Modeling the Production and Uses of Biological Resources from the Viewpoint of Energy Flow in a Rural Village in Sichuan,China

This study aimed at clarifying the impact of deforestation and afforestation on the quality of life in a village in Sichuan Province, China. We devised a conceptual model of bioresource production and use based on quantified energy flow. The basic structure of the model has three sectors: production, use, and externals. We developed comprehensive methodology to quantify the model. Bioresource use per person in 1997 was 3.7 GJ for food, 10.2 GJ for fodder, 0.2–0.4 GJ for building material, 12.8 GJ for fuel, and 1.8 GJ for fertilizer, totaling 28.6–28.8 GJ.We used four environmental indicators to evaluate bioresource production and use: a biological productivity indicator, a use-efficiency indicator, a supply–demand balance indicator, and a self-sufficiency indicator. Use of these indicators showed that supply-demand balance of fuel was dramatically improved from 30% to 85% by afforestation, but 99% of bioresource use still depends on domestic products. Thus, it is necessary to improve biological productivity and promote the efficient use of bioresources to achieve sustainable living in the area. Massive deforestation in the 1950s caused a direct shortage of building material and fuel wood. The shortage of wood led to a stagnation in the rebuilding of houses, and fuel wood was substituted with crop residues. Because crop residues had been used for fertilizer and fodder, their use as fuel caused a shortage of fertilizer and fodder. This was an indirect impact of deforestation on peoples quality of life.     

Development of a GIS tool for qualitative assessment of the Egyptian’s quality of life

A frame work was presented for the assessment of the quality of life through the development of different indicators applied for Egypt. This paper focuses on the assessment of the quality of life using previously developed indicators in the first part of the study. A GIS user-friendly interface was developed to enhance the presentation of the study. This enables non technical users to directly use the developed GIS application to explore different concerns. Three cases were demonstrated in this paper, where an assessment of the quality of life of farmers, civilians, and agricultural investors was attained under specific scenario in each case. Assessment for other cases can still be made by browsing through the dropdown menu for each interest group under the selected scenario. Based on the demonstrated results for the three groups of people, it was found that the quality of life for a certain group of people under the strict scenario is in general less than the quality of life for the same group under the relax scenario.     

基于水环境容量的开发区水污染控制对策研究——以镇江新区为例

随着镇江新区的快速城市化,环境压力指数化增长,环境保护面临着巨大的挑战。为了实现镇江新区的经济发展和环境保护双赢,以及区域的可持续性发展,本文深入分析城市化过程带来的一系列生态环境问题,系统评价快速城市化过程中水污染因子排放与长江流域水环境质量的关系,结合区域水环境特点,基于科学的水环境容量计算,修正区域用地总体规划和产业布局,为合理分配和长期有效地利用水环境容量资源和区域可持续发展提供理论支撑和对策。     

景观水系水质保障的规划方法研究——以奥林匹克森林公园主湖为例

景观水系水质保障的规划方法是环境规划学在景观水系的具体应用之一。与其他水环境相比,景现水系有其空间尺度小、环境容量低、水量不易平衡等特点。本研究针对景观水系的特点提出了景观水系水质保障规划的主要步骤,并阐述了各部分的关键问题。本研究以奥林匹克森林公园主湖为研究对象进行了案例分析,应用规划方法确定了规划目标,进行了水量平衡计算,识别了污染源,针对自来水补水、人工湿地净化再生水、水系循环等方法设计了一系列方案,并建立模型进行分析比较。研究结果表明,人工湿地净化再生水并进行每天10000m^3的湖水循环的方案可以保证水体水质稳定在地表水三类标准,为最优方案。     

神经网络模型用于数值水质模型逼近的适用性及非敏感参数的欺骗效应

水质模型被广泛应用于水环境管理和决策,但却面临着计算时间和模型应用效率等多方面的问题;利用函数映射和逼近等方法来建立水质模型的输入-输出响应关系,可有效减少计算成本并显著改善模型效率.水质模型的输入-输出响应函数关系有多种形式,本文以其中的2种为例,并分别基于2个水质模型(零维总磷模型、WASP/EUTRO5)的案例,分析和验证了神经网络模型在响应关系逼近中的适用性.案例的结果表明:神经网络函数可以有效地用于水质模型输入-输出响应关系的逼近;当网络规模超出阈值大小时,神经网络函数逼近的准确度和泛化度对网络规模不敏感.在案例研究的基础上,推导和讨论了在神经网络模型函数映射过程中所可能出现的非敏感参数的欺骗效应,以及可能由此导致的过度预测或过低预测问题;并建议在神经网络函数逼近中,应只包含水质模型的敏感参数,以防止降低神经网络模型的准确度.     

室内环境前沿研究动态

综述了第11次室内环境国际大会的专题报告会、主题发言和热点论坛的内容,梳理分类了专题报告会和热点论坛,指出值得关注的焦点问题、新理念、新动向。     

佳木斯市环境空气质量概况及状况分析

通过对佳木斯环境空气各项指标监测结果分析,对其环境空气质量进行简短的评价。对空气污染的原因进行分析总结和提出防护措施     

干季滇池水质与盘龙江水质的研究

通过对滇池水域和盘龙江下游水质进行采样,分析了水中pH值、浊度、溶解氧(DO)、电导率、叶绿素、化学需氧量(COD)、总磷(TP)、氨态氮(NH3-N)等8个指标。研究表明,滇池近岸水域中pH值偏碱性、浊度大、叶绿素含量和化学需氧量高、总磷量高、溶解氧过饱和;在滇池外海水域,除溶解氧、叶绿素较高外,其余指标大多在水质标准(Ⅲ类)范围内;而在盘龙江下游区域内,水质差,各项指标都超过地表水Ⅴ类标准,这一事实可能会加重滇池的水体污染。     

东西部地区环境质量的统计分析与追溯

从环境污染和生态环境的角度选取城市区域环境的评价指标,采集国家统计局发布的原始数据,用主成分法对东、西部地区环境质量的变动趋势进行分析,计算了综合环境质量,追溯了统计结果背后的因果关系,据此给出进一步改善环境治理质量的建议。     

生态动力学模型在太湖水质模拟中的应用

考察了西澳大利亚大学水研究中心开发的生态动力学模型CAEDYM与三维水动力模型ELCOM的耦合模型在太湖的应用效果,用该模型模拟了2005年5月~6月太湖的水温、总氮、硝氮、氨氮、总磷、磷酸盐、叶绿素a,通过实测数据进行参数率定。并用2005年8月的实测资料作为初始条件,9月的模拟资料与实测资料进行对比,对模型进行了验证。结果显示模型较好地模拟了太湖的水质变化和分布。