The fate of waste in Hawaii: Technology assessment and solid waste planning in Hawaii, 1968–78          下载免费PDF全文

Jordan P. Howell 《Singapore journal of tropical geography》2015,36(1):67-82

In this article I consider the initial period of solid waste management planning in the US state of Hawaii. The State encountered a number of economic and ecological controversies during its solid waste management planning, a process that was prompted by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Some issues, like project financing, were common across the US, while others, such as the potential of waste materials to reduce reliance on imported food and materials, were more unique to Hawaii. The controversies from this initial planning period were never quite fully resolved; as they lingered, they were interpreted differently across the Islands. Based on a close reading of government, advocacy group, waste industry and news media documents, I examine the controversies over solid waste management of the time and consider how the ‘dual nature’ of waste in Hawaii—simultaneously an ecological threat and (potential) economic input—shaped the adoption of solid waste management systems there. This article adds to an expanding literature examining infrastructure in environmental and technology histories.  相似文献   

Safety Measures after the 2011 Joplin,Missouri, Tornado          下载免费PDF全文

Bimal Kanti Paul  Mitchel Stimers 《Geographical review》2015,105(2):199-215

Immediately following the May 2011 tornado, the city of Joplin, Missouri, initiated recovery efforts to rebuild the part of the community devastated by this event. In doing so, city officials introduced two new safety measures and recommended several others. The main objective of this paper is to explore the tornado survivors' compliance with the safety features recommended by the Joplin city authorities. Face‐to‐face interviews, as well as other methods, were used to survey respondents who were living within the tornado path (damage zones) at the time of the tornado. Results showed that 43 percent of all respondents implemented at least one recommended tornado measure in rebuild or repair their destroyed/damaged homes. Further, it was found that three variables considered here— rebuild or repair, damage zone category, and perceived tornado risk—were all significant contributors to a homeowner's decision to implement recommended tornado safety measures. The paper concludes with a recommendation for expanding tornado safety education among the respondents.  相似文献   

LONG-TERM SOIL AND VEGETATION RECOVERY IN FIVE SEMIARID MONTANA GHOST TOWNS*     

Paul A. Knapp 《The Professional geographer》1991,43(4):486-499

Five semiarid Montana ghost towns abandoned for more than 45 years were studied to understand better the nature of soil and vegetation recovery following severe human impacts. Discriminant analysis was used to interpret and classify variation among land-use intensity groups. Recovery at the five towns was strongly linked to the degree of the initial soil disturbance, vegetation type, and precipitation. Recovery of the vegetation to ambient conditions was far from complete in all but one town.  相似文献   

Reporting Bias as a Result of Core Loss at Las Cruces: A Case Study     

S.?HenleyEmail author  M.?Doyle 《Natural Resources Research》2005,14(1):19-30

The most important copper minerals of the Las Cruces deposit in the pyrite belt of southern Spain are supergene enrichment zone sulphides of which chalcocite is the most significant. The deposit is overlain by 140 metres of barren marls and has been explored only by drilling. Drill cores have been split and assayed, but it became clear that there was a substantial problem related to core recovery which affects, in particular, some of the higher grade material. Much of the chalcocite is present in a friable and unconsolidated form and its progressive loss is evident visually in many core samples. The result of this loss of chalcocite is that there is a systematic downward bias on copper assays, leading directly to under-reporting of the copper resource. Studies of the assay data indicate the likely degree of under-reporting, but there is no simple way in which the reported resource estimates can validly be corrected.  相似文献   

浅谈3S技术及其在土地管理中的应用现状与发展趋势     

顾育红 《现代测绘》2012,(3):62-64

土地管理是国家为维护土地制度、调整土地关系、合理组织土地利用所采取的行政、经济、法律和技术的综合措施。土地作为一种不可再生资源,如何科学地利用和有效地管理对可持续发展有比较重要的意义。本文主要概述了土地管理中的土地资源调查、土地利用总体规划、土地资源动态监测、土地评价、土地整理等的应用现状,并结合3S技术的发展探讨了其应用趋势。  相似文献   

关于测绘数字成果数据远程容灾的研究     

周再强  崔洪波 《测绘与空间地理信息》2012,(5):87-88,91

解决数据本地集中带来的风险,是测绘资料管理部门面临的重要问题。本文通过对容灾关键技术的研究和对测绘数字成果特点的分析,给出了基于远程容灾技术,建立测绘数字成果异地远程容灾体系的思路。  相似文献   

利用全数字法后期处理土地利用现状调查成果     

郑佳宾 《测绘与空间地理信息》2012,35(4):191-192,194

从地类调查开始,通过全数字化处理手段和软件开发,阐述了全数字化内业处理的优越性,介绍了一种高效的土地利用现状调查内业处理方法.  相似文献   

10～30 d延伸期预报研究进展和业务现状     

金荣花  马杰  毕宝贵 《沙漠与绿洲气象(新疆气象)》2010,4(2):1-5

10～30 d延伸期预报在气象业务发展和国民经济服务中具有重要的作用。本文回顾了关于延伸期预报的相关理论和技术研究进展,概要介绍了国内外开展延伸期预报业务现状;结合目前气象科技发展水平,进一步分析和阐述了现阶段我国开展延伸期预报业务亟待解决的关键技术问题,旨在共同探讨和推动延伸期预报业务的发展。  相似文献   

胶州湾东北部海域生态环境污染状况研究   总被引：4，自引：1，他引：3  

韩彬  辛明  陈发荣  李培昌  宋转玲  王小如 《岩矿测试》2009,28(6):524-528

根据2004年5月和2005年5月两次对胶州湾东北部海域海水的盐度、pH、溶解氧、化学需氧量、无机氮、活性磷酸盐、铜、铅、锌、镉、多环芳烃和有机氯农药以及表层沉积物中有机碳、石油烃、硫化物、铜、铅、镉、汞、多环芳烃和有机氯农药测定结果,并结合2001年以来历史资料,对胶州湾东北部海域生态环境质量历史变化趋势进行了分析,该海域生态环境中除个别要素如活性磷酸盐、铅、镉、汞等重金属含量有所增加外,其他污染要素含量相对稳定且有下降趋势,2001—2005年该海域生态环境质量相对稳定,仅部分要素有加重趋势。  相似文献   

Continental shelf nurseries and recruitment variability in American plaice and yellowtail flounder on the Grand Bank: insights into stock resiliency     

Stephen J. Walsh  Mark Simpson  M. Joanne Morgan 《Journal of Sea Research》2004,51(3-4):271

In 1994, a directed fishing moratorium was declared for Grand Bank American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) and yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) stocks because both stocks showed severe declines in abundance from heavy exploitation during the mid 1980s and early 1990s. Four years later, the fishery for yellowtail re-opened while the plaice stock has shown little recovery and the moratorium is still in effect. To assess the possible causes of the differences in recovery between species, we examined the spatial structure and environmental characteristics of the continental shelf nursery habitats of plaice and yellowtail, and their relationship to recruitment variability and overall population size. Depth plays a major influential role determining the spatial pattern and the abundance of juveniles of both species and in the case of plaice the spatial structure of the adult population also determines the amount of nursery area utilised by juveniles. Recruitment variability was higher in plaice than in yellowtail. We found year class synchrony in both species indicating that common environmental conditions and/or biological processes are affecting recruitment in a similar manner. Density-dependent regulation appears to be more severe in yellowtail and this should contribute to a more stable population when compared to plaice. These results are discussed in terms of resiliency of both stocks to over-exploitation.  相似文献