简介:Inthispaper,wereviewthecreation,evolutionandapplicationofwetlanddefinitions.VaryingwetlandsarefoundfromthetundratothetropicsandoneverycontinentexceptAntarcticaintheplanet.Wetlandshavemanydistinguishingfeatures,themostnotableofwhicharewaterpresence,uniquesoilconditions,andbiotathatareadaptedtoortolerantofsaturatedsoils.Manywetlanddefinitionshavebeendevelopedbyscientists,U.S.federalagencies,andtheRamsarConventionforbothscientificandregulatorypurposes.Wetlandsarenoteasilydefinedbutawell-conceived,science-baseddefinitionofwetlandsisimportantforscientistsandresourcemanagerstounderstandthenatureofwetlandsand/ortouseandprotectwetlands.Ascientificdefinitionisthebasisforwetlandclassification.Developinganeffectivewetlandclassificationsystemrequiresawell-conceived,science-baseddefinitionandclearlyexplicitguidanceontheappropriateuseofvariouswetlandindicatorstoverifythepresenceofwetlandsontheground.Basedonawell-acceptedwetlanddefinition,bothwetlandclassificationandinventoryfurtherprovideneededinformationandaworkingframeforwiseuseandmanagementofwetlands.
简介:Manyglobalemissionreductionstrategieshavebeenproposed,butfewhavebeenassessedquantitativelyfromtheviewofequality,efficiencyandeffectiveness.Integratedassessmentmodels(IAM)isoneoftheeffectivewaystomakeclimatepolicymodeling.SointhispaperwedevelopedtheMRICES(Multi-regionalintegratedmodelofclimateandeconomywithGDPspillovers)model,whichisanIAMbutextendstoincludeGDPspillovermechanism,tomakeassessmentonseveralstrategiesforglobalemissionreduction,includingtheegalitarianismstrategy,theUNDPstrategyandtheCopenhagenAccord.Using1990asabaselineforhistoricalemissionlevels,theegalitarianstrategyarguesthatdevelopedcountriesshouldimplementurgentemissionreductions,whereasdevelopingcountriesareallowedrelativelyhigherfutureemissionquotas.TheUNDPstrategyaddressestheissueofsubstantialchangesinglobaltemperaturebutacknowledgesthatdevelopingcountriesarenotabletoaffordmorecostsformitigationmeasures,whichisinequitablefromtheperspectiveofacountry’srighttodevelop.WealsosimulatedtheCopenhagenAccordtodeterminetheconsequencesbytheyear2100ifeachcountrycontinuestheircurrentemissionmitigationactions,andresultsindicatedthattheincreaseinglobaltemperaturewillbe2.8℃by2100;consequently,muchstrongeremissionreductioneffortsmustbeimplementedafter2020.Basedonanalysisonmitigationstrategies,itisrecognizedthatthecommonbutdifferentiatedresponsibilityprinciplemustbeinsistedwhenmakingglobalmitigationstrategy.Tocomplywiththisprinciple,theemissionreductionbaselineofdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesshouldbediscriminated,so1990and2005canbetakenasthebaseyearfordevelopedanddevelopingcountriesrespectively.
简介:TheurbanthermaldistributioncharacteristicsanditsvariationaredynamicallymonitoredandsyntheticallyanalyzedbyusingGIStechnology.Themeteorologicalsatellitedataserveasmaininformationsource,assistedasauxiliaryinformationsourcesbythelandsatsatelliteTMdata,landusethematicmapsandmeteorologicalobserveddata.Acorrelatedpatternonthegroundsurfacebrightnesstemperaturesandairtemperatureshasbeenstudiedandestablishedwithgoodperformanceofapplication.
简介:EDSSisacomprehensivesoftwaresystemforwaterqualitymanagementintidalrivernetworksingeneralandforthePearlRiverDeltainparticular.Itspurposeistoprovideapracticaltoolthatcouldassistgovernmentagenciesindecisionmakingfortheefficientmanagementofwaterresourcesintermsofbothquantityandquality.Bycombiningthecapabilitiesofgeographicalinformationsystem(GIS),databasemanagementsystem(DBMS),modelbasemanagementsystem(MBMS)andexpertsystem,theaimistoimprovethequalityofdecisionmakinginwhatisbecominganincreasinglycomplexarea.ThispaperfirstoutlinesthebasicconceptsandphilosophyadoptedindevelopingEDSS,thesystemarchitecture,designfeatures,implementationtechniquesandfacilitiesprovided.Thereafter,thecorepartofthesystemthehydrodynamicandwaterqualitymodelsaredescribedbriefly.ThefinalcontributioninthispaperdescribestheapplicationofEDSStothePearlRiverDelta,whichhasthemostcomplicatedtidalrivernetworkpatternsaswellasthefastesteconomicdevelopmentintheworld.Examplesaregivenofthereal-worldproblemsthatcanbeaddressedusingthesystem,includingcross-boundarywaterpollutionanalysis,regionaldrinkingwatertake-upsiteselection,screeningofimportantpolluters,environmentalimpactassessment,andwaterqualityzoningandplanning.ItisillustratedthatEDSScanprovideefficientandscientificanalyticaltoolsforplanninganddecision-makingpurposesintheinformationera.
简介:AsoneofthefewecologicalwetlandsinNorthChina,Baiyangdianbearsmultipleimportantecologicalfunctions,including①adjustingtheecologicalbalanceofNorthChina;②safeguardingthedownstreamareas,especiallyTianjinCity,theBeijing-ShanghaiRailwayandHuabeiOilField;③servingasthereservoirfortheNorth-to-SouthWaterDiversionProjectandtheemergentuseofwaterforBeijing;④conservingbiodiversity.Wetlandecotourismisascientificandwiseusepatternforwetlandresources,throughwhich,asourceoffinancingisprovidedforwetlandconservation,economicalternativesaregeneratedforlocalpeopletoreduceoverexploitationonwetlandresourcesandthepublicawarenessofenvironmentalprotectionisenhanced.Sincewetlandecotourismcanbenefittheco-existencebetweenhumanandnatureandpromotesocialequitybetweenpeople,itenjoysbroadpromiseforpopularizationandimplementation.Theproactivecooperationandsoundinteractionbetweenmainstakeholders,andthewideparticipationofthecommunityresidents,willguaranteethesustainabledevelopmentofwetlandecotourism.BasedontheanalysisofcurrentstatusofparticipationandinteractiverelationshipsofthemainstakeholdersinBaiyangdiantourism,thisarticlemadeanattempttoapplythetheoryofparticipatorydevelopmenttotheecotourisminitiativesofBaiyangdianwetland,discussedandbroughtforwardthecountermeasurestoimprovecommunityparticipationinwetlandecotourismundertheguidanceofthistheory.