Computer‐Aided Negotiations of Water Disputes: An Interdisciplinary Role‐Playing Course

This study examines the evolution of a microworld created in a stakeholder process into educational materials used in a classroom setting. Microworlds have been used to stimulate learning through engagement in classroom and professional settings, but to our knowledge this is the first example that demonstrates utilization of the same process in both settings in the field of water resources, involving collaboration between the educational and professional sectors. An interdisciplinary role‐playing course in Computer‐Aided Negotiations (CAN) of water disputes is used as a case study. Upper‐level undergraduate students of varied academic backgrounds interacted in both the CAN process and river basin management model used in the CAN process as microworlds for one semester. We found evidence of meaningful engagement with both the process and model by all students. This finding has implications for engaging stakeholders without technical backgrounds in CAN processes. Students reported learning gains on surveys and pre/posttest scores improved, although only one item showed a statistically significant increase. During and after the teaching of this course, there was feedback of work products from the students to river basin managers. The course also provides the opportunity to learn the art of collaborative modeling through example and practice. Course materials are available at http://www.hydrologics.net/CAN_Course/.     

Technical assessment and public perception of environmental issues: the case of the Municipality of Pisa

The different approach of specialists and general public to environmental topics has often led to contrasting positions. After decades of strong debate, however, there seems to be a growing agreement on the need for overcoming a mere contraposition in favour of an integration of opinions. This paper aims to contribute to the topic by shifting the setting into the urban environment, through the case of Pisa Municipality, Italy. It compares the scenarios described by the latest State of the Environment Report – expression of the technical evaluation – with the perception of citizens measured by a direct survey. Results were first used to investigate any disagreements about quality of environmental matrices, entity of pressures exerted on them and characteristics of determinants. They were then used to identify the range where the integration of the two positions might be pursued and finally collect, in view of future policies, indications on locally adoptable key factors and strategies.     

建设项目环境影响评价公众参与模式研究

介绍了公众参与及参与内容、群体、目的和意义．公众参与的法律法规依据。从公众参与的方式、时机和参与对决策的影响三方面分析了当前公众参与存在的问题。然后按项目进程．进行了公众参与模式研究．提出了“八步工作进程．五处信息交流．四次信息公开．三项监督举报”的公众参与模式。希望对公众参与工作的开展有所帮助。     

加强环境保护宣传教育提高公众环境意识

环境是人类赖以生存和发展的物质基础，然而人类在利用自然资源和环境进行经济建设的同时，也加剧了对自身生存环境的破坏，反过来被破坏了的恶劣环境又严重地威胁着人类的生存。这就要求我们在进行经济建设、积累财富的同时，也要注重对生存环境的保护，达到共存与和谐的发展。为使人们有效的、自觉的保护好环境，首先要加强环境宣传教育工作，有组织、有措施、分层次、有重点地抓好环保宣传教育工作，使环保宣传社会化、环保意识全民化，形成环保事业人人参与、社会舆论广泛监督的环境保护工作局面。     

关于设立公共消防安全管理硕士教育的构想

消防安全是社会安定与经济发展的保证.提高公共消防安全管理水平,实现消防安全,是人心所向.然而,我国目前缺乏高层次消防管理人才,消防硕士教育中没有公共消防安全管理专业,这严重影响了公共消防安全管理水平的提高.本文认为,我国消防硕士教育专业设置不合理,提出了增设公共消防安全管理硕士的必要性和重要性,并提出了公共消防安全管理学科体系的构建与公共消防管理硕士课程体系的设置框架.     

Experiences with greening suppliers. The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

This paper explains the strategy and procedures followed by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) to spread green purchasing practices throughout its administration and supply chain, highlighting the identified barriers against their implementation and monitoring, and showing the actions carried out to overcome them. The university's green supply chain management has been analysed in five selected case studies: office material, recycled toner cartridges, fair trade coffee, reusable glass bottles and catering services. These cover the wide range of purchasing patterns currently taking place at UAB taking into account both the acquisition model (directly or indirectly through contracted firms) and the supply chain management perspective (linear or loop). A comparison of the different cases is carried out and some general rules are created that should be investigated further.     

责令改正环境违法行为的强制执行

环境违法行为对生态环境和人民生活构成严重威胁,有些违法行为甚至危及人民的生命财产安全。环境行政主管部门针对违法行为作出的责令改正决定,由于种种原因总是无法及时落实,究其原因是对责令改正违法行为的可强制执行性产生分歧。本文分析了责令改正环境违法行为的法律属性和强制执行依据,提出把公共利益作为判断强制执行责令改正违法的标准。     

浅谈环境规划中公众参与有效性的影响因素

环境规划是环境管理工作的重要内容之一,环境规划的目标是环境保护与经济协调发展的具体结合点。为使制定的规划能够可行,在规划的整个过程中公众参与是非常重要的。文章基于对中国目前环境规划中的公众参与存在的不足之处的简要论述,对影响环境规划公众参与有效性的因素进行了初步的探讨,指出公众参与的制度、对象、时间、形式、内容的设计、解决矛盾的能力、参与公众的热情等是影响中国环境规划公众参与有效性的主要因素,并提出了一些提高中国环境规划公众参与有效性的建议。     

环境影响评价中公众参与存在的问题及对策

公众参与在环境影响评价中是不可缺少的一部分,具有非常重要的作用。为推进和规范环境影响评价活动中的公众参与,2006年2月,环保部出台了《环境影响评价公众参与暂行办法》,主要对公众参与的组织形式和公众参与的时限做了规定。虽然暂行办法的出台发挥了一定的作用,但中国的公众参与制度还是不够完善,公众参与的有效性差。针对于此,分析了中国环境影响评价中公众参与存在的问题,并提出了相应的对策。促进中国环境影响评价中的公众参与能够有效地进行,为环境管理提供依据。     

中国公众参与环境保护的不足及其原因探析

公众参与环境保护既是中国环保事业发展的内在要求,也有其相应的理论基础和实践意义。中国目前的生态环境虽然有了一定程度的发展,但要全面解决环境保护过程中存在的问题,还有待于进一步调动公众参与的积极性和主动性。本文分析了中国环境保护公众参与的现状及存在的问题,提出了提高中国环境保护公众参与水平的对策和建议。