“Caribou was the reason,and everything else happened after”: Effects of caribou declines on Inuit in Labrador,Canada     

《Global Environmental Change》2021

For many Indigenous Peoples in the Circumpolar North, cultural engagement and continuity across generations is directly related to relationships between and among people, animals, and landscapes. However, minimal research outlines the emotional responses and disruptions to culture and identity that are driven by ecological change, and the subsequent cultural dimensions of coping and adapting to this uncertainty. Through a case study that explores how caribou population declines and a caribou hunting ban are impacting Inuit in the Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut regions of Labrador, Canada, this article examines the critical interplay between cultural continuity and adaptive capacity for responding to ecological uncertainty. More specifically, this study: 1) described the central role that caribou play for Inuit emotional wellness, identity, and cultural continuity; 2) explored how the rapid declines of caribou in Labrador are affecting Inuit emotional wellness, identity, and cultural continuity; and 3) characterized the ways in which Inuit are adapting to these emotio-social, cultural, and ecological changes. Drawing from an Inuit-led, multi-year, multi-media qualitative and visual media research program, data from video interviews (n = 84: Nunatsiavut region: n = 54; NunatuKavut region: n = 30) were analyzed using a video-based qualitative analysis, constant-comparative methods, and inductive qualitative approach. Results indicated that caribou are a foundational element for Inuit emotional wellness, identity, and cultural continuity. The changes in caribou populations are resulting in complex emotional responses, losses to cultural meaning and knowledge, and alterations to Inuit identities. The impacts on emotions, identity, and cultural continuity related to Inuit-caribou relations at an individual and collective level reflect the interconnections between cultural continuity and adaptive capacity that underlie the loss of this culturally important species. Though this research focuses on two Inuit groups and caribou in Labrador, the insights from these lived experiences highlight the ongoing cultural and identity consequences associated with species declines occurring globally.  相似文献   

多源时相遥感影像数据耦合的水库库容曲线重构     

王金鑫  桑学锋  常家轩  裴亮  赵天玮  宝康妮 《测绘通报》2021,(11):42-47

遥感技术为库容曲线的重构带来了新思路,但仍存在多源遥感影像数据难以直接应用、水库批量面积提取效率低等问题,难以形成一套系统化、流程化的方法进行广泛应用。基于此,本文提出了多源时相遥感影像数据耦合的库容曲线重构方法,并重构了深圳市径心水库的水位-库容关系曲线。试验证明,重构后的库容曲线常水位区间的库容曲线偏离率在4.23%~11.5%之间,能够为径心水库的调度管理提供参考,同时对全国库容曲线无法及时重构的水库具有参考意义。  相似文献   

Geographical imbalances and divides in the scientific production of climate change knowledge     

《Global Environmental Change》2015

Studies on scientific production of climate change knowledge show a geographical bias against the developing and more vulnerable regions of the world. If there is limited knowledge exchange between regions, this may deepen global knowledge divides and, thus, potentially hamper adaptive capacities. Consequently, there is a need to further understand this bias, and, particularly, link it with the exchange of knowledge across borders. We use a world-wide geographical distribution of author affiliations in >15,000 scientific climate change publications to show that (1) research production mainly takes place in richer, institutionally well-developed countries with cooler climates and high climate footprints, and (2) the network of author affiliations is structured into distinct modules of countries with strong common research interests, but with little knowledge exchange between modules. These modules are determined mainly by geographical proximity, common climates, and similar political and economic characteristics. This indicates that political-economic, social and educational-scientific initiatives targeted to enhance local research production and collaborations across geographical-climate module borders may help diminish global knowledge divides. We argue that this could strengthen adaptive capacity in the most vulnerable regions of the world.  相似文献   

基于HWSD的流域栅格土壤水分常数估算     

王斌  黄金柏  宫兴龙 《水文》2015,35(2):8-11

在科研及实践工作中往往需要大量的、空间分辨率较高的凋萎系数、田间持水量和饱和含水量数据,大规模布点测定这些土壤水分常数难度较大,需要探索估算这几种常用土壤水分常数的新方法。以黑龙江省呼兰河流域为例,采用DEM数据提取流域边界,应用提取后的流域DEM从世界土壤数据库(HWSD)中提取流域土壤的砂粒、粘粒百分含量及USDA土壤质地分类数据,再应用这三种土壤属性数据估算流域各栅格的凋萎系数、田间持水量和饱和含水量。研究结果表明:应用HWSD可以估算出呼兰河流域0~30cm和30~100cm两种土层的凋萎系数、田间持水量和饱和含水量,空间分辨率可达到30″,为获取较高分辨率及深土层的区域土壤水分常数提供了一种新方法。  相似文献   

不同竖向荷载作用下桩基水平载荷试验研究          下载免费PDF全文

华卫君 《探矿工程》2015,42(4):63-67

石油化工装置具有高、大、重及对地基承载力和沉降变形要求严格等特点,宁波镇海某石油化工项目位于沿海软土地基,工程地质条件差,风荷载大,对桩基的水平承载力要求较高。为了取得符合工程实际情况的桩基水平承载力参数,在工作区内开展了不同桩径、桩长、桩顶竖向荷载作用下的预制方桩桩基的水平静载荷试验。试验结果表明,在桩顶自由条件下,单桩水平承载力随着桩径和桩长的增加而增大,但并非是线性增长,而是呈幂函数增长关系;单桩水平承载力随着桩顶竖向荷载的增加同样呈幂函数增长关系;群桩水平承载力大于单桩水平承载力之和。  相似文献   

气候变化情景下北江飞来峡水库极端入库洪水预估          下载免费PDF全文

黄国如  武传号  刘志雨  陈芷菁  胡健伟  尹志杰 《水科学进展》2015,26(1):10-19

以北江飞来峡水库上游为研究对象,构建了网格分辨率为0.25°×0.25°的VIC(Variable Infiltration Capacity)水文模型,应用CMIP5多模式输出的降尺度结果与VIC模型耦合,对RCP2.6、RCP4.5和RCP8.5情景下未来时期(2020-2050年)飞来峡水库的入库洪水进行预估,并根据IPCC第5次评估报告处理和表达不确定性的方法来描述预估结论的可信度。结果表明,2020-2050年飞来峡水库年最大洪峰流量和年最大7日、15日洪量在RCP2.6情景下"大约可能"呈增加趋势,在RCP4.5和RCP8.5情景下"较为可能"呈增加趋势,水库防洪安全风险增大。与历史时期(1970-2000年)相比,未来水库极端入库洪水增加的可能性从大到小依次为RCP4.5、RCP2.6和RCP8.5情景,其中设计洪水100年、50年和20年一遇的洪峰流量在3种排放情景下均呈上升趋势,100年、50年和20年一遇的最大7日、15日洪量在RCP4.5情景下以上升为主,而在RCP2.6和RCP8.5情景下则主要呈减少态势。  相似文献   

Use of evolutionary computing for modelling some complex problems in geotechnical engineering     

Mohamed A. Shahin 《Geomechanics and Geoengineering》2015,10(2):109-125

In this paper, the feasibility of using evolutionary computing for solving some complex problems in geotechnical engineering is investigated. The paper presents a relatively new technique, i.e. evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR), for modelling three practical applications in geotechnical engineering including the settlement of shallow foundations on cohesionless soils, pullout capacity of small ground anchors and ultimate bearing capacity of pile foundations. The prediction results from the proposed EPR models are compared with those obtained from artificial neural network (ANN) models previously developed by the author, as well as some of the most commonly available methods. The results indicate that the proposed EPR models agree well with (or better than) the ANN models and significantly outperform the other existing methods. The advantage of EPR technique over ANNs is that EPR generates transparent and well-structured models in the form of simple and easy-to-use hand calculation formulae that can be readily used by practising engineers.  相似文献   

基于区域尺度的城市承载力评价研究——以上海市为例          下载免费PDF全文

韩红花 《山东国土资源》2021,37(1)

在城市化带来交通拥堵、生态失衡及环境污染等诸多问题的背景下,开展城市承载力研究,对于保证城市的全面、协调、可持续发展具有重要意义。本文将传统的承载力评价研究方法与互联网大数据下的兴趣点和空间路网数据相结合,建立了上海市承载力评价指标体系。运用信息论中的熵方法,对上海市各区域的承载力进行了评价和分析。结果表明,上海市各地区的承载力明显分为5个等级,等级间的差距非常明显。分析了上海市各区域的实际情况,找出了其承载力发展的不足,提出了上海市可持续发展的建议和对策。  相似文献   

基于主体功能区划的上海市国土空间结构研究     

彭志宏 《地域研究与开发》2014,(5)

构建由资源环境承载力子系统、现有开发密度子系统、发展潜力子系统3个子系统组成的上海市主体功能区指标体系。运用2012年数据计算各指标体系的综合得分,并制作Moran散点图。同时,依据资源环境承载力、现有开发密度与发展潜力这3个因素的综合评分以及Moran散点图的象限把上海市各区县划分成六大功能亚类:核心功能提升亚区、核心功能优化亚区、战略发展亚区、都市发展亚区、城市拓展亚区与生态涵养亚区。最后,剖析这六大功能亚区与国家层面上的优化开发区、重点开发区与限制开发区之间的内在联系。  相似文献   

掺杂黏土矿物对沉积物吸持磷能力的影响     

胡秀芳  陈友媛 《中国海洋大学学报(自然科学版)》2014,44(2):89-94

通过研究黏土矿物及掺杂黏土矿物后湖泊沉积物磷的吸附/解吸特性,分析了高岭土、膨润土和沸石掺杂于湖泊沉积物后对磷稳定固定化的可行性。试验结果表明:掺杂膨润土稳定固化磷的效果最优,其次是高岭土,但掺杂沸石减小了沉积物对磷的吸附能力。具体结果是,按5%和10%比例掺杂高岭土时,沉积物吸附磷的能力增加,最大吸附量增加17.33%;按20%和40%掺杂时,沉积物吸附磷的能力减小,最大减小了43.31%。掺杂比例小时,高岭土与沉积物之间的阳离子交换过程扩大了空隙,增大了吸附量。达到平衡后,继续掺杂高岭土,引起空隙堵塞,减小了吸附量。掺杂膨润土的比例越大,沉积物吸持磷能力越强,按40%掺杂时,最终吸持率高达81.82%。这与膨润土表面积大、活性成分多有关。沸石由于孔道内被水分子和其他阳离子占据,有效吸附面积减小,对磷稳定化不起作用。  相似文献