Based on shift-share method, this article employs re- gional share, structural shift and competitive shift to analyze the structural benefit and competitive position of agricultural structure in western China by comparing with agriculture, foresting, stockbreeding and fishing before and after Conversion of Farmland to Forest and Grassland (CFFG). Then authors draw following conclusion: while CFFG program has been put in practice, the agricultural structure in western China has some typical characteristics, such as growth faster, structural predominance obvious and more competitive. But the contributiveness from the competition is not too much yet, and the structural benefit of forest estate and stockbreeding are restrained. 相似文献
Marine ecosystems are under high demand for human use, giving concerns about how pressures from human activities may affect their structure, function, and status. In Europe, recent developments in mapping of marine habitats and human activities now enable a coherent spatial evaluation of potential combined effects of human activities. Results indicate that combined effects from multiple human pressures are spread to 96% of the European marine area, and more specifically that combined effects from physical disturbance are spread to 86% of the coastal area and 46% of the shelf area. We compare our approach with corresponding assessments at other spatial scales and validate our results with European-scale status assessments for coastal waters. Uncertainties and development points are identified. Still, the results suggest that Europe’s seas are widely disturbed, indicating potential discrepancy between ambitions for Blue Growth and the objective of achieving good environmental status within the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.Supplementary informationThe online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-020-01482-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
Objective: Considering the high annual number of fatal driving accidents in Iran, any approach for reducing the number or severity of driving accidents is a positive step toward decreasing accident-related losses. Accidents can often be avoided by a timely reaction of the driver. One of the steps before reacting to a hazard is perception. Some driver characteristics may affect road hazard perception. In this research, it was assumed that various driver characteristics, including demographic characteristics and cognitive characteristics, have an impact on driver perception.
Methods: The driving simulator used in this research provides various scenarios; for example, passing a pedestrian or animal across the road or placing fixed objects in a 2-lane separated rural road for 2 groups of experienced and inexperienced drivers under day and night lighting conditions. The go/no-go test was carried out in order to assess drivers’ attention to driving tasks and inhibitory control. A structural equation model (SEM) was used to estimate the relation between driver characteristics and sensitivity to road hazard perception. A new hazard perception index was proposed based on the time intervals in the hazard vulnerability.
Results: The results show that the most effective variables in the analysis of sensitivity to hazard perception are driving experience (in kilometers) during the last 3 years and road lighting conditions. Moreover, hazard perception sensitivity was improved by better inhibitory control, selective attention, and decision making, more carefulness, the average amount of daily sleep, and marital status.
Conclusion: The results of this research may be useful in educating and advertising programs. It also could enhance sensitivity to perception of hazards such as pedestrians, animals, and fixed obstacles among young and novice drivers. 相似文献
The environmental situation in Ghana is characterized by desertification, land degradation, deforestation, soil erosion, and
inadequate water supply in the northern regions of the country. The population as a whole is growing at a rate of 3% per annum,
with even greater urban growth rates, due to rural out-migration. Large parts of the coastal zone in the south are rapidly
developing to become one large suburbanized area. Water quality is particularly threatened in the urban and industrialized
areas, which are mainly located in the southern part of the country. The coastal lagoons and coastal waters are moderately
to heavily polluted. Erosion extends along the whole Ghanaian coast with excesses, for example, in the Keta area, where during
the last century over 90% of the original buildings have been washed awayby the sea. The obvious environmental consequences
of the mining sector are illustrative of the environmental threats caused by a fast growing industry and industrializing agriculture,
in a country where environmental policy is only in its formative years. Desertification, food insecurity and coastal erosion
all contribute to an increasing number of environmental refugees.
Environmental policy in Ghana is a post-Rio phenomenon. Environmental laws, a Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology,
an advisory National Committee for the Implementation of Agenda 21, and a fully mandated environmental administration have
been established. This administration advocates a progressive attitude towards environmental legislation and points out the
specific utility of economic and legal instruments in environmental management in this relatively fast developing country.
The choice of instruments for environmental management is increasingly influenced by the specific state of African environmental
and technological capacity and by a call for the recognition of the role of traditional customs in nature conservation. This
African perspective on environmental management is further intensified by an unmet need for regional, transboundary cooperation
in the West African subcontinent. This specific West African context calls for an elaboration of an effective capacity-building
program for environmental management in the area. 相似文献
Satellite imagery is a useful tool for large-scale habitat analysis; however, its limitations need to be tested. We tested
these limitations by varying the methods of a habitat evaluation for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the Adirondack Park, New York, USA, utilizing harvest data to create and validate the assessment models. We used two
classified images, one with a large minimum mapping unit but high accuracy and one with no minimum mapping unit but slightly
lower accuracy, to test the sensitivity of the evaluation to these differences. We tested the utility of two methods of assessment,
habitat suitability index modeling, and pattern recognition modeling. We varied the scale at which the models were applied
by using five separate sizes of analysis windows. Results showed that the presence of a large minimum mapping unit eliminates
important details of the habitat. Window size is relatively unimportant if the data are averaged to a large resolution (i.e.,
township), but if the data are used at the smaller resolution, then the window size is an important consideration. In the
Adirondacks, the proportion of hardwood and softwood in an area is most important to the spatial dynamics of deer populations.
The low occurrence of open area in all parts of the park either limits the effect of this cover type on the population or
limits our ability to detect the effect. The arrangement and interspersion of cover types were not significant to deer populations. 相似文献
/ A methodology to estimate the number of pump-out facilities and dump stations required to service human waste disposal for recreational power boating activities in Pennsylvania during the 1994 boating season is described. Study results suggest that a total of 39 additional pump-out stations and 13 dump stations may be required on seven major waterbodies: The Three Rivers Area, Lake Erie/Presque Isle Bay, Raystown Lake, the Susquehanna River, the Delaware River, Lake Wallenpaupack, and the Kinzua Reservoir. Suggestions for improving the methodology are provided. KEY WORDS: Human waste; Recreation; Power boating; Waste facilities; Waste disposal; Pennsylvania 相似文献
Policy makers often must rely on the cumulative impact of independent actions taken by local landowners to achieve environmental
goals. The connection between policy, regulation, and local action, however, is often not well understood and, thus, the impact
of proposed policies may be difficult to predict. In this study we evaluate the effectiveness of alternative policy scenarios
for agricultural set aside programs (e.g., the conservation reserve program administered by the United States Department of
Agriculture) in reducing nonpoint pollution. Two alternative policy scenarios are developed and analyzed; one based on the
erodibility index (detachment), the other sediment yield (transport). An estimate of the cumulative impact of associated land
use change on nonpoint pollution is made using the AGNPS distributed parameter watershed model. This work is completed within
the Cypress Creek watershed in southern Illinois. An analysis of the resulting data suggests that the most efficacious regulatory
strategy for achieving nonpoint water pollution goals depends, in part, on place-specific land use patterns. This conclusion
provides a solid argument for place-based regulatory strategies. 相似文献