Private micro-hydro power and associated investments in Nepal: the Barpak village case and broader issues

This article examines a number of issues connected with the development of small-scale hydroelectric power and related investments in Nepal. The micro-hydro investment scheme in Barpak village serves as a case study, and the article also presents a number of related issues discussed against the background of the evolution of micro-hydro power in Nepal. The article outlines the success of micro-hydro development, modest in relation to its enormous potential, the realization of which depends on whether a number of challenges and constraints can be overcome. The article closes with suggestions on implementing sustainable micro-hydro development in rural areas, based on the Barpak experience and the authors' other recent studies of rural energy issues in Nepal.     

RIVER RECREATION EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES IN TWO RECREATION OPPORTUNITY SPECTRUM (ROS) CLASSES1

The Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) system is used by the USDA Forest Service and USDI Bureau of Land Management for inventorying, classifying, and managing wildlands for recreation. Different ROS classes from the Colorado and Arkansas Rivers in Colorado were compared, using visitor survey data collected in 1979 and 1981, to see if the different classes offered different recreational experience opportunities. No difference between classes was found. Six possible reasons for not finding a difference are discussed. The usefulness of ROS at the broader levels of planning and the needs at more detailed levels of planning are noted.     

生活垃圾中再生资源的循环利用模式探析

目前我国的生活垃圾中的再生资源回收利用率较高，再利用的过程基本是市场驱动的，但具有负外部性和不可持续性。应通过扩大生产者责任来重构循环利用体系，减少对环境的不利影响。本文在分析总结上海一次性饭盒回收利用经验的基础上，探讨了在我国推行扩大生产者责任制度的对策。     

创业与创新——建院二十五周年回顾与展望

中国环境管理干部学院建院二十五年来,适应形势需要,经历了局长岗位培训、局长岗位培训和成人学历教育并举、普通高等教育的高职高专三个阶段.每个阶段在校舍建设、师资队伍、教材、科研等方面都在创业,而创业的灵魂则是创新.     

关于《环境土建工程》教学改革的探讨

《环境土建工程》是研究环境工程土建施工方法的一门综合性、实践性很强的学科。它是为环境工程专业高职生开设的一门重要的专业基础课。以往这门课程的教学形式较为传统,不适应当今高职教育形式之处很多。因而,改变单一的课堂教学方式,多种教学手段相结合;改革考核、考试办法,培养学生的学习能力;勤于实践总结,不断发现问题,培养创新能力。     

促进环境信息化与环保业务相互融合的思考

本文结合现代管理思想,对如何促进环境信息化与环保业务相互融合进行思考,通过对两者关系的比较论证与作用分析,指出业务流程管理、管理模式创新以及环境信息化是实现环境管理转型、促进环保事业发展、推进环境保护现代化的有效途径。     

服务创新促进节能减排

进入21世纪后,世界经济发展面临着巨大的资源和环境压力,资源不足已成为中国经济发展的瓶颈。目前,在资源的使用上还存在着大量浪费,节能减排是减少资源浪费、提高资源利用效率的重要途径。本文从服务创新的角度研究节能减排,服务创新可通过非物质化和减物质化方式很好地促进节能减排,对如何加强服务创新促进节能减排提出了可行性建议。     

美日德中汽车再制造业的比较和借鉴

为保持我国经济的持续快速发展,建设两型社会,促进循环经济发展,我国正大力发展汽车再制造业。汽车再制造业的发展最先是从国外开始的,美日德3个汽车生产大国和消费大国在汽车再制造方面的发展经验对我国的汽车再制造业发展有很强的借鉴作用。通过从法律法规、回收渠道、运作3个方面进行了国内外比较,以期寻求适合我国汽车再制造业的发展模式,促进我国汽车再制造业蓬勃发展。     

提高昆钢生活饮用水供水水质分析

《生活饮用水卫生标准》（GB5749—2006）对供水水质提出更加严格的要求。对新标准主要特点和基本要求、昆钢生活饮用水供应现状及面临的主要问题进行了分析,立足现有工艺条件和设施,探讨了提高昆钢生活饮用水供水水质的方法措施。     

Business frameworks for sustainable society: a case study on reuse industries in Japan

This paper presents a new perspective on the reuse businesses of independent reuse business companies (IRBCs) in Japan. A majority of previous studies on reuse and remanufacturing have focused on the businesses of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). During the past twenty years, however, in Japan, IRBCs have grown rapidly, especially those that launched new types of secondhand shops. The author proposes that the reuse businesses of IRBCs can provide useful information for academics, OEMs, and policy makers. A key finding is the strategies developed by IRBCs to ensure the volume of used products collected and to stimulate demand for used products. This paper compares the features of IRBC reuse businesses with those of OEMs, and discussed the results and implications of an interview survey with select IRBCs.