环卫行业科研选题之管见

提出了关于环卫科研管理、环卫基础研究、生活垃圾减量化、资源化、无害化、环卫机械、环卫工程管理等七个方面三十余项环卫科研课题，为有关领导和科研人员选择环卫科学研究课题提供了参考和借鉴．     

基于复杂性科学的区域环境研究方法和策略的探讨--以大徐州地区的环境问题研究为例

环境科学涉及到诸多领域，相关学科间的交叉、融合使环境科学研究日趋复杂，这种复杂性在大范围、长时间的环境研究中表现得尤为突出。对这类复杂的大区域的环境研究要从指导思想、研究方法、研究策略上进行改进，要从根本上寻求解决之道。笔者首先阐述了大区域环境研究的复杂性，探讨了研究的理论基础，最后以大徐州地区的环境问题为例，提出了研究策略。     

环保科研机构后勤部门企业化管理的思考

随着环保科技体制改革的不断深入，环保科研机构后勤部门走向市场，实行企业化管理，经济上独立核算，已成为今后生存与发展的趋势，环保科研机构后勤部门的生产活动是以提供服务为主，且在满足内部需要的基础上再面向社会、文章针对环保科研机构后勤部门的现状，存在的问题以及所具有的特点，运用企业管理的人本原理，系统原理，经济效益原理以及激励理论和目标管理理论，从思想认识，管理方法，经营理念等方面着手，提出企业化管理的思路。     

“污染防治”到“污染防止”

随着工业的发展,科技的进步,也带来了一系列的环境问题. 如何来解决这个难题呢? 本文论述了环境污染治理的过程,提出了从污染防治到污染防止的历史的必然     

中国工业安全技术展望——我国工业安全技术发展计划简介

目前,我国已具备工业安全科学技术发展的基本条件,并取得了一批成果。本文依据《安全生产中长期科技发展纲要(1990-2000-2020)》和劳动部组织编制的“‘八五’劳动安全科技攻关计划”,着重介绍未来二十年来我国工业安全科技的主要领域和内容,概述“八五”期间拟组织科研攻关的重点项目,展望了工业安全科技的前景和将对提高我国工业安全水平产生的影响。     

Information transfer during recruitment in the ant<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Lasius niger</Emphasis> L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

In this paper, we used the food-correlated search behavior observed in foraging ants returning to a previously rewarding site to study information transfer during recruitment in the ant Lasius niger. We hypothesized that, if information about the characteristics of the food is conveyed during recruitment, food-correlated search tactics should also be observed in recruited workers. Our results show that the characteristics of the trajectories of recruited workers are comparable to those of scout ants returning to a site or prior food find and depend more on the type (prey/sugar) than on the quality (sugar concentration) of the food discovered by the scouts. Independent of sugar concentration, workers recruited to a source of sugar search with a greater sinuosity than workers recruited to a prey. Experimental manipulation of the recruitment signals (chemical trail and contact between ants) shows that the trail pheromone laid down by recruiting ants does not play a role in the modification of trajectory sinuosity. This change appears to be most likely triggered by a direct perception of the residue of sugar smeared on the body of the recruiting workers coming back to the nest.Communicated by J. Heinze     

The rise of ingredient disclosure: The California and New York experience

In the recent past, two important states—California and New York—have launched extensive and precedent‐setting ingredient disclosure laws regarding cleaning products with the clear goal of prompting the deselection of certain chemical substances and forcing product reformulation. Industry prefers to refer to this trend as “ingredient communication,” a goal we can all agree is desirable. By whatever name, these state measures will have a significant impact on ingredient disclosure trends across product lines, likely well beyond their stated application to cleaning products. These state laws are summarized below, followed by a discussion of their similarities, key differences, and their implications.     

Evaluation that counts: A review of climate change adaptation indicators & metrics using lessons from effective evaluation and science-practice interaction

Amid growing effort to move towards implementation of climate change adaptation, serious interest is emerging about how to use indicators and metrics (I&M) to evaluate adaptation success. Cities are among the leading experimenters developing I&M, but many other entities also view I&M as a tool for providing clarity and accountability about the goals and progress of adaptation. The current landscape of this work is scattered: I&M examples, frameworks, and guidance documents reflect motivations, contexts, and approaches as diverse as the field of adaptation itself. This study systematically surveys the “growth industry” of I&M, including a special focus on I&M approaches developed for cities anywhere and by US cities in particular. We classify these I&M efforts into four domains: those developed in academia, by program sponsors, boundary organizations, and on-the-ground implementers. With attention to theory on (program) evaluation and on science-practice interaction, we reveal a broad range of I&M evaluation purposes and collaboration practices. We conclude that evaluation of adaptation progress and effectiveness – if it is to usefully inform the work of cities or other implementers – would benefit from greater attention to the best practices and guidance offered in the related, but largely still separate, fields of evaluation and science-practice interaction.     

Science,policy and place in volcanic disasters: Insights from Montserrat

This paper presents the results of empirical research on Montserrat, in the British West Indies, undertaken in 2008–2010. It highlights the challenges of managing a crisis that evolved from acute to chronic over a period of fifteen years. In particular, the paper considers the evolution of science and policy over a period of fifteen years in its social and cultural context. It discusses the relationship between different types of evolving knowledges, and the interaction between them. Finally, a reflexive model is introduced to draw attention to some of the challenges of managing the science–policy interface under high uncertainty and high stakes.