Estimation of Daily Streamflow of Southeastern Coastal Plain Watersheds by Combining Estimated Magnitude and Sequence

Commonly used methods to predict streamflow at ungauged watersheds implicitly predict streamflow magnitude and temporal sequence concurrently. An alternative approach that has not been fully explored is the conceptualization of streamflow as a composite of two separable components of magnitude and sequence, where each component is estimated separately and then combined. Magnitude is modeled using the flow duration curve (FDC), whereas sequence is modeled by transferring streamflow sequence of gauged watershed(s). This study tests the applicability of the approach on watersheds ranging in size from about 25‐7,226 km² in Southeastern Coastal Plain (U.S.) with substantial surface storage of wetlands. A 19‐point regionalized FDC is developed to estimate streamflow magnitude using the three most selected variables (drainage area, hydrologic soil index, and maximum 24‐h precipitation with a recurrence interval of 100 years) by a greedy‐heuristic search process. The results of validation on four watersheds (Trent River, North Carolina: 02092500; Satilla River, Georgia: 02226500; Black River, South Carolina: 02136000; and Coosawhatchie River, South Carolina: 02176500) yielded Nash‐Sutcliffe efficiency values of 0.86‐0.98 for the predicted magnitude and 0.09‐0.84 for the predicted daily streamflow over a simulation period of 1960‐2010. The prediction accuracy of the method on two headwater watersheds at Santee Experimental Forest in coastal South Carolina was weak, but comparable to simulations by MIKE‐SHE.     

Informal network utilisation and water distribution in two districts in the Khorezm Province,Uzbekistan

This paper analyses informal networks and their utilisation during a period of water scarcity in an upstream and a downstream district in the Khorezm Province, Uzbekistan. The evaluation is based on an organisational theory approach on informal networks. Communication patterns between farm managers, district water departments and district governors in a year with a sufficient amount of water and in a year of water scarcity are compared with informal network structures. The analysis shows that in the year of water scarcity an informal network was utilised to receive water. The importance of the informal network increased with increasing experience and individual perception of water scarcity. The findings confirm the assumption that informal networks are utilised more frequently when formal networks fail or are not functional. The case study therefore confirms the importance of an informal network during a crisis.     

Between municipal and regional planning: the development of regional district heating systems in Stockholm from 1978 to 2010

District heating (DH) is an important part of the Swedish energy system and one of the most important climate measures at the municipal level. The Swedish planning system gives a large amount of power to municipalities, thus leaving the regional level weak. Despite this, the DH systems in Stockholm have developed into regional systems; how has this development occurred and what made it possible? Regional and municipal strategies concerning DH and energy from 1978 to 2010 have been studied through Regional plans and comprehensive plans. The conclusions show that the municipal DH systems have grown and become interconnected, thus fulfilling one of the most important regional strategies: to expand and interconnect the systems to be able to build combined heat and power plants. This is not entirely due to the regional strategies, however; the local importance of the system, economic reasons and supply security are other explanations. The study shows that regional importance generally has grown, and thus also the regional focus on DH. As environmental and climate issues have risen on the agenda, the importance of DH from the municipal perspective has become more evident, as well as a shift from supply orientation to more focus on energy efficiency.     

中国旅游业对经济增长贡献的差异性研究

旅游业作为世界上最大的产业在国民经济体系中占有重要地位。各国政府,尤其是发展中国家和地区政府对旅游业发展持较为积极乐观的态度,将旅游业视为促进经济增长和赶超发达地区经济体的重要产业。然而,各地区由于经济基础、地理区位和旅游产业定位的不同,旅游业对各地区经济增长所产生的影响差异较大。因此,研究不同区域旅游业发展对经济增长影响意义重大。文中根据各地经济基础,将中国分为三个区域,以2000-2013年中国31个省市、第一区、第二区和第三区的面板数据为实证研究对象,运用Cobb-Douglas生产函数,构建经济增长计量模型,采用多种计量方法分析国内旅游、入境旅游与经济增长间的相互作用关系及形成机理。结果发现:1样本期内,第一区除内蒙古外,均分布在东部沿海,第二区包含省市最多,分布在广大内陆地区,第三区主要分布在西南地区,三大区域经济增长的空间相关性差异较大;2计量模型中纳入空间相关性后,国内旅游和入境旅游对经济增长仍有显著的促进作用,且促进作用程度与区域经济基础密切相关,经济基础越好的地区,旅游业对经济增长的贡献越大,这种规律尤为适应国内旅游;3从国内旅游和入境旅游对经济增长的产出弹性系数比较来看,国内旅游对经济增长贡献更大。机理分析中还发现,在基础设施及配套设施完备、交通便利、商品贸易发达的地区旅游业对经济增长的促进作用更容易实现。     

全行业口径下中国区域间贸易隐含虚拟水的转移测算

区域间贸易隐含虚拟水转移对于地区水资源科学利用和水资源管理政策制定具有重要的现实意义。本文利用水资源扩展型MRIO模型和中国区域间投入产出表,基于全行业口径对中国区域间贸易隐含虚拟水转移进行了测算,重点从区域间贸易隐含虚拟水转移的整体现状、主要流向、产业分解及对地区水资源影响等四个方面进行了分析。本文研究发现:1动态来看,东北区域、中部区域和南部沿海区域虚拟水净流出情况发生逆转,西北区域和西南区域始终为虚拟水净流出地区;2中国各地区间贸易隐含虚拟水转移量显著增加,东北地区和西北地区对外转移虚拟水增长幅度较大,中部地区与其它地区间的虚拟水转移量明显多于其它区域间的虚拟水转移量;总体来说,中国各地区的贸易隐含虚拟水转移存在由北向南、由西向东的两条转移路径;3各地区主要的贸易隐含虚拟水流出行业具有明显的行业共性,各地区主要的贸易隐含虚拟水流出行业存在区域差异,中部地区为主要的建筑业虚拟水输入地区,京津地区为主要的服务业虚拟水输出地区;4南部地区虚拟水流出占本地水资源的比重低于北部地区,东部地区虚拟水流入占本地完全消耗水资源的比重高于西部地区。本文的政策启示在于,中国应该重视贸易隐含虚拟水对节约地区水资源的重要作用,建立科学的各地区节水型产业结构,改进目前并不合理的区域间贸易结构。     

水土匹配、空间效应及区域农业经济增长——基于中国2003-2013的经验分析

水资源和土地资源是非常重要的自然资源,是农业经济发展不可或缺的物质要素。水资源与土地资源的合理匹配能够促进区域的资源优势转化为经济增长,从而促进区域农业经济发展。我国是一个人口众多的农业大国,同时也存在水资源与土地资源短缺的问题。本文结合我国农业水土资源自然禀赋与实际利用情况,首先利用中国2003-2013年的分省数据,选取单位耕地面积的广义农业水资源量测度方法和当量系数描述了我国农业水土资源匹配的现实,发现我国农业水资源与土地资源在空间上匹配程度不高,农业生产受到水土资源约束较强,农业水土资源的形成区域与消耗区域在空间上不相匹配;然后,在邻接权重矩阵下采用Moran’s I指数验证我国区域农业经济增长的空间关联性,结果显示我国各省农业经济增长存在显著的空间关系,呈现出高度的集聚性和非均质性。为避免估计结果有偏,本文在此基础上采用空间计量建模及估计方法,加入农业生产人、财、物等控制变量,测度水土匹配度对区域农业经济增长的空间溢出效应。结果显示,水土匹配度对区域农业经济发展的区域内和区域间的溢出效应都显著为正,总体上水土匹配度对区域农业经济发展具有正向的溢出效应,即水土匹配度对本地区农业经济增长具有促进作用;同时,由于相邻区域的水土资源自然禀赋条件类似,而且农业生产中存在"示范效应"和"模仿效应",水土匹配度对相邻地区农业经济增长也具有一定的促进作用。因此,采取相关措施优化农业水土资源匹配关系,对促进我国区域农业经济增长,保障我国粮食安全非常重要。     

湖北省耕地非农化压力的时空演变格局

耕地非农化压力及其区域差异是建设用地指标区际配置的基础。湖北省社会经济发展与城镇化水平存在显著的区域差异,耕地非农化压力区际差异明显。通过对比人均建设用地指标的理论值与实际值之间的差异开展湖北省耕地非农化压力的时空格局研究,结合重心迁移模型,采用Arc GIS空间分析方法揭示了湖北省耕地非农化压力的时空演化路径。结果表明:(1)湖北省耕地非农化压力存在显著的区域差异,西部地区中恩施市的耕地非农化压力较大,其他城市耕地非农化压力较小且相对变化较小;东部地区的耕地非农化压力较大且相对变化较大;(2)2000~2011年,湖北省耕地非农化压力的重心总体向东北方向迁移,表明湖北省东部一些城市的耕地非农化压力相对西部一些城市的增长较大。(3)重心迁移距离为17.37 km,相对较小,表明湖北省耕地非农化压力于2000~2011年整体变化相对稳定。     

Testing the Established Hydrogeologic Model of Source Water to the Amargosa River Basin,Inyo and San Bernardino Counties,California

The current conceptual hydrogeologic model established for source water to the Amargosa River was tested in order to help inform management decisions regarding the Amargosa River's Federal designation as Wild and Scenic through an Act of Congress. The limited availability of water in this region results in the critical need for effective management in the basin to maintain its Wild and Scenic attributes inclusive of habitat for several endangered and threatened species. The use of forensic tools and integration of multiple lines of geologic, hydrogeologic, geochemical, and stable isotopic evidence suggest that the simple historical model for primary groundwater transport through this region is incorrect and that a large supply of regional baseflow does not provide the hydrogeological foundation of the Amargosa River basin. Data collected is consistent with an alternative model requiring complex source mixing and shallow alluvial groundwater that supports river flow. This conclusion also suggests Wild and Scenic conditions in this basin are more precarious than previously understood.     

地方政府土地违法:财政激励还是引资激励?

地方政府的土地利用行为及动机是理解我国土地违法问题的关键。现有研究重点关注了地方政府土地违法的财政激励而忽视了引资激励,无法解释地方土地违法中涉及大量工业用地的现象。本文立足现行的分税制及官员晋升考核体制,从理论上分析了财政激励和引资激励对地方政府土地违法行为的影响及其差异,并据此提出研究假说:(1)财政激励和引资激励都是地方政府土地违法的重要驱动因素。(2)地方政府在土地财政和土地引资上的目的不同导致二者的违法收益及风险存在差异,这使得引资激励的驱动作用可能更强。然后,基于2008—2014年的省际面板数据,构建计量模型对研究假说进行了实证检验,结果表明:在全国层面,财政激励和引资激励都对地方政府的土地违法行为存在显著正向影响,且后者的作用更强。在东、中、西部的区域层面,东、中部地区的土地违法主要受引资激励影响,财政激励的作用并不显著;而西部地区的土地违法则受财政激励和引资激励的共同影响,且后者的作用更强。这一结果意味着,相对于财政激励,引资激励是驱使地方政府土地违法的更重要因素。由此,在土地违法问题的治理上,除了针对地方政府面临的财政激励进行财政体制改革,更重要的是针对引资激励开展官员绩效考核改革。     

城市建设用地扩张的区域差异及其驱动因素

中国城市建设用地规模随着工业化、城镇化的不断发展而日益剧增。受经济、社会等诸多驱动因素影响,各地建设用地扩张在时间维度、空间维度都存在明显的区域差异,对上述问题进行全面考察,有助于理清建设用地扩张的机理,促进土地集约、节约利用。将城市建设用地扩张的影响因素分为政府推动和市场拉动两个方面,采用基尼系数及基于半对数回归方程的Shapley值分解方法,考察了2006—2015年中国大陆31个省(市、自治区)城市建设用地扩张的区域差异及其驱动因素的贡献程度。结果表明:(1)2006—2015年,中国城市建设用地扩张的区域差异比较明显,衡量差异程度的基尼系数先升后降,最后稳定于0.3左右;(2)财政赤字率、经济政策执行力、经济增长、人口城镇化等因素对建设用地扩张具有正向驱动作用,产业结构调整、建设用地利用效率等因素对建设用地扩张具有负向驱动作用;(3)经济增长、财政赤字率、经济政策执行力等三个因素对建设用地扩张区域差异的贡献最大;(4)影响我国东、中、西三个区域建设用地扩张的主导因素不尽相同。为此,应从促进区域经济平衡发展、拓宽政府融资渠道、加快产业结构调整、提高建设用地利用效率等多方面入手,破解城市建设用地过度扩张的困局。