Factors affecting post-disaster location choices of businesses: an analysis of the 1999 earthquake

Despite global policies advocating risk reduction and community level recovery, post-disaster implementations usually focus on households, but fail to focus on businesses in spatial terms. Due to the lack of appropriate policy and tools, businesses often make their own location choices as part of their recovery strategy. In view of this, this study aims to establish the factors affecting the location choices of businesses challenged by disasters in the absence of any specific spatial strategies designed for them. In order to determine these factors, empirical research was conducted in Adapazari, Turkey on 232 firms selected as a result of a stratified random sampling procedure. According to the analysis of the results, the most notable impacts on business location choices after a disaster shock are associated with occupancy status, education level, and extent of damage. In line with these findings, the impacts of business location choices are discussed to highlight the role of businesses in spatial decisions.     

建筑学专业建筑安全教育教学的改革与实践

对建筑学专业建筑安全教学现状及存在的问题进行剖析,结合教学实践,提出安全教学改革的思路和具体措施:应改变传统的建筑学教育观念,坚持"以人为本",创新教学模式,改革课程设置、教学内容、教学方法及考核方式等;理论联系实际,了解建筑师对建筑安全所负有的法律和道义上的责任,提高学生的建筑安全设计意识;熟悉建筑防火、防雷、防洪、抗震、安全疏散等知识;了解应急逃生、减灾防灾及适应经济建设、人居安全等原则;通过对建筑安全知识的课程结构和教学内容的更新,改革教学方法,注重实践训练,提高建筑设计综合素质,培养适应社会的高素质人才。     

绿色策略选择在湿地建筑中的运用研究 ——由"REVIT杯"设计竞赛引发的思考

进入21世纪以来,保护生态环境和可持续发展已成为当下横置在世界各国面前的一道难题.论文根据"REVIT杯盘锦红海滩湿地公园候鸟之家设计大赛"所提供的条件和要求,秉着实现高速可持续发展的同时,最大限度地保留原有自然环境的原则,完成了盘锦红海滩湿地公园候鸟之家的筑内坏境、外环境、能源系统、水系统、材料选择等方面绿色策略的选择与应用.最终力求在人类活动需求与减少建筑对环境的影响之间寻找一个平衡点,从而实现可持续发展,永远保持绿色环境.     

我国污染场地土壤修复技术的工程应用与商业模式分析

基于我国土壤污染形势及污染场地的特点,介绍了几种典型的污染场地土壤修复技术在国内的工程应用现状,包括工程技术适用范围、系统构成、主要工程装备、工程案例、参考成本等。并结合当前我国土壤修复行业的特点,系统分析了现阶段国内污染场地土壤修复行业的商业模式及其未来的发展方向。     

区域特征要素对房屋建造影响的研究——以福建农村民居为例

房屋区域性特征的形成是各种因素综合长期作用的结果,这些因素相互作用,相互影响,使民居带有浓厚的当地特征。以福建省农村民居为例,利用现场调查的数据,首先对影响农村房屋建造的区域特征要素做了归纳,总结出区域特征要素,主要有地理位置、气候条件及资源状况三个方面。然后从这三个方面分析了这些要素对房屋建造的影响。最后指出在经济快速发展的今天,居民不应盲目追求现代建筑,传统民居应得到保护并合理利用。     

Of discovery and dread: The importance of work challenges for international business travelers' thriving and global role turnover intentions

As frequent travel across international borders has become common for an ever-increasing number of workers, it is essential to understand what helps these international business travelers (IBTs) thrive and embrace their global work responsibilities. This study's purpose is to examine the role of developmental opportunities (i.e., work role challenges) in helping IBTs see frequent travel as a predominantly beneficial experience. By integrating two theories of motivation—conservation of resources theory and the challenge-hindrance demands framework—I build a moderated mediation model of IBTs' intent to cease their global work responsibilities (i.e., global role turnover intentions). Using latent moderated structural equation modeling, I test the model on a sample of 204 IBTs collected at two time points. Results show that, through the psychological state of thriving at work, travel frequency has a negative indirect association with IBTs' global role turnover intentions when IBTs' work roles are challenging and a positive association when their work lacks challenge. This is primarily the case regarding the challenge of being responsible for others at work. The novelty of IBTs' work tasks is also a salient challenge but to a lesser extent. This study contributes to literatures on global work, work role design, and thriving.     

水生态监测技术路线选择与业务化运行关键问题研究

“十二五”期间,中国流域治理将由行政区管理向流域水生态管理转变、由水质达标管理向生态健康管理转变.在实施水生态功能分区的基础上,科学开展水生态监测和评价是实现流域水质目标的重要基础工作.对水生态监测技术路线选择与业务化运行关键问题进行研究,包括水生态表征及监测指标选择、水生态质量参照点的确定及评价分级标准的确定、水生态评价方法的确定以及水生态监测业务化运行体系构建.     

Vulnerability of community businesses to environmental disasters

Business plays important roles in community functioning. ² However, disaster research has been disproportionately focused on units of analysis such as families, households and government agencies. This paper synthesises the major findings within the business development research field and the disaster research field. It constructs a framework for evaluating business vulnerability to natural disasters. Our theoretical integration of the research conducted to date addresses five major issues. First, it defines the ways in which businesses are subject to the impacts of natural disasters. Second, it identifies the factors that determine the magnitude of business impacts after a disaster. Third, it identifies how and when businesses return to their pre-disaster level in the disaster stricken community. Fourth, it describes measures that can be taken by individual firms and community planners to reduce the impacts of environmental disasters. Fifth, it identifies needs for public policy and future research to reduce business vulnerability to environmental disasters.     

Fifth-, sixth-, and seventh- grade students’ use of non-classroom spaces during recess: The case of three private schools in Izmir, Turkey

This study investigates fifth, sixth, and seventh grade students’ place preferences between indoor and outdoor non-classroom spaces during recess and their activity patterns in these spaces in three private elementary schools. The study explores whether differences in the variety and organization of the spaces of school facilities have an impact on the place preferences of students and whether students are aware of the reasons for their preferences. Students’ place preferences and their activities were determined with field observations and a 30-item questionnaire with Yes/No and open-ended questions. A total of 173 students (n = 51 School 1; n = 70 School 2; and n = 52 School 3) participated in the questionnaire. The Chi-Square test, a non-parametric statistical analysis test, was used to analyze the students’ answers to the questionnaire. The results indicate that students prefer places which offer variety and which are large enough to avoid congestion and that, in general, students are aware of the spatial features of their environments and make choices accordingly. When students are given a choice of outdoors or indoors, they tend to choose according to which is more conducive to their activities. If both outdoor and indoor spaces are conducive, students tend to use both. If neither is conducive to their activities, students either alter their behavior patterns, for example, developing a preference for stationary activities or staying inside the classroom, or they convert available spaces to accommodate their activities. It is concluded that students are good sources of information in the design and planning of the environments they occupy.     

有关完善建筑节能CDM项目开发的探讨

清洁发展机制(CDM)是《京都议定书》提出的三种灵活的温室气体减排机制之一,允许通过发达国家与发展中国家合作使发达国家实现其减排目标的同时促进发展中国家的可持续发展。建筑节能是节能减排的重点领域,是CDM开发重点之一。但建筑节能CDM项目在推广力度、缺少具体方法学以及实施方面存在困难。通过对建筑节能CDM的障碍进行分析,认为应加强政策支持、宣传体系以及技术支持,以促进国内建筑行业充分利用CDM,促进建筑行业节能减排的发展。