Sub-national level of participation in international environmental cooperation: the role of Shiga Prefecture for Lake Biwa environment in Japan

From a state-centric view, sub-national level of participation at the international level can be only feasible if it is an active part of national policy. In the case of Shiga prefectural government's initiative for international lake-environmental cooperation, however, sub-national actors came to see themselves as direct players in the absence of national policy. This study examines under what conditions and in what ways such sub-national level of participation takes place by conducting a case study of Shiga's collaboration with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) over lake-environment risk reduction. The article finds that the process of Shiga's participation in transnational governance will have less chance of being duplicated effectively in other Japanese sub-national governments. Shiga's cooperation with the UNEP was primarily driven by the ad hoc bottom-up political mobilisation of the sub-national actors. In general, without institutionalised channels for sub-national governments to participate in the regional/international level, sub-national governments need to mobilise resources on such an ad hoc basis and only pioneering sub-national actors are capable of effectively engaged on unfamiliar territory with the formation process of transnational governance.     

Conversion of a Missouri River Dam and Reservoir to a Sustainable System: Sediment Management1

Abstract: A present and future challenge for water resources engineers is to extend the useful life of our dams and reservoirs. Ongoing reservoir sedimentation in impoundments must be addressed; sedimentation in many reservoirs already limits project benefits and effective project life. Sustainability requires that incoming sediment be moved downstream past the impounding dam. We use Lewis and Clark Lake, the most downstream of the six Missouri River main stem reservoirs, to demonstrate how a reservoir in advanced stages of its project life could be converted to a sustainable system with local benefits exceeding costs by a factor of 1.5. Full consideration of benefits would further enhance project justification. The proposed strategy involves four phases that will take about 50 years to complete. Cost estimates for this potential project range from the quantitative to the plausible, but it is clear that the results justify a full engineering, environmental, and economic study of this model project. If implemented, the project will create scientific knowledge and develop technologies useful for achieving sustainability at many other reservoirs in the Mississippi River basin and beyond.     

ECOLOGICAL MODELS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES1

The recent world-wide trend towards centralization of all environmental management functions into one regulatory agency has illustrated the necessity for resources management agencies to adopt a total systems viewpoint. Environmental systems are typically complex and multi-dimensional in nature. Mathematical models for the management of air, water and land resources have found wide acceptance among planners and decision-makers. Ecological models of life processes have not reached the same state of development or acceptance. A general review of ecological systems theory and examples of the types of ecological models that have been developed to date arc presented in this paper. With this material as a background and given the vast literature on engineering and economic models, a conceptual framework for an approach to environmental studies and the analysis of polluted environmental systems is presented.     

水面舰船风浪环境适应性内涵及综合评估方法研究

首先对水面舰船风浪环境适应性的内涵进行了分析,重点研究了风浪环境对舰船综合航行性能及作战使用效能的影响.考虑到实际风浪环境中舰船各项总体性能指标是一个复杂的体系,各指标之间既具有矛盾性又具有一致性,是一个多目标、多变量的复杂系统.提取了跟风浪环境相关性较强的船体性能指标,建立了水面舰船风浪环境适应性多级综合评价指标体系...     

灵庄港河道底泥化学组成及其环境影响初探

本文研究灵庄港待疏浚的底泥的养分特征及重金属污染物的化学组分,探讨该底泥处置方式及其可能带来的环境影响。结果表明：灵庄港疏浚底泥的养分含量高于河道两岸耕地耕作层土壤,底泥中重金属元素符合农用底泥污染物控制标准,可以直接投放到附近的农田以增加经济效益,节约处置费用。     

京杭大运河苏州高新区段水质污染状况研究

以2005—2010年京杭大运河苏州高新区段水质监测数据为基础,运用内梅罗综合污染指数法以及采取方差分析对京杭大运河苏州高新区段水质的主要污染因子及其变化趋势进行了研究,并对京杭大运河水质污染状况进行了综合评价。结果表明:京杭大运河苏州高新区段主要污染物为氨氮、总磷;氨氮浓度在2006—2010年间虽有明显下降,但仍超过《地表水环境质量标准》(GB3838—2002)IV类水质要求,为劣V类水,总磷亦有明显下降,但在2008—2010年3年间其浓度略有波动,在IV类和V类水质之间浮动;2005—2008年间其水质处于污染状态,2009—2010年水质较好,为轻污染。该研究结果可为苏州高新区河流水环境治理提供科学依据。     

砂尘环境试验风洞稳定段和收缩段的数值模拟研究

采用计算流体动力学软件FLUENT,对砂尘环境试验风洞中稳定段和收缩段的气固两相流流场进行数值模拟.给出了计算采用的湍流模型及计算区域的网格划分技术.通过分析稳定段和收缩段的两相流流场的速度梯度分布,得到了反向加砂方式优于正向加砂方式的计算结果.     

中国高等环保人才需求预测

通过我国社会、经济发展对环境保护要求的分析，用时序分析等数学方法，预测目标年各类高等环保人才的拥有量、需补充量及其专业结构．对于预测的结果作了补充说明     

密切值法在地面水环境质量评价中的应用

论述了密切值评价法在环境质量评价中的应用原理和评价的方法与步骤 ,并结合工程项目的地面水环境质量评价 ,详细地计算了环境监测断面中主要污染因子的密切值 ,针对地面水各个断面的水质质量进行了综合评价。指出了该评价方法推广使用的优点与理论价值     

长江口岛屿湿地的底栖动物资源研究

调查了长江口3个岛屿湿地的底栖动物资源及其生态特征和环境功能。经鉴定底栖无脊椎动物有41种,优势种为河蚬(Corbiculafluminea)、焦河蓝蛤(Potamocorbulaustulata)、缢蛏(Sinonovaculaconstricta)、麂眼螺(Rissoinasp.)、光滑狭口螺(Stenothyraglabra)、谭氏泥蟹(Ilyrplaxdeschampsi)、无齿相手蟹(Sesarmadenaani)和天津厚蟹(Helicetridenstientsinensis)。讨论了底栖动物资源的主要生态学特征及其环境功能,提出了对底栖动物资源合理利用与保护的建议。