Redevelopment and the urban forest: A study of tree removal and retention during demolition activities     

《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》2017

Though relationships between urbanization and tree cover are generally well studied, the effect of redevelopment on urban trees, at the scale of the individual property, is not well understood. Developing knowledge in this area is important in order to limit tree loss during redevelopment and thus, ensure sustained ecosystem services. Here, we explore the removal or retention of trees adjacent to building demolition in Christchurch, New Zealand. We mapped the presence or absence of individual trees on 123 properties prior to, and following, building demolition. Using a classification tree (CT) analysis, the presence or absence of 1209 trees was modelled as a function of: tree-related variables, property-related variables, and economic variables. The CT model estimated tree presence/absence with overall accuracy of 80.4%. Results show that 21.6% of all trees were removed as a consequence of building demolition, resulting in a tree canopy cover reduction of 19.7% across all 123 properties. The CT showed that tree crown area was the most important variable for predicting the presence/absence of trees, whereby trees with small crown areas (<7.9 m²) were most frequently removed, especially if they were within 0.7 m of a demolished building. Land value was also an important determinant of tree presence/absence, such that tree removal was more prevalent on properties with higher land value ($/m²). The results provide important new insights into some of the reasons for tree removal or retention during redevelopment at the scale of the individual property where most tree-related decisions are made.  相似文献   

中国林业可持续发展及其关键科学问题   总被引：21，自引：0，他引：21  

沈国舫 《地球科学进展》2000,15(1):10-18

在扼要介绍和分析中国森林资源的状况、演变和存在问题的基础上,着重探讨了中国林业可持续发展的战略和为实现林业可持续发展所必需研究解决的关键科学问题。在林业可持续发展战略部分全面论述了它的前提、目标、方针和六项对策措施。在关键科学问题部分则分别从森林的环境功能、森林的生产功能、林木遗传改良、森林保护和森林资源管理等五个方面列出所需要研究解决的关键科学问题,为制订今后的科学研究规划提供参考。  相似文献   

地理学研究进展与前沿领域   总被引：72，自引：6，他引：72  

郑度  陈述彭 《地球科学进展》2001,16(5):599-606

现代地理学涵盖自然地理学、人文地理学和地理信息科学，其发展趋势是：相邻学科的交叉、渗透与融合，加强地理学内部的综合研究，地理过程的微观研究进一步深化，结合实践拓宽应用研究领域，实验与研究手段的现代化，理论思维模式的转变。地理学应在陆地表层过程与格局、全球环境变化及其区域响应、自然资源保障与生态环境建设、区域可持续发展及人地系统的机理与调控、地理信息科学和数字地球战略等前沿领域开拓创新，为促进地球系统科学的发展、协调人地关系等做出积极的贡献。  相似文献   

Reconciling Multiple Societal Objectives in Cross-Scale Marine Governance: Solomon Islands’ Engagement in the Coral Triangle Initiative     

Louisa S. Evans  Philippa J. Cohen  Agnetha Vave-Karamui  Rosalie Masu  Delvene Boso  Senoveva Mauli 《社会与自然资源》2018,31(1):121-135

Environmental governance aims to reconcile an expanding set of societal objectives at ever-larger scales despite the challenges that remain in integrating conservation and development at smaller scales. We interrogate Solomon Islands’ engagement in the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security to contribute new insight on the scalar politics of multi-level marine governance. We show how regional objectives are re-interpreted and prioritized as they translate into national policy and practice. Our data suggest that enhanced coordination of finances and activities, integration of objectives in shared protocols and priority geographies, and a subtle shift in power relations between the state, donors, and implementation partners have resulted from processes of re-scaling. We discuss important procedural adjustments in cross-level and cross-scale governance across jurisdictional, institutional, and sectoral scales. We also reflect on the changing role of national governments in shifts toward large-scale, multi-national initiatives.  相似文献   

Learning from CDM SD tool experience for Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement     

Karen Holm Olsen  Christof Arens  Florian Mersmann 《Climate Policy》2018,18(4):383-395

The Paris Agreement (PA) emphasizes the intrinsic relationship between climate change and sustainable development (SD) and welcomes the 2030 agenda for the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet, there is a lack of assessment approaches to ensure that climate and development goals are achieved in an integrated fashion and trade-offs avoided. Article 6.4 of the PA introduces a new Sustainable Mitigation Mechanism (SMM) with the dual aim to contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and foster SD. The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has a similar objective and in 2014, the CDM SD tool was launched by the Executive Board of the CDM to highlight the SD benefits of CDM activities. This article analyses the usefulness of the CDM SD tool for stakeholders and compares the SD tool’s SD reporting requirements against other flexible mechanisms and multilateral standards to provide recommendations for improvement. A key conclusion is that the Paris Agreement’s SMM has a stronger political mandate than the CDM to measure that SD impacts are ‘real, measurable and long-term’. Recommendations for an improved CDM SD tool are a relevant starting point to develop rules, modalities, and procedures for SD assessment in Article 6.4 as well as for other cooperative mitigation approaches.

POLICY RELEVANCE

Research findings are relevant for developing the rulebook of modalities and procedures for Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, which introduces a new mechanism for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and sustainable development. Lessons learnt from the CDM SD tool and recommendations for enhanced SD assessment are discussed in context of Article 6 cooperative approaches, and make a timely contribution to inform negotiations on the rulebook agreed by the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement.  相似文献   

The Geography of Fish: The Use of Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis Tools in Fisheries Research     

Laura M. Kracker 《The Professional geographer》1999,51(3):440-450

Rather than seeing the oceans as an expansive void, researchers using acoustic technologies can detect the heterogeneity of biological resources and view the marine environment as a three-dimensional landscape. Underwater remote sensing, using acoustics, provides high resolution maps of the spatial distribution of organisms in aquatic ecosystems. Analyzing the spatial pattern of species distribution within the water column and the impact of that organization on ecological processes bridges the fields of fisheries and spatial analysis. Tools and concepts familiar to geographers, such as remote sensing, GIS, and landscape ecology, contribute to the investigation of large lake and marine ecosystems.  相似文献   

Book Reviews     

《The Professional geographer》1999,51(3):469-479

Rosa Ainley (ed.) New Frontiers of Space, Bodies and Gender David Bell and Gill Valentine (eds.) Consuming Geographies: We Are What We Eat Ruth Fincher and Jane M. Jacobs (eds.) Cities of Difference Richard Grant and Jan Nihman (eds.) The Global Crisis in Foreign Aid Martin Kellman and Rosanne Tackaberry Tropical Environments: The Functioning and Management of Tropical Ecosystems Glenn R. McGregor and Simon Nieuwolt Tropical Climatology Martin Oppermann (ed.) Sex Tourism and Prostitution: Aspects of Leisure, Recreation, and Work Keith Smith and Roy Ward Floods: Physical Processes and Human Impacts  相似文献   

试论经济中心型城市旅游的商务主导模式--以汕头市为例   总被引：22，自引：0，他引：22  

彭华 《地理科学》1999,19(2):140-146

城市旅游是当代旅游的主体,旅游职能也是当代城市的一个重要职能,提出考虑城市旅游发展的动力机制,必须分析影响产业发展的诸因素,以针对性地找到推动城市旅游发展的主动因素。经济中心型的城市旅游主体市场产生于以大流通为标志的广泛经济联系,以商贸为代表的大流通业是经济活力的核心,商务旅游是这一类城市旅游发展的主导。  相似文献   

刍议我国的荒漠化与可持续发展   总被引：23，自引：11，他引：12  

刘毅华  黄玉祥 《中国沙漠》1999,19(1):17-22

我国是世界上受荒漠化危害最为严重的国家与地区之一,荒漠化是危及我国可持续发展的重要因素。从我国荒漠化的基本状况与特点;荒漠化的发生、发展对可持续发展的主要危害;荒漠化与可持续发展的关系等方面进行了探讨与分析,提出了近期我国开展荒漠化防治,实现可持续发展的基本对策是：转变观念,树立正确的荒漠化防治指导思想;尽快开展全国性大规模荒漠化防治工程建设;制定和实行优惠政策,推动荒漠化防治工程建设的顺利开展;依靠科技进步,加强示范建设,提高防治荒漠化的速度与成效。  相似文献   

区域可持续发展的若干理论问题研究   总被引：21，自引：5，他引：16  

申玉铭  毛汉英 《地理科学进展》1999,18(4):287-295

区域可持续发展是一项涉及到自然、经济、社会三个子系统组成的动态、开放复杂系统, 其研究内容涉及到地理学、资源管理、生态学、环境科学、人口学、系统工程、经济学、社会学等许多相关领域。本文以人地关系地域系统理论为基础, 从区域与区域之间不同时空尺度的PRED相互联系、相互影响的制约关系出发, 分析了人地系统的特点、结构和功能,并探讨了人地关系优化的核心、区域可持续发展的理论模式以及可持续发展的系统调控等问题。  相似文献