When mobility makes sense: A qualitative and longitudinal study of the daily mobility of the elderly

A majority of North Americans hopes to grow old in the suburbs. This aspiration depends upon their ability to drive and their access to a car. Because it is essential for everyday travel, car-mobility in the suburbs is becoming a symbolic goal. The meanings of mobility for elderly will evolve over time, notably as a result of changes in autonomy. However, the mobility of older adults is mainly understood in terms of daily trips. Little research has considered the temporal dimension of aging as an evolving process. This study aimed at understanding with a qualitative and longitudinal perspective how older people stay (auto-)mobile in their house and their neighborhood against the need to adapt to reduced autonomy and mobility over time. A group of 22 suburbanites aged from 62 to 89 was interviewed in 1999 and in 2006. The results show that even if older people succeed in increasing their mobility, they are headed for inevitable immobility. Among the environmental adaptation strategies that were observed, the constructed behaviors, the dependencies demanding additional supports as well as the social life modulate different evolving experiences of the city: the shrinking city, the fragmented city, and the city by proxy. The built environment is at the heart of a complex process in which the adaptation of mobility contributes to the emergence of new residential experiences.     

基于EOF和BP网络的库群径流预测

在考虑多个水库径流相关性的基础上，基于自然正交函数，将多维径流序列分解成时不变的空间特征和随时间变化的权重系数矩阵，并运用网络对时间权重系数变化规律进行分析，从而对库群径流做出预测，以某区域中的三座中型水库为例，选用灰关联模型进行比较预测，取得了较好的结果。     

Development of the PRCQ: A measure of perceived restorative characteristics of zoo attractions

This study describes the development of the Perceived Restorative Characteristics Questionnaire (PRCQ), a measure of perceived restorative characteristics of zoo attractions. The questionnaire was administered in two zoo attractions. The hypothesized five factor structure of the PRCQ, and relations between perceived restorative characteristics and experienced pleasure in and preference for the attractions were examined. In Study 1, 137 visitors of a Dutch zoo evaluated perceived restorative characteristics of a butterfly garden; In Study 2, 158 visitors evaluated those of a baboon attraction. In Study 1 three factors emerged (fascination, escape and coherence); In Study 2 four factors could be distinguished (fascination, novelty, escape, coherence). Compatibility did not appear as a separate factoring either study. Perceived fascination and escape were significant predictors of experienced pleasure and preference in both attractions. The implications of the findings are discussed.     

东京湾水环境治理对深圳的启示

分析东京湾社会经济、水环境状况和治理历程,其水环境变化经历了先污染后治理的历程.近几十年东京湾环境管理内容纳入行政管理范围,环境对策、措施随着主要环境问题的变化也经历了诸多变化,促进东京湾水环境逐步改善和恢复.结合东京湾环境管理历程和深圳湾区水环境主要问题,分析深圳湾区水环境治理存在的差距及经验借鉴,可从制度建设、体制机制、投融资渠道和公众参与等方面进行完善,为深圳湾区水环境治理和改善提供参考.     

巧借他山石 助我振翅飞——推进国家重大水专项滇池洱海项目的思考

介绍了云南省水专项项目的基本情况,总结了"十一五"的成果及经验,提出了"十二五"的思考和建议。     

农业生态补偿的国际经验及启示研究

由于长期的粗放型农业经营模式,中国农业生态系统遭到了极大破坏.根据农业发达国家经验,农业生态补偿是保护农业生态环境,推动农业可持续发展的重要途径.对美国、欧盟、日本等国家的农业生态补偿做法进行经验总结,包括土地休耕计划、农业环境补贴、生态农业认证等.基于国际先进经验,提出相关政策建议,包括健全农业生态补偿法律法规、完善农业生态补偿的投融资模式、明晰自然资源产权关系、因地制宜制定补偿标准等.     

脚手架工人低估不安全行为风险的研究

为验证脚手架工人是否低估不使用安全带和高处抛扔物体2项不安全行为的风险,工人的年龄和工作年限是否会影响他们对2项不安全行为的风险评估,以及工人是否会低估不安全行为的外部性,通过问卷调查的方式让脚手架工人和管理人员对2项不安全行为的风险进行评估,然后借助方差分析(ANOVA)和t检验2种统计学方法对风险评估值进行分析。结果显示:工人显著低估2项不安全行为的风险,并且工人倾向于低估不安全行为给他人造成伤害的严重性,但是工作年限和年龄对风险评估的影响不显著。最后,结合上述研究结果提出避免工人低估2项不安全行为风险的管理建议。     

虱外社区防灾减灾的经验及启示——以日本社区防灾减灾建设为例

本文以日本为例总结了国外社区防灾减灾经验以及对我国的启示。主要包括：完善社区减灾法律制度,制定社区防灾计划,制定社区灾害风险图,建设社区防灾无线网络和普及防灾减灾知识,重视企业参与防灾减灾活动。