简介:Fewotherpolicyzonesareascomplexastheissueofclimatechange.Ifthemorepessimisticprojectionsofclimatechangedoomarecorrect,thenthefailuretoaddresstheissueislikelytobecatastrophicandirreversible.TheInter-governmentalPanelonClimateChangehaspredictedthepotentialextinctionofmanyspeciesandthattheexistenceofsmall-islandandothervulnerablecountrieswillbethreatenedifbusiness-as-usualgreenhousegasemissionscontinue.Climatechangeisatransboundaryproblemandrequiresunprecedentedlevelsofcooperationbetweenstatesandseriousandsustainedresponsesfrommajoremitters.However,thegrowingdemandandconsumptionofnaturalresourcesforcontinuedenergysecurityandcornucopianeconomicgrowthhaveunderminedtheoutcomesofinternationalclimatechangenegotiations.Itisarguedherethatthereisastrongconnectionbetweenthemajoremitters’positionsatUnitedNations’climatetalks,theirpossessions,dependenceandconsumptionofnaturalresources,andthecontinuedunderminingofinternationalclimatechangepolicyforunsustainablegrowth.ThispaperassessestheresourcepoliticsoftheUS,China,India,Canada,Russia,andSaudiArabiaandtheirpositionsatclimatetalkstoshowthelinkbetweenlackofclimatechangepolicyprogressandthepositionsofthesemainplayers.
简介:Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,theresearchesandapplicationofwaterresourcesincludingthegaswaterhavebeenconstantlydeveloped.Throughananalysisontheflawsofthewaterrighttheory,andbyexecutingreconstructionandrenewalofthetheoryandsystemofwaterrightinmodernsociety,thewaterrightpositionofthegaswaterwillbeestab-lished,leadingtothematurityofthewholelaweffectivenessandsubstantialresultsofwaterright.
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简介:TheinstructionsbelowarespecificallydirectedatauthorswhowishtosubmitamanuscripttoChineseJournalofPopulationResourcesandEnvironment(CJPRE).Forinformationaboutwritinganarticle,preparingyourmanuscriptandgeneralguidanceforauthors,pleasevisittheAuthorServicessectionofourwebsite(http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk).AimsandscopeCJPREisaninternationaljournalthatpublishesoriginalresearchinthefieldsofeconomic,population,resourceandenvironmentstudiesastheypertaintosustainabledevelopment.Morespecifically,CJPREaimstoaddressandevaluatethefield’stheoreticalframeworks,capabilitybuildinginitiatives,strategicgoals,ethicalvalues,empiricalresearch,methodologiesandtechniques.
简介:TheinstructionsbelowarespecificallydirectedatauthorswhowishtosubmitamanuscripttoChineseJournalofPopulationResourcesandEnvironment(CJPRE).Forinformationaboutwritinganarticle,preparingyourmanuscriptandgeneralguidanceforauthors,pleasevisittheAuthorServicessectionofourwebsite(http://joumalauthors.tandf.co.uk).Aimsandscope
简介:Basedontheretrospectionofresearchesoncarryingcapacity,thisarticlereviewedsystematicallytheresearchprogressesoncarryingcapacityofrelativeresources(CCRR).ThentheviewpointwasputforwardthatCCRRisnotanappropriatemethodofappraisingtheregionalsustainability,butasoundwaytoobtaincognitionforcoordinatingspatiallocationandflowofpopulationandeconomy.However,asthemostpopularcomputingmethodofCCRR,theWeightingLinearSumModelisdefectiveintherandomofweightchoiceandtheneglectofmatchingamongdifferentresources.Therefore,thisarticleestablishedtheGeometricModelonCCRRbasedonmodifyingWeightingLinearSumModel,whichcanbeusedtoappraiseregionswhereresourcesareclosematching.EmployingtheGeometricModel,thearticleempiricallyanalyzedthepopulationandeconomicCCRRinHubeiProvincefrom1978to2006.TheresultindicatesthatthepopulationinHubeiProvinceisoverloadingwhiletheeconomiccarryingcapacityisabundantcomparedtothewholecountry,andtheeconomicinsufficiencyrestrictsthepopulationcarryingcapacity.Inthefuture,HubeiProvincewillbecomeoneofthecoredevelopingzoneswhicharecharacterizedbyeconomicconglomeration.
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简介:Universaltwo-childpolicyhasbeenimplementedsincetheendof2015inChina.Thispolicyisanticipatedtobringasignificantincreaseinthetotalpopulation,withprofoundinfluencesontheresourcesandenvironmentinthefuture.Thispaperanalyzesthechangingdynamicsofurbanandruralpopulation,andforecastsurbanandruralpopulationfrom2016to2030atnationalandprovincialscaleusingadoubleloglinearregressionmodel.Drawingupontheresultsofthesetwopredictions,theimpactofthepopulationpolicychangeonChineseresourcesconsumptionandenvironmentalpollutionarepredictedquantitatively.Giventhefuturetotalpopulationmaintainscurrentlevelsonresourcesconsumptionandenvironmentalemission,theadditionaldemandofresourcesandenvironmentdemandforthenewpopulationisforecastedandcomparedagainstthecapacityonsupplyside.Thefindingsareasfollows:afterimplementingtheuniversaltwo-childpolicy,China'sgrain,energyconsumption,domesticwaterdemand,andpollutantemissionsareprojectedtoincreaseatdifferentratesacrossprovinces.Tomeettheneedsarisingfromfuturepopulationgrowth,foodandenergyself-sufficiencyratewillbesignificantlyreducedinthefuture,whilerelyingmoreonimports.Stabilityofthewatersupplyneedstobeimproved,especiallyinBeijing,Henan,Jiangsu,Qinghai,andSichuanwherethegapinfuturedomesticwaterdemandiscomparativelylarger.Environmentalprotectionandassociatedgoverningcapabilityareinurgentneedofupgradenotleastduetotheincreasingpressureofpollution.
简介:EnvironmentallyExtendedInput-Output(EEIO)tableshavebecomeapowerfulelementinsupportinginformation-basedenvironmentalandeconomicpolicies.National-andprovincial-level10tablesarecurrentlypublishedbytheNationalBureauofStatisticsofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaaccordingtowell-definedconventions.However,county-level10tablesarenotprovidedasarulebyofficialstatisticsorganizations.ThispaperconductsanoverviewofcompilingEEIOtablesforenvironmentalandresourcesaccountingatthecountylevelandthenanswersseveralquestions:First,whatkindofdatashouldbepreparedforthecompilationofcounty-levelEEIOtables?Second,howcanwesetupcomprehensiveEEIOtablesatthecountylevel?Third,regardingthesurveymethodsandtheindirectmodeling,whichoneshouldbechosentobuildEEIOtablesatthecountylevel?Finally,whatpolicyquestionscouldsuchatableanswer?EEIOtablesatthecountylevelcanbeusedtopredicttheeconomicimpactsofenvironmentalpoliciesandtoperformtrendandscenarioanalysis.
简介:Theexploitationofmineralresourcesplaysanimportantroleinpromotingnationaleconomicdevelopment.MiningisanessentialcomponentofChina'sindustrialeconomy.Usinggreycorrelationmethodtoanalyzethecorrelativeeffectofmineralresourcesexploitationtorelevantindustries,usingnationalincomemethodtocalculatethepullingeffectofmineralresourcesexploitationtoeconomicgrowthandusinggraphsaswellastablestoanalyzetheincomedistributioneffect,thearticleobtainsactiveeconomiceffectofmineralresourcesdevelopmentinBijie,Guizhou.Moreover,fromtheviewofresources-coredeffect,thearticleanalyzesnegativeeffectssuchassingleindustrialstructurebroughtbymineralresourcedevelopment.Throughanalysis,wefindthatmineralresourcesexploitationtosomeextentbringsactiveeffectsincludinggrossdomesticproductgrowth,localfinancialrevenuegrowthandrelevantindustriesdevelopment;however,itsnegativeeffectsshouldnotbeignored.Thenegativeeffectcanbelightenedbydiversifyingindustrialstructureandprolongingindustrialchain.
简介:Giventheexistenceoftransactioncosts,thelocationofpropertyrightsisanimportantfactorindeterminingtheincentivesforefficientlevelsofinvestmentatvariouslevelsoftheindustry.Thispaperappliessomeoftheeconomictheoriesofpropertyrightsandindustrialstructuretotheissuesconcerningtheconservationofbiodiversity.AlthoughtheexpansionofIntellectualPropertyRights(IPR)systemsintotheareaofgeneticresourceshasincreasedprivateinvestmentinR&Dprocessoftheagriculture,itdoesnotgenerateenoughincentivesforinsituconservationofbiodiversity.Tosolvethiseconomicinefficiency,farmers’rightsandotherdesignofincentivesandinstitutionalarrangementshouldbereconsidered.
简介:ConflictbetweenconservationandcommunitylivelihoodisasignificantissueinChina.BasedonSustainableLivelihoodFramework(SLA),thisstudysystematicallyanalyzedlivelihoodsassetsofacommunityinaYunnansnub-nosedmonkeyconservationareaandfoundthatthelivelihoodpentagonofthecommunitywasshapedbymultiplebutfrailandunstableincomesources,abundantnaturalresourceswithrestricteduseright,underutilizedlabors,inadequatefinancialresources,inconvenientphysicalcapitalandweaksocialcapital.Villagers’incomeheavilydependedonforest,andgrazingandnontimberforestproducts(NTFP)collectionarecommonandmajorincomesourcesforvillagers.However,differentiationofincomedependenceonforestamongvillagers’groupsshowedthatthereisnoclosecorrelationbetweenthelevelofincomeandthelevelofincomedependenceonforest.Households’dailylifealsoheavilydependedontheforestduetoheatingandpig-feedcooking;hence,fuelwoodcannotbeeasilyreplacedbyanyotherenergyresourceforalongperiod.
简介:Peopleandculturecoexistandhumanresourcesdevelopmentandregionalculturalecologyintegrate.Thepresentthesisforthefirsttimeputsforwardtheintegrationmodeofhumanresourcesdevelopmentandculturalecology,arguesthatpersonnelinnovationshouldbeattractedbymotiveinjection,openculture,resourcesintegration,culturedilution,thinkingblendingandpeople-orientationanddiscussesthetransmissionmechanismforfunctionsofintegrationmodeofhumanresourcesdevelopmentandculturalecologyfromtheaspectsofculturalvalues,livingstylesandculturalindustry.
简介:HealthinstitutionsinthePeople’sRepublicofChinaareunderconsiderablechallenge.Innovationsinmanagementsystemsmaysupportthechallengetoincreasebothefficiencyandeffectiveness.Thebalancedscorecard(BSC)isonesuchinnova-tion.WehaveusedamodeltoexplorethefactorsthatmayimpactthediffusionoftheBSCinChinesegovernmenthospitals.Inparticular,weconcentrateonthreefactors—theoutercontext,thenatureoftheinnovationandthecommunicationandinfluence.TheoutercontextandthenatureoftheinnovationdoprovideaninducementtoimplementaBSC.Thestrengthofthecommunica-tionandinfluencemayaffecttheleveloftake-up.However,werecognisethattheymaychoosetheBSCnotforanyapparenttechnicalexcellencebutforthelegitimationthatWesternman-agementpracticesmaybringtolocalmanagers.
简介:Inthispaper,interestallocationintheresourceindustrychainisstudiedtakingresourcesexploitationinChinaasanexample.First,qualitativeanalysisisusedtoconcludestakeholdersandtheirrelationshipinmineralresourceexploitation.Inthefollowingsection,usingthetoolofpriceconstitutionandcomparisonmethod,theresearchoninterestallocationalongtheindustrychainshowsthatmidstreamanddownstreamcompanieshaveadvantages.Thenextsectionstudiesinterestallocationamongresourceowners,exploitationcompaniesandlocalgovernments.Throughcontrastiveanalysisofthefinancialreportofpetroleumcompanies,thispaperquantitativelymeasuresthescaleofrevenueshiftingfromresourceowners,thecentralandlocalgovernmentstoexploitationcompanies.Thiscontortedinterestallocationisanimportantfactorresultinginexploitationconfusionandthelargerevenuegap.
简介:Environmentalsociologyandthesociologyofnaturalresourcesaretwokeysubdisciplinesofthesociologicalstudyontheinteractionsbetweennatureandhumansociety.Previousdiscussionontherelationshipsofthesetwofieldshaslargelyfocusedontheirdistinctionsandsynthesisinwestern(particularlyAmerican)academia.EnvironmentalsociologyemergedasanimportantsociologicalsubdisciplineinChinaintheearly1990sandisundervigorousdisciplinaryconstructionatpresent.Bycontrast,thesociologyofnaturalresourcesisstillanoveltermformostChineseresearchers.Thisarticleprovidesasystematicreviewofrecentliteratureontherelationshipsbetweenenvironmentalandnaturalresourcesociologies,whichshouldprovideimportantimplicationsforthefurtherdevelopmentofenvironmentalsociologyinChina.
简介:ThemineralresourcesexploitationstageandtheeconomicgrowthratearevariousindifferentregionsofXinjiangAutonomousregion.Usingthemethodoflocationquotient,thispaperidentifiesandclassifiestheintensiveregionsofthreetypesofmineralresources,knownascoal,oilandnaturalgas,respectively.Theintensiveregionsofeconomicgrowthwerealsoidentified,accordingtotherateofpercapitaGDPgrowthatprefecture,autonomousprefectureandcity.Therelationshipsbetweendifferentmineralresourcesandeconomicgrowtharedifferent,forexample,therelationshipbetweeneconomicgrowthandcoalresourceispositive,whiletherelationshipbetweeneconomicgrowthandoilresource,ornaturalgasresourceisnegative.ThisstudyempiricallyexaminestheeffectsofnaturalresourcesoneconomicgrowthofXinjiang.Theresultsshowthatwhilstnaturalresourceshaveapositiveimpactongrowth,andcanmakeanegativeimpactongrowththroughthetransmissionchannels,suchasinvestment,manufacture,humancapital,andscientificandtechnologicinnovation.Moreover,itstudiesthetransmissionchannels,thatis,theeffectofnaturalresourcesontheotherexplanatoryvariables,andcalculatestheindirecteffectofnaturalresourcesongrowthforeachtransmissionchannel,andcomprehensiveeffectsofnaturalresourcesongrowth.ThecalculatedresultofcomprehensiveeffectsindicatesthatthepositivedirecteffectsofnaturalresourcesongrowthareshowntooutweighthenegativeindirecteffectofXinjiangautonomousregion.