Practical environmental monitoring of major construction projects

Independent teams undertook environmental monitoring of particular concentrations of major construction projects forming part of Hong Kong’s U.S. $20 billion airport infrastructure programme located in dense urban areas. The team combination of environmental specialists with experienced civil engineers enabled pragmatic mitigation measures to be developed and accepted by the construction personnel with the result that potentially significant adverse impacts were averted. The authors discuss the mechanism and success of this innovative approach.     

Carbon mitigation potential and costs of forestry options in Brazil,China, India,Indonesia, Mexico,the Philippines and Tanzania

This paper summarizes studies of carbon (C) mitigation potential and costs of about 40 forestry options in seven developing countries. Each study uses the same methodological approach – Comprehensive Mitigation Assessment Process (COMAP) – to estimate the above parameters between 2000 and 2030. The approach requires the projection of baseline and mitigation land-use scenarios. Coupled with data on a per ha basis on C sequestration or avoidance, and costs and benefits, it allows the estimation of monetary benefit per Mg C, and the total costs and carbon potential. The results show that about half (3.0 Pg C) the cumulative mitigation potential of 6.2 Petagram (Pg) C between 2000 and 2030 in the seven countries (about 200× 10⁶ Mg C yr^-1) could be achieved at a negative cost and the remainder at costs ranging up to $100 Mg C^-1. About 5 Pg C could be achieved, at a cost less than $20 per Mg C. Negative cost potential indicates that non-carbon revenue is sufficient to offset direct costs of these options. The achievable potential is likely to be smaller, however, due to market, institutional, and sociocultural barriers that can delay or prevent the implementation of the analyzed options.     

我国高校体育产业化发展的现状分析和对策研究

作为体育产业重要组成部分的高校体育产业正面临着巨大的商机,蕴藏着巨大潜力.本文运用文献资料法,对我国高校体育产业化的现状进行分析,结合实际对我国高校体育产业化的发展提出相应的对策:更新观念、提高认识,积极创建体育俱乐部,充分利用自身的资源优势,开展多项经营,加速对体育经营管理人才的培养,严格遵循市场经济规律等.     

不对称信息下的排污监督与管理

环境管理是政府参与环境治理的重要途径，由于信息不对称，环境管理部门对违规排污企业的排放监督问题一直是监察工作的难点。本文利用完全信息静态博弈模型对企业偷排机率进行了理论分析和实证研究。结论表明：增加排污费收取、加大处罚力度及减少监察部门的监察成本将有助于对企业偷排行为的治理，从而达到环境质量治理目标。     

Behavioral frequency: Relationship between conditioning and extinction

Operant conditioning data pertaining to bar pressing in rats show that (1) different schedules of reinforcement during training lead to differential behavior during extinction as measured by number of responses, but not as measured by number of response units and (2) animals show a response frequency/unit of time which is directly proportional to the response frequency/unit of time acquired during training.