简介：FormulatingtheGSDRFormulatingtheGSDR(globalsustainabledevelopmentreport)isoneoftheimportantachievementsinitiatedbythe"Rio+20"summit,andithasreceivedworldwideattention.Nowadays,theinternationalcommunityhasmadeapreliminaryconsensusontheorientation,keyfocuses,frameworks,andtimescheduleofGSDR.But,therearestillgreatdivergencesintherelationshipbetweenGSDRandSDGs/post-MDGs(sustainabledevelopmentgoals/post-2015developmentagenda),theGSDRorganizationalmodel,andwhethercountrieswritingtheirownnationalsustainabledevelopmentreportornot.AfterreviewingthewholeprocessofformulatingGSDR,somerecommendationsforwritingGSDRfromtheChineseperspectiveareproposed.TheGSDRreportshouldbeascience-basedandpolicy-making-orientedassessmentreport.TheGSDRshouldfocusonthepriorityareasthatSDGs/post-MDGshavealreadyidentifiedascorefields."Limitedinnumber,easytoquantify,anduniversallyapplicable"comprehensiveassessmentindicesofsustainabledevelopmentshouldbeproposed.AGSDRinternationalworkinggroupofexpertsshouldbeestablished.Countriesshouldbeencouragedtoformulatethe"NationalSustainableDevelopmentReport"accordingtotheirowndomesticpractices.GSDRshouldbeintegratedwiththehigh-levelpoliticalforum(HLPF).Meanwhile,somesuggestionsonChina’sparticipationintheGSDRprocessarealsoproposed.China’s2030mid-termandlong-termnationalsustainabledevelopmentgoals(CSDGs)basedonboththeSDGs/post-MDGsanddomesticpracticeareproposed.Accordingtotheimplementationofnationalsustainabledevelopmentgoals,Chinashouldstarttheappropriateassessmentoftheprogressandregularlyreportonthenationalsustainabledevelopment.ChinesescientistsshouldbeencouragedtoactivelyparticipateintheprocessofGSDR.

简介：LubeiGeneralCompanyofEnterpriseGroup,ShangdongProvince,setupjointenterprisesindustrialecosystembysharingresources,symbiosisindustryandcompactstructure.Asanecologicalindustrypark,theindustrialecosystemhasbeenoperatedsuccessfullywithrichexperimentandhasbecomeoneofecologicalindustryexamplesintheworld.BasedonthecasestudyofLubeiecologicalindustryproject,componentsofindustrialchains,matterrecycleandconversion,energycycleandmultilevelutilization,systematicstructureandimpactfactoridentificationareanalyzedandsummarizedinthispaper.ThepossibleextensionanddevelopmentofLubeiecologicalindustryprojectinfutureisbroughtforwardaswell.

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简介：Chinaisexperiencingaprocessofrapidindustrializationandurbanizationatthecostofagriculturallandandenvironment,particularlyinthecostalareas.ThisstudytakesJinanasacasepresentingatime-seriesanalysisofurbanlandexpansionfrom313to2003.TheresultsshowthattheurbanexpansionofJinancitymainlytookplaceinthelast100years,especiallyaftertheeconomicreformin1978.Socialdevelopmentandeconomicgrowth,urbanpopulationgrowthandmigrationpolicieswerefactorsdrivingtheurbanlandexpansion.Urbansprawlresultedinadisappearanceofwetlandsandagreatlossofagriculturalland,andover-pumpingofgroundwaterthatledtodisappearanceofthecity'sfeature,namely"thecityofsprings".

简介：Inthisresearch,theFactorAnalysismodelofmeasuringprovinciallowcarbondevelopmentinChinahasbeenconstructed.Basedondatafrom30provinces,anempiricalstudywasdevelopedtomeasurecomprehensivelowcarbondevelopmentusingtheFactorAnalysismodel(PrincipalComponentsmethodandNormalizedVarimaxRotation).Theresultsrevealthattheprovincialmarksoflowcarbondevelopmentaregenerallylowandonlynineprovinceshavehighmarks(morethan0.80).Theresultsalsoshowsignificantregionaldisparity.TheprovincialmarksoftheeasternregionarehigherthanboththemiddleandwesternprovincesofmainlandChina.Alloftheprovinceswithhighmarks(morethan0.90)arelocatedintheeasternregion,andthosewiththelowestmarks(0.60)arelocatedinthemiddleregion.Furthermore,regionaldisparityinlowcarbondevelopmentfollowsthesamepatternaseconomicdevelopmentinChina.Finally,somesuggestionsfordecision-makersarepresented.

简介：Basedonthedataofurbanlanduseobtainedbyremotesensinginterpretationfromaeroimagesin1986and2004,thespatialstructureofJinanisstudiedinthispaperwiththemethodofGeographicInformationSystem(GIS).Accordingtotheproportionoflandforresidence,industryandcommerce,theurbandistrictcanbedistinguishedintothreerings.ComparedwiththetraditionaltheoryoftheringstructureinWesterncoun-tries,theyhavemanydistinctivecharacteristics.Themainfunc-tionsoftheinnerringincluderesidence,businessandbanking,buttheproportionofresidentialland(morethan50%)isconsiderablyhigherthanthatofthecitiesinWesterncountries.Thelandproportionforresidenceandindustryintheintermediateringisequalonthewhole.Themainlandoftheoutsideringisforindustrialuse.From1986to2004,greatchangeshavetakenplaceonthelandproportionofdifferenttypesofuse.Intheinnerring,thelandforresidentialandindustrialusehasshrunkmuchwhilethelandforcommercialusehasincreased.Intheintermediatering,thechangesofthethreetypesoflandusewerenotverymuchandthetemporalvariationwasrelativelystable.Onthecontrary,thestructureintheoutsideringvariesacutely.Thoughmostofitisalsoforindustrialuse,theproportionofresidentiallandhasin-creasedmuch.Thethreeringscanalsobedividedintoseveralsectorsrespectively,accordingtothefunctionoflanduseclusters.Newtrendsandmechanismsofthechangesoflanduseimpactingtheurbanstructurewereproposedintheendofthepaper.

简介：Aimingatfacilitatingtheresearchofurbantourismimagepositioning,thispapersummarizesthedomesticandabroadtheoriesonurbantourismimageandanalyzesitssignificanceforcities.WithDengfengasanexample,itsgoalistoboostdevelopmentofDengfengtourism,whichisanexcellenttourismcityinChina.Thispaperpresentsitscurrenturbantourismdevelopingsituation,positionsitstourismimage,concludestheplanofimagebrandandproposespromotionalslogansbasedontheanalysisofDengfengtourismlocalfeatures,itscoreelementsandperceptionsofvisitors.

简介：SoutheastChinaisoneoftheseveresoildegradationareasinChina.Thispapertheoreticallyexaminestheimpactofsomeimportantinstitutionalarrangementsandpolicies,likelandmanagementpattern,theruraloff-farmemployment,landpropertychangeandchangesinpricesofagriculturalproducts,onsoildegradationinthisarea.Itfurtherconductssomecasestudiestoconfirmthepotentialrelationshipbetweentheinstitutions&policiesandsoildegradation,applyingthesurveyedandthesecondhanddata.Thepaperatlastmakessomeconclusionsandproposessomesuggestionsonhowtopromotesoilconservationbyimprovingthewaysofpolicydecision-makingandtheeffectsofpoliciesonlanduse.

简介：Inordertoachievesustainableutilizationofnaturalresources,saveenergyandprotectenvironmentandecosystem,itisimportantforaregionoranationtodevelopandimplementaviablewasterecyclingmodelfromboththeoreticalandpracticalpointofview.Somepackagingrecyclingmodelsoperatedindevelopedcountriesareintroducedinthisarticle.Aluminiumcanrecoveryandrecyclingisemphasized.Costeffective,economicandenvironmentalbenefitofdifferentmodelsarecomparedandanalyzed.Theresultshowsthatallrecyclingmodelshavetheircharacteristicsduetotheinitialpurposeofrecoveryandthesituationoftheimplementingcountry.However,allthemodelscontributetothereductionofmunicipalsolidwastedisposalandresourcesconservation.

简介：Biomass,asfuelwood,isoneofthemajorsourcesofenergyinruralareas,especiallyinthemountainousregionsoftheworld.Astheincreasinghumanpopulationexertsmorepressureontheforesttherebyinducinganadverseeffectonthesustainabilityoftheecosystem,whichconsequentlycausesfuelwoodcrisisatalocallevel,thiscrisisisspatio-temporalinnature.Thus,themajorobjectiveofthisstudyistoassessthesustainabilityoffuelwoodatdifferentprobablescenariosatamicrowatershedlevel.ThepresentstudywasconductedinthePhakotwatershed,theTehriGarhwaldistrictofcentralHimalayainIndia,during2006-2008.Basedonthevegetationcompositioninthestudyarea,thenetprimaryproductivity(NPP)valueoftheOakforest,andmixedoakandsalforests,wasusedforthequantificationoffuelwoodavailabilityinevergreenanddeciduousforests,respectively.Thefuelwooddemandwascalculatedonthebasisofseasonalfuelwoodconsumptionvalues.Nineprobablepermutationsforavailability-demandscenariosassumingtheexistenceofhigh(H),low(L)andaverage(A)conditionswereanalyzedforevaluatingthestress.Theavailableannualharvestablefuelwoodinthewatershedisintheminimumandmaximumrangesof2283.28to4066.00tons,respectively,peryearwhereasithasademandof110.76tonsastheminimumto3659tonsasthemaximumannually.Thisshowsthatinthecurrentavailabilitydemandscenario,thewatersheddoesnothavefuelwoodcrisisinthepresentsituationbutneedstomaintainthesustainabilityofthesystem.Basedonourstudy,itisconcludedthat,globally,morespatio-temporalstudyisrequiredtounderstandtheissuesatthelocallevel.

简介：Eco-efficiencyisavaluabletoolformanagingandsolvingissuesinvolvingresourceconsumptionandpollutionemissionincurrentproductionprocesses.Despitethepopularityoftheterm"eeo-efficiency"inbusiness,limitedattentionhasbeenpaidtomeasuringandreportingregionaleco-efficiencyforlocalgovernmentpolicymakers.Basedontheconceptandmethodofeco-efficiency,anindicatorsystemofregionaleco-efficiencyisestablishedinthisstudy.Theindicatorsystemcomprises22indicators,whicharedividedintothreecategoriesincludingsocio-economicdevelopment,resourcesconsumption,environmentalpressure.Asapromisingstatisticaltechnique,principlecomponentanalysisisusedtosettheweightofindicatorswhichattemptstocalculatetheeco-efficiencyindicesofQingdao'sChengyangDistrict.Theresultsshowthattheeco-efficiencyofChengyangDistricthasclearlyimproved35.1%withsmallfluctuationfrom1995to2003.Socio-economicdevelopmentindexandresourcesconsumptionindexalsorepresentobviousincreasingtrends.Thecorrelationcoefficientbetweensoci-economicdevelopmentindexandresourcesconsumptionindexis0.979,whichmeansthesocialprogressandeconomicgrowthofChengyangDistrictdependonanextravagantconsumptionofresources.Theenvironmentalpressureindexincreasedslowlybefore1997anddeclinedgraduallyafter1997,duetomoreattentionbeingpaidtoenvironmentalprotectionbylocalgovernmentinrecentyears.ChengyangDistrictstillkeepsthetraditionaleconomicdevelopmentmodewithahighconsumptionandhighproduction,sotheemphasesoffuturedevelopmentshouldputonimprovingtheimprovingtheefficientuseofnaturalresourcesandpromotingenvironmentalmanagementsustainability.Theresultsshowthattheindicatorssystemofregionaleco-efficiencyisapromisingmethodtoquantitativelyevaluateresourcesandenvironmentalefficiencyandprovideaneffectivedecision-makingsupportforlocalgovernments.

简介：Climatechangeisexpectedtobeamajordrivingforceoflandscapeinthecomingdecades.Itwillhaveamultitudeofpotentialimpactsthatvaryinintensityandeffectaccordingtoregionandsector.Inthecontextofglobalwarming,theclimateofChinahaschangedsignificantlyintherecent100years.ThereasonforclimatechangeinChinaismainlyduetoirrationallandusecausedbyhumanactivities,whichchieflyresultsintherapidindustrializationandurbanizationprocess.Basedonanassessmentmodel,thisresearchrepresentsapictureoftheimpactsofclimatechangeinsixdistrictsofHangzhouregion.Theaimofthispaperistoconclude,ontheonehand,someofHangzhousensitivitiesinrelationtotheprimaryeffectsofclimatechange.Ontheotherhand,areflectionismadeonamethodologytoformulatepreconditionsonascientificbasisforfurtherresearchbydesignofintegratedadaptationoptionsforthefuturespatialdevelopmentsinfunctiontoupgradeHangzhouresilienceinrelationtoclimatechangechallenges.

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简介：WiththeincomeincreaseofelderlypeopleinBeijingandtheimprovementofleisurefacilitiessince2000,thequalityofelderlypeopleleisurelifeinBeijinghasobviouslyincreasedcomparedtotenyearsago.Accordingtotheinvestigationandcomparativeanalysisonmorethan900elderlypeople,whousuallyexerciseinpublicparksinBeijingCity,wehavefoundoutseveralnewfeaturesofelderlypeople’soutdoorrecreationinBeijing:theincreaseoftheleisuretime,theexpansionofleisurespace,theindividuationofinterestandthediversificationofconsumption.Theleisurelifequalityevaluationindexsystemofurbanelderlypeoplecanbebuiltbasedontheseanalyses.Inordertoaccommodatethedevelopmenttendencyofelderlypeople’sdemandforleisurediversification,weshouldstrengthentheorganizationandmanagementofelderlypeople’sleisureactivityinurbanconstruction,andpaymoreattentiontofunctioncomplementationbetweencommunitiesandparks.

简介：The11thFiveYearPlanhasdividednationalfunctionalzonesinthebasicunitofcounty-leveladministrativeregion.AfterimplementationofnationalMajorFunction-orientedZones(MFOZ)atprefectureandcountylevels,thespatialdevelopmentsequencemustbespecified,developmentintensitymustbelimited,orientedzonesmustbedesignatedand"redline"areasofspatialgovernancemustbedefined.Inviewoftheabove,choosingatypicalcountyareaandexploringitsfunctionalzoningafterorientingitsmajorfunctionswillsupplyreferenceforcarryingoutthenationalspatialplanninginthe12thFiveYearPeriod,anditwillalsoprovideexperienceforthestudyoffunctionregionalizationwhichisthethemeofMFOZinthepresentacademiccircles.Inthispaper,theauthorstakeShangyuCountyasanexampletostudythegeneralprinciples,trainofthoughtofcounty-levelfunctionalregionalizationindevelopment-optimizedareas,andtoexploreitsreasonablefunctionalzoningplan.Consequently,theauthorspresentfiveprinciplesandsuggestafunction-orientedzoningplanwith2levelsand4types.

简介：Climatechangehasbecomewidelyacceptedasachallengethathumanswillfaceinthenot-too-distantfuture.Mountainecosystemsandtheirinhabitantsareamongthemostvulnerabletoclimatechange.ThispaperseekstoexplainmigrationdriversinspecificmountainregionsinthecontextofclimatechangebasedonForesight’sconceptualframework.AclimatechangesensitivefieldnamedShangnanCountyinsouthernShaanxiProvinceischosenasthecasestudyareatoinvestigatelocalmigrationdrivers.Aseriesofqualitativeresearchmethodsisemployedinthecasestudyincludingparticipantobservation,semi-structuredinterviews,andfocusgroupdiscussions.Theevidenceofsurveysuggeststhatmigrationdecisionsarenotonlyshapedbymacrofactorsinaspectsofenvironmental,economics,demographic,social,politicsandpsychological,butalsoinfluencedbyplaced-relatedbarriersandfacilitatingmechanismsandpersonalcharacteristics.

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简介：Fuelwoodisoneofthemajorsourcesofenergyinthedomesticsectoracrosstheruralareas,especiallyinthedevelopingregionsacrosstheworld.TheNortheasternHimalayanstateofManipurisdominatedbythetribalpopulationthatlargelydependsonfuelwoodfromthenearbyforestarea.Theentiredependenceonforestsforenergyresourcesisaffectingthesustainabilityoftheforestecosystemintheregion,thusindicatingthelivelihoodconditions.Sinceland-useland-coverchangeisthekeydrivertothechangeinresourceavailabilityofaregion,thepresentstudyhastriedtoanalyzethelandcoverchangesoveraperiod28years.Thesecondmajorcomponentaffectingresourceavailabilityistheincreasingpopulationpressurethatleadstochangesinthelanddynamics,whichdirectlyaffecttheresourceproduction.Basedontheexistingconsumptionpattern,thetotalconsumptionoffuelwoodinthewatershedrangesfiomaminimumof289.992tons/yeartoamaximumof3545.719tons/yearwithanaverageof1561.956tons/yearintheyear2009andsimulatedfuelwoodconsumptionfortheyear2021isaround1469.260tons/year.Ninedifferentprobablescenariosofresourceareproposedtocalculatethestressvaluethatcanbeusedbythepolicy-makersandplannersforsuitablepolicyimplementationatthemicrolevelwithacomplexsocialsystem.

简介：TheAppellateBodyreportinJanuary2012hadsupportedthedecisionofPanelinthe"China-measuresrelatedtotheexportationofvariousrawmaterials"case(WT/DS394,395,398)andaffirmedthatChina’srestrictions(suchastariffsandquotameasures)ontheexportationofrawmaterialsviolatedrulesputforthbytheWTO,whichwererequiredtobemodified.InthiscaseChina’srighttoinvokeArticle20ofGATT1994("generalexception")tojustifyitsexemptionfromtheguidelinesinArticle11.3oftheWTOAccessionProtocolwasdeniedbythePanelandtheAppellateBody.ThiswasduetothefactthatthephrasinginArticle11.3ofProtocolfailedtomention"GATT."ThiswastheconsequenceofthetwointerpretationapproachestheDisputeSettlementBody(DSB)adopted-anarrowtextualinterpretationandasubjectivepresumptionof"legislativesilence."TheinappropriateuseofthetwomethodsofinterpretationleadtoanimbalancebetweentherightandobligationofChinaundertheadditionalobligationsthatwereimposeduponChinabytheWTO,whichcreateanegativeimpactonChina’srareearthcaseandtheprotectionofdomesticnaturalresources.