PROBLEMS OF REESTABLISHING COMMERCIAL RECREATION BUSINESSES IN NEW YORK FOLLOWING HURRICANE AGNES1

ABSTRACT: Forty-two commercial campgrounds and 34 commercial marinas were studied to determine the amount and types of flood-related damages incurred from Hurricane Agnes, and to evaluate the institutional measures available to help management overcome these losses. Economic losses incurred by firms due to inability to operate, and declines in the number of recreationists, were over twice the magnitude of losses suffered via direct physical damages from flooding. The Federal Flood Insurance Program, as presently constituted, is of very little use to firms having structural investments in and over water. Most firms were complimentary of the Small Business Administration's loan programs. It appears that active programs of communication and promotion are needed following restoration of regions involved in natural diasters to reestablish the tourist industry of those regions.     

旅游资源的开发与环境保护

随着旅游业的发展,旅游资源的开发,环境资源也遭到了严重破坏,本文从旅游资源开 发对环境和旅游资源的影响入手,提出了开发旅游资源的风景保护对策。     

新疆天山北坡经济带生态环境保护思路探讨

随着区域经济的发展和自然资源的开发，区域生态环境状况面临严峻的考验。本文分析了新疆天山北坡经济带的生态环境现状、特点及发展趋势，重点阐述了该区域生态环境保护与治理的思路，并提出一些相应的对策和建议。     

警惕生态旅游中的"生态破坏"

生态旅游是当今世界旅游业的一个热点，受到人们的普遍关注。但是由于人们对生态旅游的认识存在偏差，以及盲目地追求经济效益，使生态旅游演变成了破坏生态的旅游。本文讨论了生态旅游的内涵，提出了目前生态旅游中存在的问题，并提出了实现生态旅游可持续发展的若干建议。     

广东省香蕉寒害风险分析

根据各地寒害及香蕉的产量资料,从寒害对香蕉产量的影响出发,对广东省各地香蕉的灾损率、易灾性进行了分析,以寒害风险指数作为区划指标,对广东省的香蕉寒害风险进行了区划,并作了分区评述。     

Determining Ecological Equivalence in Service-to-Service Scaling of Salt Marsh Restoration

The amount of ecological restoration required to mitigate or compensate for environmental injury or habitat loss is often based on the goal of achieving ecological equivalence. However, few tools are available for estimating the extent of restoration required to achieve habitat services equivalent to those that were lost. This paper describes habitat equivalency analysis (HEA), a habitat-based “service-to-service” approach for determining the amount of restoration needed to compensate for natural resource losses, and examines issues in its application in the case of salt marsh restoration. The scientific literature indicates that although structural attributes such as vegetation may recover within a few years, there is often a significant lag in the development of ecological processes such as nutrient cycling that are necessary for a fully functioning salt marsh. Moreover, natural variation can make recovery trajectories difficult to define and predict for many habitat services. HEA is an excellent tool for scaling restoration actions because it reflects this ecological variability and complexity. At the same time, practitioners must recognize that conclusions about the amount of restoration needed to provide ecological services equivalent to those that are lost will depend critically on the ecological data and assumptions that are used in the HEA calculation.     

综合整治府南河走可持续发展之路

府南河工程带动成都市城市基础设施建设,产生了巨大 在的社会效益,促进了环境保护及城市生态的良性循环,造就了成都市建设现代化商贸中心的前提条件,为成都市的可持续发展奠定了基础。     

用机会成本法测算乡镇砖厂的环境经济损益

乡镇砖厂是乡镇企业中的一大财政支柱，目前，绝大多数的砖厂都生产粘土砖，因此，建成 了制砖取土毁地的现象十分严重，而制砖过程排放的大气污染物对农村环境质量的影响也很大，使农村生态环境逐步恶，本文根据机会成本法对佳木斯市乡镇砖厂毁地作环境经济的损益分析。     

A PROBABILISTIC BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS OF A ZONING PROGRAM FOR FLOOD PLAINS1

ABSTRACT: Various techniques, one of which is zoning, are used to control the extent of flood damage. The benefit-cost analysis of zoning programs must take into account the random nature of flooding. This paper outlines a method for determining not only the expected value of the benefit-cost ratio, but also the probability of such a zoning program being profitable. It also presents an application of the method to the assessment of the Outaouais Regional Community zoning program.     

FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD RESPONSES FOR THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH1

ABSTRACT The flooding conditions in the basin of the Red River of the North are reviewed in terms of the accuracy of the flood forecasts and the response of both the floodplain occupants and government agencies to these forecasts. The flood prediction methods in Canada and the United States are compared. The accuracy of these prediction measures for the major floods in recent history is reviewed. The differences between the way in which the American and Canadian authorities approach the flood emergencies are outlined. The accuracy of the forecasts are plotted against a number of parameters which reflect the efficiency of the flood fighting measures initiated by those flood forecasts. The significant features of these plots are discussed.