The issue of time delay has been controversial among the specialized literature. In fact, there exist some contrasted methods to choose it. It is the case that even though they are investigated for chaotic series, they fail to detect which series come from a deterministic and chaotic system. In...

During a tsunami emergency numerous local authorities responsible for the security oflocal persons and businesses which function in the coastal zone are required to makecritical decisions within a very short time frame. It is known that the consequencesof the situation will depend on the quality...

Nowadays, computer-mediated simulations and games are widely used in the field of natural resource management (NRM). They have proved to be useful for various purposes such as supporting decisionmaking processes and training. First, the specificities of the NRM research field are highlighted....