Hydroinformatics as Sociotechnology

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CRC Press, 2002 M01 1 - 260 pages
This work argues for the adoption of sociotechnology as a unified concept where both social and technical aspects are approached simultaneously.
 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Rediscovering Sociotechnology
9
Network Distributed Decision Support Systems NDDSSS in
73
A Prototype of a Network Distributed Decision
103
Software Agents and NDDSSS
201
Conclusions
221
References
233
Summary
243
About the author 251
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TitleHydroinformatics as Sociotechnology
Ihe Dissertation, 27
AuthorA. Jonoski
Editionillustrated
PublisherCRC Press, 2002
ISBN9054104279, 9789054104278
Length260 pages
  
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