Coastal Management of Failaka Island, Kuwait

Failaka Island is one of the most important islands belonging to the State of Kuwait. With the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990, most of the activies on Failaka Island were destroyed. After the liberation of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti government decided to reconstruct the island for touristic and recreational purposes. Thus, a coastal development plan was needed. The presented study is an attempt to address the coastal zone management of the island. Based on the overall geomorphological features of the island, the coast was classified into four coastal zones. The wave and tidal conditions were identified around the island. The major items controlling the coastal development were specified. Accordingly, a detailed coastal zone management map for future development was developed. The overall goal was to provide decision-makers with guidelines for the future development of the island.     

Developments in Dutch coastline management: Conclusions from the second governmental coastal report

In 1990 the Dutch government decided to stop any further long-term landward retreat of the coastline. This policy choice for a ‘dynamic preservation’ is primarily aimed at safety against flooding and at sustainable preservation of the values and interests concerning the dunes and beaches. Five years later, a first overview of the benefits and bottlenecks of the new coastal defence policy could be presented, which was published in the second governmental coastal report ‘Kustbalans 1995’ (coastal balance 1995). This consists of three elements: (1) evaluation of the implementation of ‘dynamic preservation’, (2) the consequences of several natural and anthropogenic developments in the coastal zone and (3) integrated coastal zone management. The present report describes experiences of Dutch coastline management and summarizes the main conclusions of the second governmental report. The overall conclusion of the evaluation study is that the 1990 choice for ‘dynamic preservation’ was right. Sand supply is an effective method of coastline maintenance, which also serves functional uses in the beach and dune area. However, nearly a doubling of the supply volume is necessary to compensate for sand losses in the coastal zone. A more integrated management of the coastal zone is necessary to find an equilibrium between the interests of socio-economic development and the maintenance of a natural, dynamic system.     

The Scientific Basis of Marine Pollution Prevention Strategies

Prevention of marine pollution, particularly in semi-enclosed seas, embayments and areas with limited exchange of water, requires a well conceived and harmonized legal system, specified standards, a monitoring programme, and effective control and enforcement capabilities. This comprehensive approach is often called a strategy. Three generations of strategies have been devised and applied historically in Europe and North America, each a step further in integrating environmental protection, technical advancement and economic capabilities. the overpowering socio-economic problems of transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, a task facing a dozen central and eastern European coastal states, compound the problem of application of an integrated approach.

No management strategy can achieve its set goals unless based on scientific evidence. the data base has to offer information on two basic questions, one specific and one of a general nature.

The specific question is: Has the area under consideration some features, an activity, or one or more living species, which must be protected at any cost? the answer to this question will invoke the precautionary principle into strategic considerations, and leads to the general question: What is the carrying (= assimilative or environmental) capacity for each activity and for the discharge of each contaminant into the impacted area? Answers to these questions lead to the choice of the strategy for environmental management.     

面向高质量发展的海岸带资源型城市空间治理——基于跨系统影响的视角

海岸带资源型城市是陆海资源高度交错的空间载体,以跨系统影响的视角对其进行空间治理,有助于突破资源型城市转型发展的局限性,实现资源综合效益最大化。首先,本文厘清了跨系统影响的复杂性与海岸带资源的多样性,并以空间资源作为研究的核心要素。其次,强调陆海全系统生态—经济—社会的“综合效益”,以“陆海统筹”作为指引,深化海岸带资源型城市高质量发展的内涵。再次,探索了“关键资源识别—空间效益评价—空间资源调控”的高质量发展空间治理路径。即通过识别跨系统影响范围、开展资源空间调查、明确资源组合模式来甄别关键资源,进而构建包含“综合效益评估”和“跨系统影响修正”的资源空间效益评价框架,明晰各资源空间效益的差异,为空间治理提供决策依据。最后,根据空间效益评价结果,结合国土空间规划要求,在资源空间优化、区域资源统筹、空间总量分配、开发模式引导等方面提出海岸带资源型城市高质量发展的有效调控方式。     

山地平原过渡带耕地土壤重金属空间特征及潜在生态风险因素探析

为探讨典型山地平原过渡带地区耕地土壤重金属空间分布特征及其潜在生态风险因素.本文以拥有成都平原-龙门山脉过渡带这一典型过渡地形的四川省某县域为研究区,采用地统计法和潜在生态风险指数法分析研究区耕地土壤Cd、Cr、Cu、Pb和Zn的空间分布情况并进行潜在生态风险评价,结合地理探测器进一步发掘导致其潜在生态风险空间差异的主...     

西北干旱区作物灌溉技术效率及影响因素

水资源短缺是制约西北干旱区可持续发展的硬约束,提高作物灌溉技术效率、压缩农业灌溉用水是缓解水资源供需矛盾的可能途径之一。基于2014年张掖市农户调研数据,采用DEA-Tobit模型,分析了黑河流域中段不同类型灌区作物灌溉技术效率及其影响因素。结果表明：（1）典型灌区主要作物灌溉技术效率均存在改进空间,节水潜力较大。在其他投入保持不变的情况下,如果典型灌区主要作物灌溉技术效率达到目前的最高水平,平原灌区生产同样产量的制种玉米和大田玉米,灌溉用水可分别减少34.47%和38.15%;北部荒漠灌区生产同样产量的棉花、制种西瓜和玉米套小麦,灌溉用水可分别减少48.42%、34.82%和22.99%;沿山灌区生产同样产量的小麦、马铃薯、大麦和大田玉米,灌溉用水可分别减少14.48%、30.75%、25.50%和35.96%。（2）不同灌区之间作物灌溉技术效率的变异系数与作物种植面积占比呈负向关系,同一灌区内部种植相同作物的农户生产管理水平存在明显差异。（3）农地细碎化程度和农户耕地面积扩大会降低作物灌溉技术效率,改善耕地质量能提高北部荒漠灌区作物灌溉技术效率,增加井水灌溉会提高平原灌区大田玉米和沿山灌区作物灌溉技术效率,灌溉次数与多数作物灌溉技术效率呈“倒U型”关系,而农户耕作需求及其对风险态度的影响需结合具体情况进行判断。合理确定种植规模、加快农地空间优化,因地制宜地改善耕地质量,完善水利设施、合理使用井灌、增强河水灌溉放水的灵活性,是提升黑河流域作物灌溉技术效率的主要途径。     

新疆干旱区季节性积雪中黑碳气溶胶研究

利用中分辨率成像光谱仪（MODIS）遥感数据与2018年1月野外实测的28个雪样,综合分析新疆干旱区季节性积雪中黑碳气溶胶浓度（BC）分布特征与气溶胶光学厚度（AOD）等.利用HYSPLIT-4后向轨迹模式获取釆样点逐日的后向轨迹,分析BC的可能传输路径.结果表明：①北疆地区积雪覆盖率从11月份到次年1月份逐渐增加,冬季积雪覆盖率可达到97.5%,冬季AOD平均值为0.173,高值出现在天山北坡经济带区域与东部区域（0.2~0.35）,低值区域主要在阿勒泰地区（0.06~0.1）.②表层积雪的BC浓度范围为44.08~1949.9ng/g,平均值为536.71ng/g,BC浓度分布特征为：天山北坡经济带BC浓度（913.24ng/g） > 艾比湖东南部区域（816.56ng/g） > 艾比湖北部区域（421.94ng/g） > 艾比湖西部区域（407.97ng/g） > 克拉玛依区域（162.28ng/g） > 古尔班通古特沙漠区域（124.89ng/g） > 阿勒泰地区（98.51ng/g）.随着海拔升高积雪中BC浓度有微弱上升,相关系数R²为0.03,随着纬度增加积雪中BC浓度均呈下降趋势,R²为0.255.③艾比湖流域后向轨迹中以博乐-精河-艾比湖向东北方向输送路径为主,对采样点的BC浓度影响较大;天山北坡经济带区域主要以精河-石河子-乌鲁木齐的天山北坡城市群向东北输送路径为主,局地污染较为严重;阿勒泰地区的后向轨迹以俄罗斯南部-哈萨克斯坦北部-东哈萨克斯坦输送路径为主,局地污染贡献较少;克拉玛依区域主要来自哈萨克斯坦东部和西部向东方向的输送,局地污染不明显;沙漠区域主要以西南方向输送路径为主.     

虚拟水社会循环视域下的水资源承载力评价

中国水资源短缺且分布不均,水资源利用的矛盾已从供给不足转为承载过度。以“可持续利用”概念为框架,在生态完整、水资源持续有效供给的基础上结合虚拟水社会循环过程,完善水资源承载力评价体系,并对西北地区进行分析评价。结果表明：（1）陕西总体较好,但近十年间呈现不断下降趋势,其中环境压力承压最大;甘肃总体上呈下降趋势,在环境和社会压力方面变化尤为明显;宁夏一直处于濒临或轻度超载状态,通过虚拟水贸易有所缓解;新疆受虚拟水流出影响较大,一直处于濒临或轻度超载状态;青海基本处于承载富余状态。（2）虚拟水贸易对水资源承载力综合压力指数影响较大,结合虚拟水社会循环过程的水资源承载力评价更具有现实指导意义。（3）面对不同水资源禀赋及用水效率的地区,其发展模式可以适当不同,用水效率高的地区可偏发展激进型一些,用水效率低的地区建议更靠近环保激进型一些。     

南海岛礁海洋环境中典型不锈钢浪花飞溅区腐蚀规律

目的 研究南海岛礁环境浪花飞溅区中典型不锈钢的腐蚀规律.方法 在南海岛礁进行现场腐蚀试验,利用表面微观形貌观测、腐蚀产物分析及失重测试等手段,对比分析了304、316L和2205不锈钢在浪花飞溅区中的腐蚀形貌、腐蚀速率和腐蚀深度.结果 在浪花飞溅区,304不锈钢的腐蚀速率最大,316L不锈钢次之,2205不锈钢最小;在浪花飞溅区304不锈钢和316L不锈钢局部腐蚀主要以点蚀和缝隙腐蚀为主,2205不锈钢耐腐蚀性良好,局部腐蚀不明显;三种不锈钢的腐蚀产物主要包括 α-FeOOH、γ-FeOOH、γ-Fe2O3.结论 三种不锈钢的腐蚀产物基本相同,但2205不锈钢腐蚀速率变化趋势与另外两种不锈钢明显不同.