace research.Reviews his work in peace research, where he | 丛书名称 | Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | This is an open access book. Lewis F Richardson (1981-1953), a physicist by training, was a pioneer in meteorology and peace research and remains a towering presence in both fields. This edited volume reviews his work and assesses its influence in the social sciences, notably his work on arms races and their consequences, mathematical models, the size distribution of wars, and geographical features of conflict. It contains brief bibliographies of his main publications and of articles and books written about Richardson and his work and discusses his continuing influence in peace research and international relations as well as his attitude to the ethical responsibilities of a scientist. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars. This book includes 11 chapters written by Nils Petter Gleditsch, Dina A Zinnes, Ron Smith, Paul F Diehl, Kelly Kadera, Mark Crescenzi, Michael D Ward, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Nils B Weidmann, Jürgen Scheffran, Niall MacKay, Aaron Clauset, Michael Spagat and Stijn van Weezel..Lewis F Richardson occupied an important position in two academic fields as different as meteorology and peace research, with academic prizes awarded in both disciplines..I | 出版日期 | Book‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ 2020 | 关键词 | Open access; Armed conflict; Arms races; Conflict and contiguity; Boundaries; Mathematical models | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31589-4 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-31591-7 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-31589-4Series ISSN 2509-5579 Series E-ISSN 2509-5587 | issn_series | 2509-5579 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020 |
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