Developing a method for assessing environmental sustainability based on the Google Earth Engine platform

Environmental sustainability is the foundation and of great significance for the sustainable development of urban agglomerations. Taking the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration as an example, we developed a method to effectively assess long-term regional environmental sustainability based on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. We used the GEE to obtain 5206 Landsat remote sensing images in the region from 1983 to 2016 and developed the comprehensive environmental index (CEI) to assess regional environmental sustainability based on the theme-oriented framework proposed by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. We found that the environmental sustainability of the urban agglomeration showed a trend of first rising, then falling, and then rising again in the past 30 years. The average CEI increased from 0.621 to 0.631 from 1985 to 1990, dropped to the lowest value of 0.618 in 2000, and then rose to the highest value of 0.672 in 2015. In particular, the extent of areas in which environmental sustainability improved (56% of the region) was greater than the extent of areas in which environmental deterioration occurred. The environmental sustainability of Hengshui, Xingtai, and Cangzhou in the southeast of the region has been significantly improved. The method proposed in this study provides an automatic, rapid, and extensible way to assess regional environmental sustainability and provides a scientific reference for improving the sustainability of the regional environment.

     

Environmental courts and foreign direct investments: evidence from China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - As China’s pollution problems worsen, environmental disputes are increasing rapidly. However, only 1% of environmental disputes can be resolved...     

Trends of ischemic heart disease mortality attributable to household air pollution during 1990–2019 in China and India: an age-period-cohort analysis

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) caused by household air pollution (HAP) have sparked widespread concern globally in the recent decade. Meanwhile,...     

Exploring the embodied carbon flow interactive relationships in China from an ecological network perspective: a model framework and application at provincial level

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Energy-related carbon emissions take a large proportion in China, and the interregional trade caused by provincial disparities has led to significant...     

A bibliometric and content analysis of research trends on GIS-based landslide susceptibility from 2001 to 2020

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - To assess the status of hotspots and research trends on geographic information system (GIS)–based landslide susceptibility (LS), we analysed...     

铜川斜坡变形与作用因素分析

斜坡变形与失稳活动是黄土高原突出的地质地貌现象．它有较强的致灾性。本文通过陕西铜川斜坡变形的现场实际调查，研究了该地斜坡的形态、物质组成、变形形式以及作用因素等。本研究对厚层黄土区斜坡变形灾害的防治有较重要意义。     

循环温度荷载下管式能量桩荷载传递机理研究

基于模型试验方法,开展加热(制冷)工作模式下,实心和管式能量桩的热响应测试研究;分析多次加热/制冷循环作用下两种能量桩的热力耦合特性,实测桩顶位移、桩身应变、以及桩侧摩阻力等变化规律,并对实际运行过程中实心和管式能量桩的承载特性进行初步讨论。研究结果表明,相同直径的管式能量桩换热效率高于实心能量桩,管式能量桩对加热循环的热响应要高于实心能量桩;多次循环后,能量桩桩顶产生塑性沉降、桩身产生微小的塑性应变,桩侧摩阻力值增加。     

高浓度钻井废泥浆处理工艺的试验研究

为实现钻井泥浆无害化处理,提出了"酸化破胶-固液分离-催化氧化-微生物降解"的处理方法,并采用钻井现场废泥浆进行了系列试验研究。结果表明:泥浆密度调节为1.15 kg/dm3,酸化pH≤3,固液分离效果最佳;过滤分离后固相浸毒液达到国家排放标准;液相经Fenton氧化、微生物降解后,COD将降低到110 mg/L以下。该方法运行成本低,处理彻底无隐患,为进一步工业化试验奠定了基础。     

水功能区划在流域排污权初始分配中的应用——以沙颖河流域为例

排污权交易是治理环境污染问题的有效手段,排污权初始分配则是排污权交易制度实施的基础,在流域水功能区划基础上研究排污权初始分配问题,将有助于流域排污权交易制度的有效实施.结合我国现行行政特征和流域水功能区划成果,以行政单元作为排污权初始分配主体开展排污权初始分配研究.选取沙颍河流域为例,根据淮河水利委员会制定的沙颍河流域水功能区划及COD、氨氮限排总量要求,以COD、氨氮作为排污权初始分配的客体,通过等比例削减方法对沙颍河流域内的行政单元进行了排污权初始分配,得到了流域内各行政单元的COD、氨氮初始排放权,并将分配结果与区域社会经济发展水平等进行了比较研究,研究认为将水功能区划应用于排污权初始分配研究是一种有效的尝试.在此基础上探讨了关于排污权初始分配的政策可行性、初始分配的方法及地方政府定位等几方面问题,目的在于为将来的排污权分配研究工作提供一些思考和建议.     

丘陵区坡面土壤有机碳及颗粒有机碳分布特征

测定了紫色丘陵区疏林地、荒草地和坡耕地三种土地利用方式下土壤有机碳和颗粒有机碳含量,探讨不同利用方式与坡位下土壤有机碳和土壤颗粒有机碳的分布特征.结果表明:不同土地利用方式下上坡位和中坡位土壤有机碳和颗粒有机碳含量均为疏林地＞坡耕地＞荒草地,而在下坡位两者含量变化差异较大;不同土地利用方式下各坡位土壤剖面有机碳含量均是在0～5 cm层富集,颗粒有机碳的含量也表现出一定在剖面分异性;不同土地利用方式土壤颗粒有机碳分配比例为(0.74±0.01)～(0.34±0.02),不同土地利用方式之间土壤颗粒有机碳分配比例差异较小.相关分析表明,不同利用方式下土壤有机碳、全氮和颗粒有机碳含量之间均呈显著的相关性.