Analysis on the Evolution of Regional Economic Disparity in the West Coast of the Strait

With the implementation of reform and opening-up, the overall economy of China has made brilliant achievements; meanwhile, however, the economic disparity has been enlarging among some regions, and between the city and the countryside. The existence and evolution of this kind of economic disparity is concerned with social stability, sustainable development and the construction of harmonious society, which has gradually become the hotspot in social economic development. The West Coast of the Strait （WCS） located in southeast littoral areas is adjacent to the Pearl and Yangtze River Delta in the south and north and faces Taiwan Province in the east. The stability and development of this region has vital political and economic meaning in the social economic development of our country. It has important theoretical meaning and practical value to research the form, characteristics and evolution of regional economic disparity in the WCS. Based on insightful analysis on existing study results on the WCS, the paper defines the connotation and extension. By a series of absolute and comparative relative evaluation indexes and taking the WCS since 1992 as the study object, the paper makes analysis on different scales including three regions, four regions, 20 cities and 152 counties, quantitatively evaluates the level, characteristics and evolution of the regional economic disparity and compares the regional economic disparity on different scales. The main conclusions are as follows： the variation trend of the absolute disparity of the whole region is obvious and stable, which has presented an inflating trend; the comparative variation trend on a large scale has waved, The comparative disparity of the three regions increased annually from 1992 to around 2000, which had a decreasing trend from around 2000 to 2005; the comparative variation trend on a small scale was not stable, which showed an annual increase of four regions, 20 cities and 152 counties from 1992 to around 2003 and a decrease from around 2003 to 2005; the     

风险社会中突发事件的特征与处置理念探析

突发性事件由于其本身所具有突发性、紧急性、危重性、复杂性、关联性、广泛性、政治性和不确定性等特征,所以其负面性影响很大,往往可能成为激发社会矛盾、进而爆发政治、经济和社会危机的直接原因。而经济转轨、社会转型、利益群体多元化等许多不稳定的因素,对局部地区乃至全国的经济发展和社会稳定构成了潜在威胁。在这样一个具有诸多风险因素的社会,由此而引发的突发事件又有形式多元化、规模扩大化、形态群体化、影响辐射化、目标国际化等特点。所以,在现阶段,处置突发事件的理念必须适应这种风险社会的公共危机特点,做到危机缓和,未病先防;以人为本,取信于民;利益调和,治病求本。     

The pathway to a sustainable industrial society – initiative of the Research Institute for Sustainability Science (RISS) at Osaka University

While it is widely known that sustainable development is the only sound and viable pathway for humankind’s future, its attainment remains elusive despite intensive efforts and some successes. The current industrial society approach based on product and process innovation in a variety of fields is not providing the expected results in addressing this important issue. In an attempt to carry out this unavoidable task, Osaka University’s Research Institute for Sustainability Science (RISS) introduces an integral and dynamic innovation system where technology plays a key role in fulfilling societal functions. This innovation system adopts a highly solution-driven approach that makes use of backcasting techniques based on long-term visions and mid-term strategic goals. Since technology management is the key to propelling effective innovation towards sustainability, we propose a technology transition management through the interaction of technology push, demand pull and institutional design, along with eight transition principles. RISS will develop this innovation system based on these three components and through the design of dynamic scenarios and their roadmaps.     

我国大力发展循环经济的必要性分析

我国经济的高速发展使生态环境日益恶化，可持续发展问题成为建设小康社会的主要瓶颈。循环经济能使资源以最低的投入达到最高效率的使用和最大限度的循环利用，实现了污染物排放的最小化，是实现可持续发展的最佳经济模式。因此，我国必须大力发展循环经济。     

利用坡耕地种植能源作物的可行性分析与探讨

针对经济快速化发展过程中造成的环境污染与能源危机问题,结合我国土地资源状况及土地利用现状,通过探讨利用坡耕地种植能源作物及进行相应的经济效益分析,发现该方法可有效缓解能源危机、改善生态环境、提高农民收入、推动两型社会建设。     

中国省市区环境与社会经济地域关联分析

从地域的角度出发，构建环境综合指数，并分析中国各省市区的环境地域结构；通过因子分析方法，选择与环境状况有关的社会经济因子综合成若干公共因子，建筑经济发展的主驱动力，并考察社会经济地域差异；最后，在分析中国各省市环境地域结构和社会经济结构的基础上，探讨了二者之间的关系，确定了不同地域类型改善环境质量的社会经济调控主导方向。     

科学扩大基层民主努力构建和谐社会

本文认为,民主是一个政党健康发展的根本保证.而对"什么是民主","怎样建设和发展民主"的科学回答则是民主上述功能发挥的基本前提.民主既是对专制和独裁的否定,同时又是对建立在个人自由主义基础上的极端民主化和无政府主义的否定.我们必须在"科学发展观"这一基本理念的统领下进行包括扩大基层民主在内的民主政治建设-在扩大基层民主方面既不能徘徊不前,更不能搞"大跃进";既要整体推进,但又不能搞"一刀切";既要扩大和发展民主,又要讲求和兼顾科学与效率.只有把扩大基层民主置于"科学发展观"这一基本理念之上,才能有助于推进和谐社会建设.     

长江流域节水型社会建设特点与建设效益初探

长江丰富的水资源不仅是本流域的水源，也是我国水资源配置的战略水源。搞好长江流域节水型社会建设，对保证本流域及全国经济社会可持续发展均具有非常重要的意义。基于流域自然资源、社会经济、环境质量三大背景，对长江流域节水型社会建设特点进行了初步探索，认为“节流减污”和“水资源南北优化”是长江流域节水型社会建设的两大基本特点。从经济、社会和环境3方面对节水型社会建设效益进行了简单地定性和定量分析，初步认定，建设长江流域节水型社会将会取得较大效益。     

节约型社会指标体系框架设计与广东节约水平现状评价

节约型社会指标体系贯穿了循环经济的思想，包括减量化、再使用再循环、节约支撑能力、资源禀赋变化与弹性系数等4领域共51个指标。应用该指标体系估算结果表明，广东省节能、节地、节水、节材、减污、资源化等核心指标目前高于全国平均水平，且每年均有所提升。高新技术产业产值占工业总产值比重、第三产业比重、行政管理费用所占GDP在全国属于领先地位，反映广东与其它地区的差异已经从数量的差异发展为结构性差异。GDP质量优于全国平均水平。但能源消费弹性系数反映出粗放型特征没有根本转变。水环境功能区水质达标率偏低，在制度支撑、科技支撑、教育支撑指标等方面亟待改进。     

全面小康建设的定量评价与足迹分析--以江苏省为例

随着建设全面小康目标的确定。有必要分析我国目前小康建设的状况和确定今后工作的重点。本文主要从资源环境角度出发，在分析全面小康基本内涵的基础上。选取了经济、社会和资源环境方面的14个指标。建立了全面小康度量的评价指标体系，并分析了全国和江苏省全面小康建设的历程。结果表明，10年来全面和江苏省在全面小康建设的道路上都取得了显著成就，但两者在发展程度和发展结构方面存在重大差别。