乌昌石都市圈城市空间发展对NO2浓度时空变化的影响

为探究城市空间发展对天山北坡经济带重心乌昌石都市圈NO₂污染的影响,利用多源遥感数据对乌昌石都市圈NO₂排放量时空变化进行研究。结果表明：基于2006—2020年OMI遥感数据,按全疆NO₂平均排放量大小进行划分后发现,新疆地区NO₂低污染区为和田等小城市,较低污染区为喀什及哈密等地区,中污染区在其中西部地区,次高污染区出现在天山南坡中等城市巴音郭楞蒙古自治州中部,高污染区在乌昌石都市圈。在空间格局上,城镇用地与建设用地以乌鲁木齐市五大城区为中心,以昌吉回族自治州昌吉市、阜康市及石河子市城区为副中心不断增长。乌昌石都市圈城市化进程加快,距离城区越近NO₂浓度越高,对其周围环境的污染程度越高。乌昌石都市圈2次疫情防控时,NO₂浓度下降幅度最大。对新型冠状病毒感染疫情防控前后（2019—2021年)乌昌石都市圈潜在源贡献因子（PSCF）及浓度权重轨迹（CWT）进行分析,结果表明主要潜在源区为乌鲁木齐本地区域以及昌吉回族自治州西南部邻近城市。

     

Modeling non-linear changes in an urban setting: From pro-environmental affordances to responses in behavior,emissions and air quality

Interactions in urban environment were investigated using a multidisciplinary model combination, with focus on traffic, emissions and atmospheric particles. An agent-based model was applied to simulate the evolution of unsustainable human behavior (usage of combustion-based personal vehicles) as a function of pro-environmental affordances (opportunities for sustainable choices). Scenarios regarding changes in multi-pollutant emissions were derived, and the non-linear implications to atmospheric particles were simulated with a box model. Based on the results for a Nordic city, increasing pro-environmental affordances by 10%, 50% or 100% leads to emission reductions of 15%, 30% and 40% within 2 years. To reduce ambient particle mass, emissions from traffic should decrease by > 15%, while the lung deposited surface area decreases in all scenarios (-23%, -32% and -36%, correspondingly). The presented case is representative of one season, but the approach is generic and applicable to simulating a full year, given meteorological and pollution data that reflects seasonal variation. This work emphasizes the necessity to consider feedback mechanisms and non-linearities in both human behavior and atmospheric processes, when predicting the outcomes of changes in an urban system.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13280-022-01827-8.     

Integrating knowledge on green infrastructure,health and well-being in ageing populations: Principles for research and practice

Ageing and urbanisation pose significant challenges for public health and urban planning. Ageing populations are at particular risk from hazards arising from urbanisation processes, some of which are in turn exacerbated by climate change. One approach for mitigating the negative effects of urbanisation on ageing populations is the leveraging of the beneficial effects of urban green infrastructure as a public health intervention in the planning process. We assessed the potential of available theoretical frameworks to provide the context for such leverage. This involved active engagement with academics and practitioners specialising in ageing, green infrastructure and health and well-being through a knowledge-brokering approach. We concluded that an integrated and comprehensive framework on the socio-cultural-ecological determinants of health is lacking. To address this, we present a set of principles for overcoming challenges to knowledge integration when working at the intersection of green infrastructure, ageing, health and well-being. Our findings—and the co-production process used to generate them—have wider significance for trans-disciplinary research into the benefits of the natural environment to human health and well-being as well as other complex and interconnected topics associated with global grand challenges.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13280-022-01765-5.     

Urban sustainability and resilience: What the literature tells us about “lock-ins”?

Inherited system features and challenges that can hinder urban planning initiatives must be taken into consideration before a path towards a sustainable future can be established. By putting the lock-in effect under scrutiny, it is possible to gain valuable insight to emphasize positive lock-ins and to prevent maladaptation and unsustainable solutions. This paper aims to review the current trends of urban studies regarding sustainability, resilience, and the lock-in effect, focusing on both hot topics and mutual integration by following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR protocol) and analyzing the top-cited articles on these topics from 2015 to 2021 in the Web of Science database. Based on the revised literature, the potential lock-ins of climate-friendly and sustainable urban development are not adequately discussed. Moreover, while urban sustainability and resilience are often treated as overlapping areas, there is a lack of publications that carefully examine their interlinked long-term perspectives for any hindering effects.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13280-022-01817-w.     

地形和季节变化对有机氯农药分布特征的影响——以四川省成都经济区为例

在成都经济区典型地貌单元（平原区和丘陵区）采集春季和秋季样品,共计52件农作物样品和100件土壤样品,通过美国EPA8080A方法测试样品中有机氯农药含量,以研究不同地貌单元不同季节有机氯农药污染分布特征。结果表明：土壤中DDT含量高于HCH含量;平原区绵竹市土壤中有机氯农药含量高于丘陵区盐亭县土壤有机氯农药含量;在平原区的绵竹市,秋季采集的土壤中有机氯农药含量高于春季样品中有机氯农药含量;在丘陵区的盐亭县,春季采集的土壤有机氯农药含量高于秋季样品中含量。农作物中有机氯农药的检出率较高,各种作物浓度均未超标,但对人们健康具有潜在危害。油脂含量高的粮食作物中有机氯农药含量高于叶类蔬菜和果实类蔬菜中有机氯农药的含量。地貌类型、土壤有机质含量以及有机氯农药施用是造成两个地区春、秋季土壤含量特征不同的主要原因,而植物的吸收方式、OCP的物理化学性质是影响农作物中OCP含量不同的主要因素.     

城镇化发展与城镇生态环境建设研究

当前城镇化发展与城镇生态环境建设应该有机结合起来,走新型城镇化发展道路,结合绿色发展理念,将绿色、低碳、集约和智能贯彻到其中,从而更好推进城镇化发展。本文对此进行了深入探究,旨在促进城镇经济和社会更好发展。     

An urban pipeline accident model based on system engineering and game theory

Urban pipeline accidents are caused by complex social-technical factors, in which urban communities and pipeline systems are involved. Such accidents can thus be investigated from the viewpoint of system engineering. System-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) is a systemic method for safety assessment, which has been adopted in many domains. This approach can provide deep insights of accident causes by considering direct and indirect factors. Meanwhile, competition and cooperation between stakeholders in accidents are observed. Therefore, these parties can also be analyzed with the game theory. That is, stakeholders in STAMP can be regarded as players in game. The aim of this paper is to provide a new insight to analyze urban pipeline accidents by considering both STAMP and game theory. In this paper, we proposed an accident model for urban pipelines, with a case study of China-Qingdao pipeline accident occurred in 2013. We concluded that accident reasons can be investigated in-depth and lessons can be learned from analyzing causal factors by using STAMP. Based on results generated from STAMP, we applied the game theory to analyze roles that government and companies act in the China-Qingdao urban pipeline accident. The results show that current punishment and incentive systems are incomplete, lacking of the driving force and constraining force for the stakeholders involved in the accident.     

Estimating the direct and indirect impact of typhoons on plant performance: Evidence from Chinese manufacturers

We quantify the impact of typhoons on manufacturing plants in China. To this end we construct a panel data set of precisely geo-located plants and a plant-level measure of typhoon damage derived from storm track data and a wind field model. Our econometric results reveal that the impact on plant sales can be considerable, although the effects are relatively short-lived. Annual total costs to Chinese plants from typhoons are estimated to be in the range of US$ 3.2 billion (2017 prices), or about 1 per cent of average turnover. When we examine the channels by which plants react to a storm event we find that there is some buffering through an increase in debt and a reduction in liquidity. In terms of propagating the shock through foreign or domestic channels, our estimates suggest that plants prefer to reduce sales to domestic buyers more than foreign buyers and purchases from foreign rather than domestic suppliers. We also find some evidence of a negative indirect effect on turnover through spillovers from customers and a positive effect through damage to very nearby competitors.     

Thinking critically about smart city experimentation: entrepreneurialism and responsibilization in urban living labs

ABSTRACT

The proliferation of smart technologies, big data, and analytics is being increasingly used to address urban socio-environmental problems such as climate change mitigation and carbon control. Electricity systems in particular are being reconfigured with smart technologies to help integrate renewable generation, enhance energy efficiency, implement new forms of pricing, increase control and automation, and improve reliability. Many of these interventions are experimental, requiring real-world testing before wider diffusion. This testing often takes place in “urban living labs,” integrating urban residents as key actors in experimentation with goals for broader sustainability transitions. In this paper, I investigate one such urban living lab focused on smart grid research and demonstration in a residential neighbourhood in Austin, Texas. I develop a framework based in governmentality studies to critically interrogate urban experimentation. Findings suggest that the focus of experimentation devolves urban imperatives into individual responsibilities for socio-environmental change. Managing carbon emissions through energy efficiency, renewable energy, and conservation is promoted as a form of self-management, wherein households reconfigure everyday activities and/or adopt new technologies. At the same, sociotechnical interventions are shaped by technology companies, researchers, and policy-makers marking a central feature of contemporary urban entrepreneurialism. This skews the potential of active co-production, and instead relies on the delegation of responsibility for action to a constrained assemblage of smart technologies and smart users.     

连云港市星海湖公园景观水水质现状评价与改良措施初探

本文以连云港市星海湖公园景观湖为例,通过采样监测对该湖水质现状进行了评价,进而以目前流行的生态修复法为基础,针对景观湖生态修复尚存在的问题,结合该湖的污染特征,研究了景观湖水质改良的技术措施,并对实施效果进行了验证。