Classification of different sustainable flood retention basin types

Using a revised version of a previously published expert classification system, a database of potential Sustainable Flood Retention Basins has been developed for Scotland. The research shows that the majority of small and former (often old) drinking water reservoirs are kept full and their spillways are continuously in operation. Utilising some of the available capacity to contribute to flood control could significantly reduce the costs of complying with the European Union Flood Directive. Furthermore, the application of a previously developed classification model for Baden in Germany for the Scottish data set showed a lower diversity for basins in Scotland due to less developed infrastructure. The classification system appears to be robust and has the potential, with minor modifications, to be applied across Europe. The principle value of this approach is a clear and unambiguous categorisation, based on standard variables, which can help to promote communication and understanding between stakeholders.     

Prescriptive conflict prevention analysis: An application to the 2021 update of the Austrian flood risk management plan

Flood events have become more frequent in Europe, and the adaptation to the increasing flood risks is needed. The Flood Directive set up a series of measures to increase European resilience, establishing Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) at the level of the river basin district as one relevant action. In order to efficiently fulfil this objective, the involvement of stakeholders as well as the analysis of their roles, responsibilities, and demands has been considered to be crucial to develop FRMPs. As a result, the hypothesis tested in this paper is that a consensus solution for the 2021 update Austrian Flood Risk Management Plan is feasible. To demonstrate this, both in-depth interviews and questionnaires to key Austrian stakeholders are implemented. The information collected in both participatory techniques are then used to run a conflict prevention analysis. The results show that (a) improving the coordination among regions and including better land-use planning approaches are preferable to a hypothetical business as usual scenario; and (b) a consensus solution for the 2021 update Austrian FRMP might be achievable on the basis of both a deep discussion on the state-of-the art and green infrastructure development.     

The classification of lands managed for conservation: existing and proposed frameworks, with particular reference to Australia

Comprehensive classification systems to accurately account for lands managed for biodiversity conservation, are an essential component of conservation planning and policy. The current international classification systems for lands managed for nature conservation are reviewed, with a particular emphasis on Australia. The need for a broader, all-encompassing, categorisation of lands managed for conservation is presented and a proposed broader categorisation system is developed—the Conservation Lands Classification. This classification system has the advantage of incorporating data on both tenure and protection mechanisms and has been applied in this paper using conservation lands in three Australian jurisdictions as examples. It is envisaged that this method of classification has the potential to significantly improve the ability to measure current and future trends in nature conservation across all land types at a variety of scales and hence is put forward in order to stimulate discussion on this important topic.     

区域地下水环境风险评价技术方法

针对我国在地下水环境风险评价技术方法储备不足的问题,提出区域地下水环境风险评价技术方法应遵循逐级筛选、分类分级评价的思路,突出对不同尺度的控制,将区域地下水尺度划分为区域(流域、平原)、局部地区(城市、单元)和场地(水源地、污染场地)3个层次. 通过分析区域地下水环境中风险源—受体—危害分析—生态终点的暴露响应途径,提出适宜大尺度区域地下水环境风险的评价方法;选用区域土地利用类型表征区域污染源,以地下水水质以及供水量变化为生态终点,采用相对风险模型分析大尺度区域环境风险. 针对大尺度区域内高环境风险区,采用源—路径—受体控制模型建立城市区域尺度地下水污染风险评价理论模型,并结合当地污染源特征、水文地质条件及水质现状进行局部地区地下水污染风险评价. 针对局部地区的高污染风险区,基于健康风险评价理论,突出水质安全保障,确定小尺度场地地下水健康风险的内涵与评价方法,提出场地地下水健康风险评价流程采用过程模拟方法确定污染物在包气带—地下水中的迁移转化,定量分析其对人体健康的影响. 下辽河平原区域地下水环境风险评价结果显示,高环境风险区位于沈阳浑河冲洪积扇区域,而细河是区域内地下水高健康风险区,应有针对性地采取保护措施.      

饮用水源地突发事故环境风险分级方法研究

为了从源头降低饮用水源地环境风险,建立了用于识别环境风险源、划分饮用水源地环境风险级别的方法体系.本研究采用数学模型量化突发事故潜在影响及环境风险水平,应用层次分析法和指标体系法确定分级指标及风险因子.方法基于风险化学品数量与理化性质分析了环境风险源源强特征,研究了针对不同受体的环境风险表征方式,利用分级阈值体现饮用水源地突发事故环境风险水平,形成包含"环境风险源初步筛选"、"风险评估"和"风险分级"三步的分级方法.最后,依据本方法评估了南京某化工园区饮用水源地突发事故环境风险,筛选分级结果表明,通过模型评估可表征饮用水源地突发事故环境风险水平,同时实现风险分级,应用例中水源地突发事故环境污染风险值为6128.3,根据分级矩阵可知该饮用水源地为一级突发事故环境风险饮用水源地.     

中国洪水灾害风险县(市)统计分布特征研究

根据洪水灾害风险管理的发展阶段及特点,考虑洪水灾害对社会经济的短期影响及对社会-经济-环境复合系统可能造成的潜在影响,以"基于洪水保险的洪灾风险(FIRFR)"和"洪灾对可持续发展的潜在影响(PFIOS)"两种概念指数为基础,对全国范围及不同分区FIRFR和PFIOS的县(市)统计分布特征及相对等级差异进行对比分析。结果表明,FIRFR和PFIOS县(市)频数分布特征差异显著,前者基本呈"尖峰"、"右尾"状分布,而后者基本呈对称分布,洪灾短期影响与洪灾潜在影响的重点区域不同。根据不同分区FIRFR和PFIOS统计特征和相对等级差异,提出不同分区综合防洪减灾对策与建议,以有利于可持续发展背景下洪灾风险管理体系的完善和补充,为以区域可持续发展为目的的综合防洪减灾决策提供科学参考。     

粤北山区相对贫困村的脱贫潜力评价及类型划分——以连州市为例

贫困村的脱贫能力直接影响脱贫工作的成效,研究发达省份欠发达地区相对贫困村的脱贫潜力问题有助于确保我国脱贫任务的全面完成。论文以广东省欠发达地区粤北连州市为例,从村级尺度出发分析其相对贫困村的基本特征,进而构建脱贫潜力评价体系,借助层次分析法和熵权法共同确定评价因子权重,利用加权求和方法完成连州市66个相对贫困村的脱贫潜力等级评价,并利用脱贫制约因素得分划分脱贫潜力类型。结果表明：1）连州市的相对贫困村自然区位条件较差,经济基础非常薄弱,耕地资源相对匮乏,受政策约束影响较大,空间分布呈集聚型;2）脱贫潜力评价指标体系包括自然区位、资源条件、经济因素、社会保障和设施配套等5个要素层共22个因子,其中权重占比最大的是经济因素和设施配套的6个因子;3）脱贫潜力评价结果划分为5个等级,其中属于脱贫潜力中等以上的相对贫困村占65.15%,说明连州市相对贫困村的脱贫潜力总体情况较好;4）脱贫潜力类型划分中,优先脱贫型占16.67%,稳步脱贫型占28.79%,重点帮扶型占54.54%。研究结果能为地方政府制定精准的脱贫策略提供科学有效的支撑与指引。     

Carbon forestry economic mitigation potential in India,by land classification

Carbon forestry mitigation potential estimates at the global-level are limited by the absence or simplicity of national-level estimates, and similarly national-level estimates are limited by absence of regional-level estimates. The present study aims to estimate the mitigation potential for a large diverse country such as India, based on the GTAP global land classification system of agro-ecological zones (AEZs), as well the Indian AEZ system. The study also estimates the implications of carbon price incentive (US$50 and $100) on mitigation potential in the short-, medium- and long-term, since afforestation and reforestation (A & R) is constrained by lack of investment and financial incentives. The mitigation potential for short and long rotation plantations and natural regeneration was estimated using the GCOMAP global forest model for two land area scenarios. One scenario included only wastelands (29 Mha), and the second enhanced area scenario, included wastelands plus long fallow and marginal croplands (54 Mha). Under the $100 carbon price case, significant additional area (3.6 Mha under the wasteland scenario and 6.4 Mha under the enhanced area scenario) and carbon mitigation is gained in the short-term (2025) compared to the baseline when using the GTAP land classification system. The area brought under A & R increases by 85–100% for the $100 carbon price compared to $50 carbon price in the short-term, indicating the effectiveness of higher carbon price incentives, especially in the short-term. A comparison of estimates of mitigation potential using GTAP and Indian AEZ land classification systems showed that in the short-term, 35% additional C-stock gain is achieved in the $100 carbon price case in the enhanced area scenario of the Indian AEZ system. This difference highlights the role of the land classification system adopted in estimation of aggregate mitigation potential estimates, particularly in the short-term. Uncertainty involved in the estimates of national-level mitigation potential needs to be reduced, by generating reliable estimates of carbon stock gain and losses, and cost and benefit data, for land use sector mitigation options at a scale disaggregated enough to be relevant for national mitigation planning.     

基于MATLAB GUI的土壤质地类型自动识别系统

土壤质地类型反映了不同粒径颗粒在土壤中的分布,是土壤的最基本性质之一,直接影响土壤中水、气、热和溶质的迁移特征,因此确定土壤质地类型是土壤调查中最基础的工作。我国常用的土壤质地分类标准有美国制、国际制、卡庆斯基制和中国制标准,其中美国制和国际制土壤质地分类需借助平面三角坐标系来确定,不利于批量土壤样品的土壤质地分类。现有的土壤质地自动分类系统中缺少基于卡庆斯基制、中国制的分类功能,且难以直接处理激光粒度仪的测试结果。为能够批量自动实现土壤质地分类并便于不同分类制结果的对比,基于MATLAB GUI开发了土壤质地类型自动识别系统(GSTARS)。该系统界面直观、操作方便,能够批量处理土壤颗粒测试数据和多种格式数据文件,且数据处理容量大;该系统包含了4种国内应用最广的土壤质地分类标准,增加了系统的适用性,便于不同分类制分类结果的对比。与现有土壤质地分类工具的结果对比,表明本系统的分类结果可靠。     

Landscape patterns and parcel boundaries: an analysis of composition and configuration of land use and land cover in south-central Indiana

In many areas of the world, socioeconomic and political factors are increasingly impacting spatial patterns of land use and land cover in the landscape. Much of the land in the United States has been divided using a grid-based system that was implemented to realize socioeconomic and political goals rather than to protect and conform to biophysical differences. The borders of individual parcels of land often reflect the boundary lines created by this system. These borders are important components of policies related to land management such as zoning and private land use decisions. The potential impact this system of land division may have on spatial patterns in a landscape remains unclear. The majority of landscape research has focused exclusively on biophysical differences occurring over relatively large areas of land and ignored possible finer-scale, human impacts on landscape composition and configuration. There is a need for research on spatial patterns occurring over areas that match socioeconomically or politically important units of land in order to improve understanding of relationships between human related processes and ecosystem functions and to create better management policies.This research explores whether the system of land parcelization is evident in patterns of land use and land cover in the landscape of south-central Indiana. In particular, it investigates whether parcel boundaries correspond to distinct changes in the composition and configuration of forest, developed, and agricultural lands. This research uses theory and methodology from geography, geographic information science, and landscape ecology to analyze patterns of land use and land cover in a rural to semi-rural county in south-central Indiana. A classification of a remotely sensed image is used as a basis for calculating metrics of landscape composition and configuration with the use of a geographic information system. The metrics are calculated for areas of forest, developed, and agricultural land associated with a sample of parcels chosen to represent all the parcels within Monroe County. The values for areas near the parcel boundaries are compared with the values for areas at relatively short distances from the parcel boundaries. This comparison indicates whether there is a distinct change in the composition or configuration of the landscape occurring at approximately the parcel boundaries.The results suggest that in Monroe County, Indiana, changes in the composition of the landscape, particularly the amount of area covered by agriculture and forest, correspond with parcel boundaries. Changes in the configuration of agricultural and, to a lesser extent, developed lands also occur near parcel boundaries. The results support the hypothesis that the grid-based system of parcelization has affected spatial patterns of land use and land cover. These results illustrate the potential impact socioeconomic and political systems may have on spatial patterns in a landscape.     

海洋微塑料污染状况及其应对措施建议

海洋塑料垃圾污染是人类面临的最为急迫的全球海洋环境问题之一,已引起各国政府、公众、科学界、媒体及非政府组织等的广泛关注,并成为当前海洋生态与环境研究的热点问题之一,亟待应对和解决.从水体、沉积物及生物体内海洋塑料垃圾及微塑料污染特征、来源及归趋角度,阐述了海洋微塑料垃圾的分布特征、潜在生态风险和应对措施,以及国内外应对海洋塑料及微塑料污染所采取的管控措施,介绍了各国政府和非政府组织所提出的法律法规和公约倡议.鉴于当前鲜见典型区域塑料污染管控和生态风险评估体系研究,从科学研究和管理控制两个方面,进一步指出现阶段在海洋塑料垃圾及微塑料研究和管控方面存在的诸多问题,如方法学（采集、预处理和分析）的差异性,来源、输运与归趋尚不明确,生态风险评估体系未建立及相关管控的法律法规待健全等.在此基础上对我国海洋塑料和微塑料研究提出建议:①深入研究与国际接轨的标准化塑料及微塑料研究方法学（样本采集、预处理和分析）问题、准确估算入海通量、环境归趋及环境浓度下潜在的生态风险等;②支持开展海洋塑料垃圾和微塑料研究专题的大洋航次（太平洋和印度洋等）,系统地开展河流系统-深海海盆-极地等的海洋微塑料综合研究;③研发水环境中塑料和微塑料垃圾的拦截和处理技术,制定和强化塑料及微塑料管控的法律法规和政策措施;④建立完善的海洋塑料垃圾污染公共环境意识教育体系,以唤起公众对海洋污染的关注.      

湿地综合分类研究:Ⅰ.分类

目前湿地研究中存在的主要问题是湿地分类标准不一，不同学科间的湿地分类系统缺乏可比性，且缺乏类别界定的定量指标。本文在总结吸收湿地分类已有成果的基础上，比较了已有方法的优劣，提出了一种动力与成因相结合的综合分类法，并讨论了各个分类等级上分类因子的定量描述方法，从而在一定程度上保证了湿地分类的通用性和定量性。这一综合分类方法的提出有助于用数学模型对湿地动态变化进行定量描述①。     

电子废弃物的分类建议

电子废弃物的分类对于环境管理而言至关重要,发达国家依据自己的国情出台了电子废弃物分类细则。中国目前对于电子废弃物的详细分类还未出台相关的法律法规,本文针对中国电子废弃物回收处理系统提出全程管理分类模式。     

珠穆朗玛峰自然保护区的初步评价

对珠穆朗玛峰自然保护区的综合评价表明:珠峰自然保护区具有藏南高原和中喜马拉雅山地两大自然地理单元的地域特征,同时还含有代表上述地域特色的多种国家重点保护的珍稀、濒危动、植物种类,该保护区具很强的自然性,颇赋感染力;区内生态系统脆弱,急需进行保护;保护区地域辽阔,生物多样性强、具有很高的科研潜力。根据上述特征,珠峰自然保护区属综合型自然保护区(生态系统保护区),其级别应列为国家级。同时,珠峰自然保护区亦符合联合国教科文组织人与生物圈计划的生物圈保护区和联合国世界遗地的要求,所以可以申请加入生物圈保护区网和申请列为世界遗产地。     

黄河下游“二级悬河”典型河段近期治理工程环境影响研究

根据黄河下游“二级悬河”“槽高、滩低、堤根洼”的特点,结合国务院发布的《黄河流域防洪规划》,分析工程建设的必要性以及对黄河下游河道进行改造的重大意义,进行了工程实施对黄河下游河道水文情势、水生生态、淤填区陆生生态、土地利用方式、水土流失、退水等环境影响研究。针对工程实施所带来的环境影响提出相应的水环境、生态修复、防护和保护等措施。     

免疫传感器用于环境中痕量有害物质检测的研究进展

随着免疫测定技术与传感技术的发展,人们开发了以固定化的抗体(抗原)为识别元件,基于特异性的免疫反应原理的免疫传感器.该传感器灵敏度高、选择性好,可实现对农药分子、工业有机污染物、重金属、生物毒素等有害物质的实时、在体、在线测定,在环境污染监测中具有巨大的应用前景.本文对免疫传感器的原理、制备、分类作了简要介绍,综述了近年来用于痕量有害物质检测的免疫传感器在固定化方法和传感技术等方面的最新研究成果,并探讨了免疫传感器在环境监测中的应用和发展方向.     

River flood risk and adaptation in Europe—assessment of the present status

Flood disasters have had a devastating effect worldwide over the past century, both in terms of human suffering and material losses. The study of these events and development of more effective adaptation and mitigation policies has become a priority, both in Europe and other parts of the globe. This paper detects and presents the spatial distribution of river flood risks in Europe. The methodology we developed involves an assessment of three key risk components: exposure, vulnerability and hazard. A topography-based flood hazard map of Europe, identifying low-lying areas adjacent to rivers, is presented and used to identify risk, together with land-use data and damage-stage relationship for different land uses. The study covers river flood risk for the entire European continent. This methodology can be used to determine the level of future risk, using the estimations on Hazard, Exposure and Vulnerability from specific climate and economic development models. Annual average flood damage is estimated for European regions, in absolute monetary terms and in % of regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The results highlight regions where the threat to the economy from river flood hazard is of major concern.     

Constructing risks – Internalisation of flood risks in the flood risk management plan

Traditional flood protection methods have focused efforts on different measures to keep water out of floodplains. However, the European Flood Directive challenges this paradigm (Hartmann and Driessen, 2013). Accordingly, flood risk management plans should incorporate measures brought about by collaboration with local governments to develop and implement these measures (Johann and Leismann, 2014). One of the challenges of these plans is getting and keeping stakeholders involved in the processes related to flood risk management. This research shows that that this challenge revolves around how flood risks are socially constructed.Therefore it is essential to understand and explain the risk perception of stakeholders. System Theory by Luhmann provides the analytical distinction between ‘internal risk’ and ‘external danger’ as key concepts to understand whether or not stakeholders will take action (Luhmann, 1993). While perceptions of ‘external danger’ will not lead to action, perceptions of ‘internal risk’ urge stakeholders to take action.The cases of the rivers Lippe and Emscher in the dense populated region between Duisburg and Dortmund in Germany illustrate how these theoretical concepts materialise in practice. This contribution shows how flood risks are socially constructed and how this construction is influenced by the European flood risk management plan. While clearing up some of the difficulties from the Flood Directive, the research shows a gap between the Flood Directive and the current theory and planning practice, which needs to be addressed in further research.     

Topical scientific and practical issues of wildland fire problem

Problem of wildfires has not been resolved anywhere in the world. Mere increase of technical power does not lead to desirable results. Forests of developed countries burn as actively as those in Africa or in Russia. The main reasons of wildfire problem are as follows: (1) Constant wandering of dry seasons over the planet causing outbreaks of wildfires. (2) Unpredicted self-development of ordinary wildfires into awful fire disasters. (3) Difficulties in delivery and use of heavy machines on hardly accessible territories. (4) Absence of a perfect technique for economic evaluation of how effectively the wildfire control system works. (5) Absence of the system of payments encouraging wildfire fighters. To solve the problem of wildfires in Russia it is necessary to: (1) Create the Russian wildfire behaviour and fire effects prediction system on the basis of the developed classification of vegetation fuels and methods of their mapping as well as maximum utilization of forest inventory information and Geographic Information System (GIS). (2) Elaborate a technique of proper wildfire monitoring including estimation of vegetation damage. (3) Improve daily rating of regional fire danger. (4) Improve fire-preventive arrangement of the territory covered by vegetation, the main goal being creation of favourable conditions for active fire management. (5) Choose the main direction in elaboration of fire-fighting means and methods taking into account their universality, simplicity, reliability, etc. (6) Elaborate an improved technique for estimation of economic effectiveness of the wildfire control system. (7) Develop international cooperation of scientists and professionals in fire management.     

北京市社区生活垃圾分类收集实效调查及其长效管理机制研究

对北京市600个分类示范试点社区进行垃圾分类收集现状调查,并基于调查数据分析得出,目前试点社区分类正确率和投放正确率均不高,知晓率是影响分类正确率和投放正确率的重要因素,知晓率根据知晓深度分成两个等级,分别为75.6%和15.5%,而社区大多数居民约60.1%垃圾分类知晓程度保持在一个初级水平,24.4%居民不知道垃圾分类,分类正确率和投放正确率较低,分别为4.5%和31.2%,宣传、教育的力度和深度不够,也未形成有效监管机制.居民对社区垃圾分类建议得出,认为应该加强分类知识宣传的居民最多,占36.84%;其次认为加强垃圾分类正确投放监督的比例也达到35.39%.总体认为软实力建设应提高的居民占90%以上.因此,提出持续采用多种媒介提高垃圾分类宣传力度和深度,并结合多种培养方式引导居民参与操作实践.此外,构建软硬结合的垃圾分类评价指标体系,建立完善操作强的监管机制,长期持续对居民进行督促,并将垃圾分类作为社区管理工作中的一项重要考核指标,整体提高行政管理水平.