The Victorian Bushfires of 2002–03 and the Politics of Blame: a Discourse Analysis     

JOSH WHITTAKER  DAVID MERCER 《The Australian geographer》2004,35(3):259-287

This paper identifies contrasting environmental discourses on bushfire from the public debate that followed the Victorian fires of 2002–03. Submissions to the inquiry into the 2002–03 Victorian bushfires provide a particularly rich source of documentation. It is argued that environmental events such as bushfire only become political issues, or problems, when they are constituted as such through environmental discourse. Through the analysis, three contrasting discourses on bushfire are identified—here labelled the ‘conservationist’, ‘ruralist’ and ‘wise use’ discourses. In examining how different ‘constructions’ of bushfire have led to conflict, each discourse is shown to consist of a range of actors who draw on shared storylines. Having established a better understanding of the different attitudes, beliefs, interests and values that underpin debates about bushfire, the paper concludes with a brief discussion of the prospects for compromise among the discourses and the potential for improved land and fire management outcomes.  相似文献   

Modeling Spatially and Temporally Complex Land‐Cover Change: The Case of Western Honduras*     

Darla K. Munroe  Jane Southworth  Catherine M. Tucker 《The Professional geographer》2004,56(4):544-559

This article presents an econometric analysis of land‐cover change in western Honduras. Ground‐truthed satellite image analysis indicates that between 1987 and 1996 net reforestation occurred in the 1,015‐km² study region. While some reforestation can be attributed to a 1987 ban on logging, the area of reforestation greatly exceeds that of previously clear‐cut areas. Further, new area was also deforested between 1987 and 1996. Thus, the observed land‐cover changes represent a complex mosaic of changing land‐use patterns across time and space. The analysis contributes to the literature on land‐cover change modeling in that: (1) it compares two econometric approaches to capture complex and often bidirectional changes in land cover from 1987 to 1996 as a function of agricultural suitability and transportation costs, and (2) it addresses techniques to identify and correct for spatial autocorrelation in a categorical regression framework.  相似文献   

Instability of a periodic system of faults     

Michel Campillo  Cristian Dascalu  Ioan R. Ionescu 《Geophysical Journal International》2004,159(1):212-222

  相似文献   

Wave propagation across fluid–solid interfaces: a grid method approach     

Jianfeng Zhang 《Geophysical Journal International》2004,159(1):240-252

  相似文献   

Magnetic quantification of urban pollution sources in atmospheric particulate matter   总被引：9，自引：0，他引：9  

S. Spassov  R. Egli  F. Heller  D. K. Nourgaliev  J. Hannam 《Geophysical Journal International》2004,159(2):555-564

  相似文献   

Seasonal Variation of the East Asian Subtropical Westerly Jet and Its Association with the Heating Field over East Asia   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

KUANG Xueyuan  ZHANG Yaocun 《大气科学进展》2005,22(6):831-840

The structure and seasonal variation of the East Asian Subtropical Westerly Jet （EAWJ） and associations with heating fields over East Asia are examined by using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. Obvious differences exist in the westerly jet intensity and location in different regions and seasons due to the ocean-land distribution and seasonal thermal contrast, as well as the dynamic and thermodynamic impacts of the Tibetan Plateau. In winter, the EAWJ center is situated over the western Pacific Ocean and the intensity is reduced gradually from east to west over the East Asian region. In summer, the EAWJ center is located over the north of the Tibetan Plateau and the jet intensity is reduced evidently compared with that in winter. The EAWJ seasonal evolution is characterized by the obvious longitudinal inconsistency of the northward migration and in-phase southward retreat of the EAWJ axis. A good correspondence between the seasonal variations of EAWJ and the meridional differences of air temperature （MDT） in the mid-upper troposphere demonstrates that the MDT is the basic reason for the seasonal variation of EAWJ. Correlation analyses indicate that the Kuroshio Current region to the south of Japan and the Tibetan Plateau are the key areas for the variations of the EAWJ intensities in winter and in summer, respectively. The strong sensible and latent heating in the Kuroshio Current region is closely related to the intensification of EAWJ in winter. In summer, strong sensible heating in the Tibetan Plateau corresponds to the EAWJ strengthening and southward shift, while the weak sensible heating in the Tibetan Plateau is consistent with the EAWJ weakening and northward migration.  相似文献   

结构高度对静力弹塑性分析结果的影响     

丁丽娜  林皋  李博宁 《世界地震工程》2005,21(1):146-149

简要介绍了静力弹塑性分析方法(Pushover法)的原理、计算步骤和影响分析结果的主要因素．并通过实例比较了pushover分析结果与非线性动力分析结果，分析了高度、荷载分布模式因素对分析结果的影响。  相似文献   

幂函数剪切模量成层土非线性地震反应的半解析算法   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

王春玲  黄义  曹彩芹 《世界地震工程》2005,21(2):85-89

运用文献[1]所建议的动态应力一应变关系及其推广的Masing加卸载准则，考虑土料在地震等产生的不规则加载条件下的非线性滞回特征，将增量法与相应场地地震线性反应解析解[2]相结合，提出了该动力非线性方程的半解析时域算法，基于改进的一维剪切梁模型，对剪切模量是其深度的某一幂函数的成层非均质土层，建立了求解土体地震反应的非线性分析技术。针对文献[2]中的土层剖面，做了计算、分析和讨论。  相似文献   

高层建筑结构静力弹塑性分析的Pushover-QR法   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

李丕宁  秦荣  张克纯  李秀梅 《世界地震工程》2005,21(4):32-37

将QR法与Pushovcer分忻方法相结合，提出了高层建筑结构静力弹塑性分析的Pushover-QR（PO-QR）法。该方法沿用了常规Pushover方法进行抗震结构静力弹塑性分析的实施思路，用QR法代替Pushover分析方法中的有限元部分，充分利用这两种方法的优点，使得抗震结构静力弹塑性分析的计算得到较大的简化。PO-QR法程序的工程算例表明，该法是一种经济、有效、可行的分析方法。  相似文献   

活动支座摩擦力对桥梁抗震性能的影响参数分析   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

王常峰  陈兴冲  朱东生 《世界地震工程》2005,21(4):82-87

利用摩擦单元模拟了活动支座摩擦力在桥梁地震反应分析中的作用，以一座6跨连续梁桥为例，通过改变其计算参数得到不同的计算模型，对各模型进行时程反应分析，得到不同参数模型的固定墩墩底弯矩的减震率。发现在某些情况下出现了负减震率并进行了原因分析。通过不同参数模型减震牢的对比，分析了各计算参数对固定墩墩底减震率的影响。建议对于考虑支座摩擦后自振周期接近场地卓越周期的桥梁考虑活动支座摩擦作用。  相似文献