简介:Thispaperstudiesfactorsinfluencingrural-urbanlabormigrationinChina,particularlytheimplementationofruralcooperativemedicalinsurance(RCMI)intheyear2003.Withthesupportofdataanalysisfromtheyear2000,2004and2006,clearlinearcorrelationsarefoundbetweengender,income,healthconditionandrural-urbanlaborflow,whereastheimpactofeducationandemploymentstatusaremorecomplicated.Moreimportantly,resultsfromregressionshowthattheestablishmentofRCMIincountrysideofChinanotonlyinhibitsruralresidentsfromseekingemploymentoutsidethevillage,butalsopullsbackruralpeoplewhohavealreadyworkedincities.Whenregionaldimensionisconcerned,thepurecompositeeffectofRCMIonrurallaborflowislesssignificantincoastalareaswithbettereconomicperformanceandmedicalservice.
简介:ThisstudyismotivatedbytheinterestingrelationshipbetweentheincomeKuznetscurveandthecarbonKuznetscurve.ThispaperfocusesontheinteractioneffectsofincomedistributionandincomepercapitaonCO2emissionsusingcountrygrouppaneldataovertheperiodof1980to2006byemployingfixedeffects(FE),randomeffects(RE)andfeasiblegeneralizedleastsquares(FGLS)estimationmethods.Themainfindingsareasfollows.(1)Thereexistsaninverted-UrelationshipbetweenCO2emissionspercapitaandincomepercapitainallsamplecountriesandhigh-incomegroups.(2)Thecross-countryincomedisparityhasanegativeeffectontheaveragelevelofCO2emissionsbutapositiveeffectontheaggregateincomeelasticityofCO2emissions.(3)ThisnegativeeffectofincomedisparityontheaveragelevelofCO2emissionsdecreasesalongwiththegrowthofpercapitaincome.Thus,economicgrowthcontributestothereductionofthisnegativeimpact.
简介:ResidentialwateruseisgraduallybecomingthefocusinChina'smunicipalwatersupplyplanningandmanagementinrecentyears.Littleisknown,however,abouttheresidentialwateruseinmodemChinaduetothetransitionofeconomyandenhancementofmanagementonwaterconservation.InordertobetterunderstandthecharacteristicsofresidentialwateruseinNorthChina,amodelforidentifyingthedeterminantsofresidentialwaterusewasestablishedandanalyzedbyusingpaneldataandcross-sectiondatamethodologies.ThenTaiyuancity,thecapitalcityofShanxiProvinceinNorthernChinawasselectedasacasestudy.Boththeanalysesandfieldinvestigationindicatethattherelativelyslowincreaseofresidentialwateruseinrecentyearsmayresultfromtheimplementationofstrictlawsandregulationsonwaterconservation.Andthroughtheinvestigation,first-handinformationaboutwaterconsumptionpattern,waterreuse/conservation,people'sattitudetowardwaterquantityandquality,etc.havebeenobtained.
简介:Thispaperexplores,explainsanddiscussesissuesaroundthedilemmabetweenlocalconservationofnaturalresources(often,endangeredspeciesandhabitats)andtourismneedsinAfrica.Oftenandinconstitutionalterms,localpeoplehavearighttoexploitanduseresourcesendowedintheirlocalarea.However,touristsoftenareinterestedinviewingthevegetationandanimalresourcesundisturbed.Inevitably,thereisanundeclaredanimosityofvaluesandinterestsbetweenlocalcommunitiesandtouristsandstateagencies.Asaresult,thedilemmaisthusofgovernance.ThepurposeofthispaperistodemonstratethegovernancedilemmaofresourceutilizationandtourisminAfricainabidtocreateaninformedstewardshipframeworkforsustainability.ThisisachievedbywayofcasestudiesandnarrativesfromAfrica.Assuch,thispaperwillbeareviewliteratureonhowdifferentcommunitiesperceivetourismandderivelivelihoodsfromtheirimmediateenvironment.Italsoexplainshowtheexternalfactorsinfluencelocalneedsandinterests.Amoresustainableandoperationalframeworkthatreducesfrictionamongstakeholdersissuggested.
简介:SincetheCleanDevelopmentMechanism(CDM)undertheKyotoProtocolwasinitiated,ChinaandIndiahaveoverwhelminglyledotherdevelopingcountriesregardingCDMprojectsdevelopment.AcomparativestudyoftheCDMinIndiaandChinaisconductedastherearemanysimilaritiesbetweenbothIndiaandChinawithregardtotheCDMimplementationduetothefactthatIndiaisanothermajordevelopingcountrywithalargepopulationandapotentialsourceofGHGemissionsrivalingChinainthenearfuture.ThroughexaminingthedevelopmentofandlegalissuesforCDMprojectsinIndia,itsexperienceandlessonsregardingdevelopingandmanagingCDMprojectsthatChinacancriticallylearnarediscussed.
简介:agglomerationoftheYangtzeDelta(UAYD),oneofthemostdevelopedregionsofChina,haswitnessedanincreasingprevalenceinbuildingecologicalcitieswhentheecologicalcitiesarepursuedbymanymoderncities,andgreatachievementshavebeenmadeinthisregard.Itisinevitable,however,thatcertainproblemsexistduringtheconstructionofecologicalcity,whichincludebutnotlimitedtonon-harmoniousdevelopmentofurbancomplexecosystem,andthedifficultyinquantifyingeco-cityconstructionorincompletequantificationinassessingthecon-structionofpresentandfutureeco-city.Basedontheanalysisonsocial-economicconditionsandregionalconditionsoftheUAYD,thispaperattemptstosetupanindexsystemofeco-citiescom-biningwithlocalcharacteristics,andtoadopttheindicesofeco-city,urbanharmony,andeco-citycolligatetoevaluatetheecologicallevel,urbanharmoniousdevelopmentandeco-cityconstructionofcitieswithintheUAYD.Resultsindicatethatamong15citiesinUAYD,SuzhouCityranksthehighestintermsofeco-cityconstruction,whereasNantongranksrelativelylower;sustainableeco-cityconstructionispossibleonlywhencitiesaredevelopedineveryrespectofharmony.
简介:Inresponsetothe'isolatedisland'phenomenonemergingfromthedevelopmentoftouristresortsinChina,thispaperreviewsthestudyofenclavetourismoverseas,whichhassimilarfeaturestotheresort'island'.BasedontheliteraturesrelatedtoenclavetourismfromTourismManagementandAnnalsofTourismResearch,thispaperreviewsthestudyofenclavetour-ismfromthefollowingaspects:definitiondiscussion,theoriesused,causationofenclaves,characteristicsandimpactsofenclavetourism.TheunderstandingoftheoverseasresearchesonenclavetourismwouldprovideinstructionsforthestudyontheproblemsofChineseresorts,suchasenclavityand'islandeffects',andsuggestmeasuresforthesustainabledevelopmentofresortsinChina.Thispaperisdividedintothreesections.Section1brieflyintroducesthedevelopmentofenclavetourismindevelopingcountriesandtheoutlineofenclavetourismstudy.Section2elaboratesonthecontentsofenclavetourismresearchandgivesdeepinsightsintothestudyonconcepts,characteristics,causationsandeffectsrespectively,whichisthekeypartofthispaper;Section3concludesthereviewandproposessuggestionsfortheenclavetourismstudyinChina.
简介:Asthemainorganicpollutantinmunicipallivingwaste,kitchenwastecausessecondarypollutioninthecourseofitsbeinggatheredandtransportedtothelandfillbymixingwithotherrefuseandbydecomposition.Thismakespollutionpreventionmoredifficultandraisesthecostoflandfillengineering.However,theamountofsolidwastetobetreatedcanbedecreasedandsuchpollutionburdenlessenedbydisposingofthesolidwasteinlocalmunicipalareas.TheprograminBeijingalsoshowsthatthisworkswellwithoursituationinChinaandcanacceleratemarketizationandpublicparticipation.
简介:Strategicenvironmentalassessment(SEA)inChinahasdevelopedrapidlysinceitwasintroducedintoChinainthe1990s.ChinesegovernmentpromulgatedtheEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentLawofChina(hereinafterreferredtoastheEIALaw)in2002.Inthislaw,itisstipulatedclearlythatregionalandsectorplansshouldbeassessed.Throughinvestigatingmaterialsandanalyzingliteratures,thisarticleanalysesthepracticalandacademicstudyachievementsofSEAinChinathathavebeenachievedsincetheEIALawwasimplemented,probesintothecurrentsituationofthemainlevelofSEAinChina-planEIA,thensummarizesthedevelopmentcharacteristics,andeventually,putsforwardthedevelopmenttrendsofSEAinChina.TheresearchconclusionscanofferthefoundationsforcomprehendingsystematicallytheprogressofSEAinChina.
简介:Anewbioreactoronthebasisofadynamicfluidizedbedwasdesigned,whichcombinesadvantagesofthefluidizedbedandabiologicalcontactor.Theexperimentsofstart-up,nor-maloperationandparameteradjustmentarecarriedout.There-sultsshowthatthebioreactorcanbequicklystartedupintheconditionthatthefillis50%,thehydraulicretentiontimeis72min,aeratespeedis2.5m3/h,rotation-cagerotatedspeedis1.5r/min,andtheremovalratesofchemicaloxygendemand(CODCr)andAmmonianitrogen(NH3-N)are75.34%and80.98%respec-tively.Theinfluenceoftheoperationparameteronremovalratesofthebioreactorisanalyzed,andanappropriateoperationpa-rameterisprovided.
简介:LubeiGeneralCompanyofEnterpriseGroup,ShangdongProvince,setupjointenterprisesindustrialecosystembysharingresources,symbiosisindustryandcompactstructure.Asanecologicalindustrypark,theindustrialecosystemhasbeenoperatedsuccessfullywithrichexperimentandhasbecomeoneofecologicalindustryexamplesintheworld.BasedonthecasestudyofLubeiecologicalindustryproject,componentsofindustrialchains,matterrecycleandconversion,energycycleandmultilevelutilization,systematicstructureandimpactfactoridentificationareanalyzedandsummarizedinthispaper.ThepossibleextensionanddevelopmentofLubeiecologicalindustryprojectinfutureisbroughtforwardaswell.
简介:Thevulnerableeco-areaisoneoftheimportantresearchtargetsinthefieldofsustainabledevelopment.Itistherequirementofbuildingawell-offsocietyinanall-roundwaythatweshouldstudymoreonthevulnerableeco-areas,dealwiththerelationshipbetweenenvironmentalprotectionandeconomicdevelopment,speeduptheeconomicdevelopmentintheseareasandincreasethelivingstandardofthelocalpeople.Thispaperputsforwardthecountermeasuresofenvironment---economycoordination,onthebasisoftherecognitionofeco-environmentfeaturesandsocialeconomicconditionsinthevulnerableeco-areasofChina,inviewoftheprogressinsustainabledevelopmentstudiesofthevulnerableones,takingthetransitionalareasoffarmingandpasturinginnortheastChinaasanexampletostudytheregionalenvironmentvulnerability.
简介:OnthebasisofdatacollectedfromLiupanshanpoverty-riddenareas,thepaperselects24variablesunder4groupstofigureouttheinfluencingfactorsofsubjectivewell-being(SWB)ofpeasantsinecologicalmigrationwiththemethodofOrderedProbitRegression.Asisshownintheresults,variablesunderpeasants’personalendowmentgroupandresourceofthedevelopmentgrouphavelittleimpactonpeasants’SWB.Thevariableswithobservableimpactareconcentratedinthelivingconditiongroupandthepublicatmospheregroup.
简介:Circularagricultureisanessentialwaytorealizethepositiverecyclingofecologyandharmoniousdevelopmentofthecountryconstruction.ThesustainabledevelopmentofBeijing'smountainareasdependsonthebackgroundandorientationofecologicaleconomy.Beijing'smountainareasbeartheresponsibilityofprotectingtheecologicalsafetyofthewholeBeijingdistrictandalsotheexplorationofcircularagricultureinmountainareasisveryimportanttopromotethesustainableuseofagricultureresources.Beijing'smountainareashavepossessedsomepracticalexperienceinrecyclingagriculturedevelopment.Throughsummarizingthedevelopmentmodeandanalyzingthedevelopmentpractice,thearticleputsforwardthreekeysegmentsofpromotingBeijingcircularagriculturedevelopment:strengthenpropagate,developsuperiorityandbuiltmanagementmechanism.
简介:Thispaperaimsatestablishingtheoperationideabasedontheanalysisoftheconnotation,principlesandreferenceindexesforprogrammingstandardforecologicalrescue.Thepaperputsforwardthattheprogrammingstandardshouldtakeintoaccountthenatural,socialandeconomicreferenceindexes,andmodifiesthescaleanddistributionoftheecologicalrescueaccordingtotheorderofecologicalsafety,socialsafetyandeconomicdevelopment.Thepapersuggeststhatthelandplanningdepartmentshouldstrengthenthestudyanddatumaccumulationinordertoestablishthetechnologyregulationsofprogrammingstandardoftheecologicalrescue.
简介:Inanopeneconomy,embodiedcarbondioxideemissionsininternationaltradeshouldbetakenintoconsiderationtoscientificallydefineeachcountry’semissionsresponsibility.Inthisstudy,amultiregionalinput-outputmodelisconstructedtocalculatetheembodiedcarbondioxideemissionsof25WorldTradeOrganizationmembers,includingChina,accordingtotheproducer-consumersharedresponsibilityprinciple.Thestudyindicatesthat:itisfairerandmoreefficienttoidentifyeachcountry’scarbondioxideemissionsresponsibilityaccordingtothesharedresponsibilityprinciple;China’sproducerresponsibilityis1.4timesthatoftheUSA,whileChina’sconsumerresponsibilityisonlyone-tenththatoftheUSA;accordingtotheproducerresponsibilityprinciple,Chinashouldersthegreatestresponsibility.Accordingtotheproducerconsumersharedresponsibilityprinciple,China’sresponsibilityshowsalargedecrease.Resourceendowment,economicdevelopmentstage,andtradestructureaccountfortheabovementionedchangesinChina’semissionsresponsibility.
简介:Inthispaper,theauthorusessuper-efficiencyDEAmodeltomeasurethenationalandregionalenergyefficiencyinChina;usingspatialeconometricmodelandfromtheperspectiveofgeo-spatialspillover,theauthorinterpretsthespatialcharacteristicsofenergyefficiencyandextractsthemainfactorsthatinfluencetheregionalenergyefficiency.Theanalysisresultsshowthat:(1)thenationalandregionalenergyefficiencyisconsistentwithinvertedU-shapedcurve,andthenationwideenergyefficiencygapisincreasing;(2)energyefficiencyhastheobviouseffectofthespatialexternaleffect,andwhenthegovernmentmakesenergysavingstrategies,inter-regionalenergycooperationandtheproliferationofadvancedproductiontechnologyshouldbegivenmorepriority;(3)energyefficiencyhassignificantnegativecorrelationwithgovernmentintervention,industrialstructure,ownershipstructure,theenergyconsumptionstructure,andresourceendowments,andhaspositivecorrelationwiththedegreeofopening-upandenergyprice.