The place of nature in conservation conflicts

Conservation conflicts are gaining importance in contemporary conservation scholarship such that conservation may have entered a conflict hype. We attempted to uncover and deconstruct the normative assumptions behind such studies by raising several questions: what are conservation conflicts, what justifies the attention they receive, do conservation-conflict studies limit wildlife conservation, is scientific knowledge stacked against wildlife in conservation conflicts, do conservation-conflict studies adopt a specific view of democracy, can laws be used to force conservation outcomes, why is flexibility needed in managing conservation conflicts, can conservation conflicts be managed by promoting tolerance, and who needs to compromise in conservation conflicts? We suggest that many of the intellectual premises in the field may defang conservation and prevent it from truly addressing the current conservation crisis as it accelerates. By framing conservation conflicts as conflicts between people about wildlife or nature, the field insidiously transfers guilt, whereby human activities are no longer blamed for causing species decline and extinctions but conservation is instead blamed for causing social conflicts. When the focus is on mitigating social conflicts without limiting in any powerful way human activities damaging to nature, conservation-conflict studies risk keeping conservation within the limits of human activities, instead of keeping human activities within the limits of nature. For conservation to successfully stop the biodiversity crisis, we suggest the alternative goal of recognizing nature's right to existence to maintenance of ecological functions and evolutionary processes. Nature being a rights bearer or legal person would imply its needs must be explicitly taken into account in conflict adjudication. If, even in conservation, nature's interests come second to human interests, it may be no surprise that conservation cannot succeed.     

驾驶舱空气动力源致振动响应分析研究

目的分析驾驶舱外形上多处凸起对驾驶舱内若干重要部位的振动响应的影响。方法首先采用大涡模拟方法,计算多种飞行工况下分离气流产生的作用于机身前段外表面的非定常脉动压力载荷,然后将所得载荷作用于前机身详细有限元模型上,获得所关心的驾驶舱内部分站位的加速度响应。结果通过对加速度响应结果的分析处理及与试飞测试数据对比,可知驾驶舱外形上多处凸起对驾驶舱内的振动量值影响比较大,气流分离对驾驶舱舱内振动贡献,峰值位置处达到了25%左右。结论相关计算结果可用于驾驶舱工效性评估和驾驶舱外形优化。     

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重型柴油车污染物排放量计算方法比较分析

目的 计算大功率大吨位级重型柴油车的污染物排放量.方法 根据《公路隧道通风设计细则》和世界道路协会(PIARC)2012年技术报告,分别计算32 t重型柴油车的污染物排放量和稀释污染物所需的通风量,对比分析两种计算方法的差异.结果 对《公路隧道通风设计细则》中柴油车的车型系数和海拔高度系数提出建议.根据世界道路协会(PIARC)2012年技术报告,在0～2000 m低海拔地区,国产32 t柴油车的CO、NOx和烟尘排放量分别为88.6、166.0 m3/(h·veh)和84.2 m2/(h·veh),如果考虑NOx的空气污染,稀释单辆国产32 t柴油车排放污染物所需空气量约为33000 m3/h;如果不考虑NOx的空气污染,所需空气量约为28000 m3/h.结论 结合工程实际,建议大功率大吨位级重型柴油车的污染物排放量根据世界道路协会(PIARC)2012年技术报告进行计算.     

大型复杂冲压件CAPP的发展趋势

讨论了大型复杂冲压件计算机辅助工艺设计中数值模拟技术的应用、系统模型与工艺决策等关键技术的发展 ,以及CAPP与相关系统的集成 ,分析了大型复杂冲压件计算机辅助工艺设计的发展趋势。     

利用WEBGIS实现地震灾害信息数据的管理

介绍了WEBGIS技术的特点、基本原理和实现方法，及其在管理海量地理数据中的优势，并构建了基于WEBGIS的地震灾害信息数据的主体框架。     

城市地区毒气扩散事故数值模拟

在城市人口密集区域，一旦发生重大危险气体泄露事故，周围居民将处境危险。由于城市特殊的街道街谷影响，用普通的方法难以精确计算出场的时空分布，大涡模拟（Large Eddy Simulation）虽然较为精确，但对计算机计算能力要求较高。针对于此，可以通过一些方法，例如贴体网格分析、卫星遥感技术，局部网格加密技术，改进大涡模型的计算条件，考虑泄漏事故一旦发生时，道路、房屋、气候对于气体扩散的影响，对事故的致灾机理从动力学的角度进行研究。在箅例中，通过分析城市地区庙会时的一起事故．模拟气体扩散浓度的时空分布，得出城市地区各个地区的不同受灾程度。通过算例我们看到，数值模拟能够为进一步安全规划、灾害预防、应急反应提供决策支持．     

大型基础设施项目生态环境影响评价

研究了我国大型基础设施建设项目的生态环境影响评价问题.通过对区域形态的分析以及我国生态环境评价现状的阐述,说明现阶段我国在大型基础设施建设项目的评价存在一定的不足;同时,给出了一种切实可行的评价方法,即先建立评价指标体系,而后建立模糊综合评判模型.     

长大隧道岩爆灾害研究进展

岩爆是长大隧道施工中发生频率较高的突发性地质灾害;岩爆研究对于隧道的勘测设计、施工组织及安全生产具有重要的现实意义.岩爆机理研究是岩爆预测及控制技术发展的基础;由于现有理论的不完善,以之为基础的预报体系及控制技术还不能对岩爆灾害进行准确预报和有效控制.岩石静力学理论在岩爆研究中是重要的,但它还不能阐明岩爆的全部机理.钻爆法开挖过程中,各炮层的顺序起爆、周边眼起爆后开挖轮廓面的瞬时大幅卸载及岩爆事件本身所产生的各类高幅值、陡波前应力波以及它们的叠加效应对于围岩,尤其是处于双向受压、一侧临空、具有发生破坏潜势的既有炮次围岩的扰动作用应该是显著的.围岩也许不会在上述动荷载的一次作用下就发生宏观破坏,但这些应力波的多次扰动,却会在微观-细观尺度上引起围岩累积性损伤的加剧与局部应力环境的恶化,并最终导致裂纹的大规模瞬时动力扩展,伴随晶间、粒间瞬态应变能的高速释放,围岩便会以岩爆的形式失稳.因此,系统进行岩爆灾害的岩石动力学机理研究是必要的.     

The role of scientists in statutory interpretation of the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Like many federal statutes, the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) contains vague or ambiguous language. The meaning imparted to the ESA's unclear language can profoundly impact the fates of endangered and threatened species. Hence, conservation scientists should contribute to the interpretation of the ESA when vague or ambiguous language contains scientific words or refers to scientific concepts. Scientists need to know at least these 2 facts about statutory interpretation: statutory interpretation is subjective and the potential influence of normative values results in different expectations for the parties involved. With the possible exception of judges, all conventional participants in statutory interpretation are serving their own interests, advocating for their preferred policies, or biased. Hence, scientists can play a unique role by informing the interpretative process with objective, policy‐neutral information. Conversely, scientists may act as advocates for their preferred interpretation of unclear statutory language. The different roles scientists might play in statutory interpretation raise the issues of advocacy and competency. Advocating for a preferred statutory interpretation is legitimate political behavior by scientists, but statutory interpretation can be strongly influenced by normative values. Therefore, scientists must be careful not to commit stealth policy advocacy. Most conservation scientists lack demonstrable competence in statutory interpretation and therefore should consult or collaborate with lawyers when interpreting statutes. Professional scientific societies are widely perceived by the public as unbiased sources of objective information. Therefore, professional scientific societies should remain policy neutral and present all interpretations of unclear statutory language; explain the semantics and science both supporting and contradicting each interpretation; and describe the potential consequences of implementing each interpretation. A review of scientists’ interpretations of the phrase “significant portion of its range” in the ESA is used to critique the role of scientists and professional societies in statutory interpretation.