THE EVOLUTION OF SERVICE ECONOMIES: A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE1     

Aharon Kellerman 《The Professional geographer》1985,37(2):133-143

Of the several classifications of services, each emphasizes different characteristics. The International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) is used for a comparative study on the transformation into service economies of the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France, West Germany, Italy and Japan. Service economies are defined as national economies in which employment in services surpassed that in manufacturing. The pace of the evolution of service economies has been rapid with North America leading, followed in order by Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and West Germany. Service economies have important implications for urban growth, intercity competition, and international trade.  相似文献   

Atlas of karst area based on Web GIS technology   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Leszek Litwin 《Environmental Geology》2008,54(5):1029-1036

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Participation in payments for ecosystem services: Case studies from the Lacandon rainforest, Mexico   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Nicolas Kosoy  Esteve Corbera  Kate Brown 《Geoforum》2008,39(6):2073-2083

Understanding people’s willingness to participate in projects and programmes of payments for ecosystem services (PES) has not been a key analytical concern of the scholarly literature around this new field of environmental policy and practice. This paper analyses participation in four communities benefiting from payments for biodiversity and carbon fixation in Mexico, and contrasts the results for each case with neighbouring communities that do not receive payments. We take a holistic approach that accounts for procedural rules, actors’ interactions, institutions and values, and individuals’ characteristics. We show that the nature of PES rules and the effectiveness of communication with government officers and NGOs influence resource managers’ ability and willingness to participate. We highlight community size, resource managers’ ability to diversify livelihood activities and local perspectives on the conservation of common forests, particularly sacred values and intergenerational concerns on forest conservation, as critical participation drivers. This analysis provides insights on why and how these new institutions may be attractive for some resource managers and permits to draw some recommendations for the future design of PES projects and programmes.  相似文献   

Water and power in Santiago de Chile: Socio-spatial segregation through network integration     

Géraldine Pflieger  Sarah Matthieussent 《Geoforum》2008,39(6):1907-1921

The analysis of the history of the management and distribution of electricity, water and sanitation networks in Santiago de Chile throws light on a problem which is central to thinking on the relationship between urban services management and territorial splintering: what is the impact of urban policy, in particular housing policy and urban planning, on access to services and on the potential levels of social segregation and institutional splintering of metropolises?The Chilean example is eminently anchored in its political and institutional history. We shall see, for example, that the authoritarian urban policy of the military government, associated with early liberal reform, enabled the improvement of access to networks in every municipality of the Greater Santiago area. However, this success, leading to the integration by urban services of a large territory, does not signify that networks remained neutral as regards the process of spatial segregation. Inversely, we can defend the theory that the presence of an integrated service was a necessary condition and a reinforcing factor of the process of urban spread and residential segregation. This paradoxical argument is a result of the ambivalent liberal network and urban policies of the military government. Urban expansion was largely sustained by the development of integrated infrastructures and universal services. The processes of liberalising land and urban services were mutually sustaining and provided the necessary conditions for the birth of an extremely intense movement of urban sprawl and segregation between 1985 and 2000.  相似文献   

基于Web＆GIS的洪水预报技术概述   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

张建新  王光生  熊珊珊 《水文》2008,28(5)

洪水预报技术涉及专业技术和实现技术两个方面,洪水预报实现技术的发展制约着洪水预报的整体水平.基于GIS及Web的洪水预报应用技术,代表了洪水预报技术发展的一个新的方向,主要体现在三个方面:构件化应用开发的洪水预报系统;建立分布式洪水预报模型;交互式洪水预报调度决策应用模式.技术关键在于洪水预报中间件和相应应用中间件标准,其次是规范构件化应用;三是推进应用级服务体系,支持行业应用的构件化软件开发.  相似文献   

Protracted Environmental Issues on a Proposed Titanium Minerals Development in Kenya's South Coast     

J. O. Z. Abuodha  P. O. Hayombe 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2006,24(2):63-75

This study takes cognizance of the fact that the TIOMIN (TIOMIN Resources Inc. of Canada) project has resulted in controversy over its handling of environmental issues and especially the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The authors address many of the protracted issues that have slowed the development of the mining project in Kwale. The main emphasis is on the impacts of the mining and mineral separation processes on the environment, including the governing legislation, the role of consultation and public participation, and socioeconomic issues. In their public documents TIOMIN has specified neither the type of minerals it wants to extract from the area nor their chemical composition. It is well known, however that the titanium minerals and zircon targeted have impurities of iron, thorium and uranium. In the absence of an Environmental Management Plan, the effects of stockpiling radioactive wastes and other impurities that could possibly lead to environmental degradation in both the terrestrial and marine environments have not been publically addressed. The measures proposed to mitigate ecological damage as a result of the establishment of a minerals processing plant in the area seem inadequate. Pollution resulting from accidental spillage or breakage could have significant impact on marine life and residents living near the mining site. Other issues that have not been addressed satisfactorily pertain to the use of surface and underground water. The area already faces a huge water deficit and the calculations presented on aquifer recharge and stream flow rates do not indicate the large quantities of water that would be required in the mineral processing plant. The project, if approved in its present state, risks violation of international conventions. Furthermore, it could cause a conflict between Kenya and Tanzania in the event of an oil spill at the proposed ship loading facility at Shimoni. The proposed mining area includes the district's most fertile land, is home to many fisherfolk and is a major tourist destination. An analysis of the effects of this project on other available opportunities must be thoroughly understood to ascertain the economic and environmental benefits and costs of the mining venture. The proposed compensation rate of $1,000 per acre, for resettlement for example, appears to be grossly inadequate. Compensation should take into account family size and structure family assets and the cost of relocation.  相似文献   

基于Web Services的海洋水色遥感数据服务系统设计与实现初探     

米浦春  李莎  李学荣 《热带海洋学报》2007,26(6):67-72

基于Web Services的相关技术,设计了一个海洋水色遥感数据服务系统,以有效解决分布式异构数据的集成问题并利用Internet为用户提供数据服务。介绍了海洋水色遥感数据服务的现状,详细描述了该系统的具体实现方法和关键技术,最后给出其服务方式和性能评价。与传统架构的服务系统相比,该系统具有易于扩充、方便高效的优点。  相似文献   

大地测量Web服务框架及其应用的研究   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

赵冬青  吕志平 《测绘科学》2008,33(4)

定位技术的大众化和数据应用的广泛化正让传统大地测量模式悄然改变。本文从分析大地测量信息系统计算模式的发展过程入手,提出了网络环境下大地测量信息服务的总体框架,重点分析了以定位服务、控制点服务和数据服务为核心的服务内容,并对构建服务所要应用的XML、数据标准和元数据三个关键技术进行阐述,最后还对基于框架的大地测量过程进行了研究,实现了基于Web服务技术的大地测量生产和服务,为实现大范围跨系统的大地测量信息集成应用提供就新的技术思路。  相似文献   

基于Web 2.0的GIS模型共享平台研究   总被引：5，自引：2，他引：3  

唐中实  饶顺斌  谢喆  赵红蕊  王海葳 《测绘科学》2008,33(4)

本文提出了基于Web 2.0建立GIS模型共享平台的设想,以期建立一个能够让用户创造模型和组织数据的GIS模型共享平台,并基于模型共享平台建立原型系统。借鉴了Web 2.0的数据自组织形式,按标签分类的方式让用户参与元数据组织,以适应各个领域用户的需求。同时为改变以往被动等待用户查询信息的方式,原型系统按RSS标准主动发布有价值信息,用户可以在第一时间获知系统更新。原型系统功能用网络服务封装,并提供客户端程序,提高了系统适用范围。原型系统的建立,证实了构建基于Web 2.0的GIS模型共享平台的价值和可行性。  相似文献   

网络环境下分级统计地图可视化方法的研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

章莉萍  焦丽丽  郭庆胜 《测绘信息与工程》2008,33(4)

从空间认知的角度分析和研究了分级统计地图可视化技术,并在网络环境下,实现了分级统计地图制图系统,让用户在一个交互的、可视化的制图环境中定制个性化地图,同时可以利用系统提供的可视化工具进行探索性的空间数据分析,发现统计数据内在的知识.  相似文献