简介:ThepurposeofthisstudyismerelytoreviewthecurrentsituationinthedesigningandimplementationoftheemissiontradingprogramsinEurope.Historicaldatashowthatalthoughthereisaseriesofshortcomingsintheircurrentfunctioning,employingsuchinstrumentsforGHGreductionpolicymakingisstronglyexpectedtobeefficientandeffective.TheEuropeanUnionEmissionTradingScheme(EUETS),CleanDevelopmentMechanism(CDM)andJointImplementation(JI)arejustafewexamplesoftheambitiousEUinitiativethatheavilyreliesonsuchinstruments.WedwellontheiroperationsandachievementsbyfarandallthecontentinthisarticleisexpectedtoconvincetheChinesegovernmentandregionalpublicauthoritiestotakepositiveactionsandattitudesinpromotingtheseinstruments.
简介:ThenewWIODdatabaseallowsforimprovedempiricalanalysisonawiderangeofimportantenvironmentalresearchquestions.InthispaperwedemonstratethescientificpoweroftheWIODdatabaseandanalyzeveryurgentpolicyquestionsontheimpactsofinternationaltradeandstructuralchangeontheenvironment.Weapplyrecenteconometricapproachestoshowtheimpactofinternationaltradeontheenvironmentviaitsdifferentchannelsasforinstancetoincreasewelfareandpotentiallyaffectenvironmentalregulationaswellascountries’sector.Thisapproachhasbecomeknownastheeconometricstructuraldecompositionmethod.Inadditiontotheseguidelinesbytheliterature,aneconometricpaneldataapproachisofferedtoshedsomelightontheimpactofstructuralchangeandinternationaltradeonenvironmentalpressure,whereweespeciallyaddressandsolveseveralendogeneityissuesthataddfurthercomplexitytotheanalysis.
简介:Oftenthelifecycledataoccurascountofthevitaleventsandarerecordedasintegers.Thepurposeofthisarticleistomodelthefertilitybehaviorbasedonreligious,educational,economic,andoccupationalcharacteristics.TheresponsesofclassifiedgroupsaccordingtothesedeterminantsareexaminedforsignificantinfluenceonfertilityusingPoissonregressionmodel(PRM)basedontheNationalFamilyHealthSurvey-3dataset.TheobservedandpredictedprobabilitiesunderPRMindicatemodalvalueoftwochildrenforthePoissondistributionmodeleddata.Presenceofdominanceoftwochildinthedatamotivatestheauthorstoadoptmultinomialregressionmodel(MRM)inordertolinkfertilitywithvarioussocioeconomicindicatorsresponsibleforfertilityvariation.Choiceoftheexplanatoryfactorsislimitedtotheavailabilityofdata.Trendsandpatternsofpreferenceforbirthcountssuggestthatreligion,caste,wealth,femaleeducation,andoccupationarethedominantfactorsshapingtheobservedbirthprocess.Empiricalanalysissuggeststhatboththemodelsusedinthestudyperformsimilarlyonthesampledata.However,fittingofMRMbytakingbirthcountoftwoascomparisoncategoryshowsimprovedAkaikeinformationcriterionandconsistentAkaikeinformationcriterionvalues.CurrentworkcontributestotheexistingliteratureasitattemptstoprovidemoreinsightintothedeterminantsofIndianfertilityusingPoissonandMRM.
简介:Basedontheretrospectionofresearchesoncarryingcapacity,thisarticlereviewedsystematicallytheresearchprogressesoncarryingcapacityofrelativeresources(CCRR).ThentheviewpointwasputforwardthatCCRRisnotanappropriatemethodofappraisingtheregionalsustainability,butasoundwaytoobtaincognitionforcoordinatingspatiallocationandflowofpopulationandeconomy.However,asthemostpopularcomputingmethodofCCRR,theWeightingLinearSumModelisdefectiveintherandomofweightchoiceandtheneglectofmatchingamongdifferentresources.Therefore,thisarticleestablishedtheGeometricModelonCCRRbasedonmodifyingWeightingLinearSumModel,whichcanbeusedtoappraiseregionswhereresourcesareclosematching.EmployingtheGeometricModel,thearticleempiricallyanalyzedthepopulationandeconomicCCRRinHubeiProvincefrom1978to2006.TheresultindicatesthatthepopulationinHubeiProvinceisoverloadingwhiletheeconomiccarryingcapacityisabundantcomparedtothewholecountry,andtheeconomicinsufficiencyrestrictsthepopulationcarryingcapacity.Inthefuture,HubeiProvincewillbecomeoneofthecoredevelopingzoneswhicharecharacterizedbyeconomicconglomeration.
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简介:Thispaperfirstlyextendsthesingleperiodforestoptimalharvestingdecisionmodeltoinfiniteperiods,inordertoindicatehowtodeterminetheoptimalrotationperiodaimedatmaximizingforestrevenueinalldirectionswhenrepeatplantingandharvestingtreesonthesameplotofearthtillinfinitefuture.Thestudyalsoanalyzestheinfluenceofdiscountedrates,timberprice,harvestingcosts,plantingcosts,andtaxonthedeterminationofoptimalrotationperiod;andhowtheoptimalrotationperiodwillchangewhenweintroducethefactorsofcontinuouslyrisingtimberpriceandecologicalrevenue.Secondly,theauthorsintroducetheintergenerationalequityprincipleintotheabovemodeltodesignaresource-exploitingmodewhichsatisfiesbomthedynamicefficiencyprincipleandtheintergenerationalequityprinciple.Lastbutnotleast,theresearchappliestheabovemodeltotheanalysisofChineseforestryeconomicpolicyandexplainstheeconomictheoryofinstitutionssuchasGovernmentPurchasingEcologicalForest,TreeCompensation,andForestrySubsidization,whichprovidesanecessarytheoreticalfoundationforfutureapplicationofthesenewinstitutions.Besides,inregardtomistheoreticalframework,theauthorsanalyzethenecessityoftheNaturalForestProtectionandGrainforGreenprojectswhicharecurrentlybeingimplementedinChina.Wealsopointouttheemphasisofworktoinsuretheprojectsustainableandsuccessful.Finally,theresearchdiscussestheenterprise’sincentivetoover-the-quotaharvestingandthegovernment’smeansofrestrictingsuchbehavior,whichhighlightsthefactmatimprovedsupervisionandhigherpenaltiesarehelpfulinrestrictingover-the-quotaharvesting.
简介:Long-lastingexpansionofhazepollutioninChinahasalreadypresentedasternchallengetoregionaljointpreventionandcontrol.Thereisanurgentneedtoenlargeandreconstructthecoverageofjointpreventionandcontrolofairpollutioninkeyarea.Airqualitymodelscanidentifyandquantifytheregionalcontributionofhazepollutionanditskeycomponentswiththehelpofnumericalsimulation,butitisdifficulttobeappliedtolargerspatialscaleduetothecomplexityofmodelparameters.Thetimeseriesanalysiscanrecognizetheexistenceofspatialinteractionofhazepollutionbetweencities,butithasnotyetbeenusedtofurtheridentifythespatialsourcesofhazepollutioninlargescale.Usingeconometricframeworkoftimeseriesanalysis,thispaperdevelopedanewapproachtoperformspatialsourceapportionment.WeappliedthisapproachtocalculatethecontributionfromspatialsourcesofhazepollutioninChina,usingthemonitoringdataofparticulatematter(PM2.5)across161Chinesecities.Thisapproachovercamethelimitationofnumericalsimulationthatthemodelcomplexityincreasesatexcesswiththeexpansionofsamplerange,andcouldeffectivelydealwithseverelarge-scalehazeepisodes.
简介:Thisstudyexplainedtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotectionintourismdevelopmentandillustratedtherelationshipbetweenrecreationalresourcevaluationandenvironmentalconsideration.Wecomparedifferentmodelsoftravelcostmethodandreiterateslong-timeexistingproblemsofmulti-destinationandtreatsoftimeopportunitycost(TOC).TakingJiayuguan'sculturalsightsasanexample,weestablishanupdatedmethodcalledmultidestinationzonaltourismcostmethodtoevaluatetherecreationalvalues(RVs)ofselectedthreeculturalsights.WedividetrippackagesofJiayuguan'stouristsinto11portfolios.Eachportfoliocanbeseenasaseparatecommodity,andeachcommodityhasitsowndemandcurve.Accordingtodemandcurveswecancalculateconsumersurplus(CS)ofdifferentportfoliosoftouristdestinationsandlaterwesumupthetotaltravelcosts(includingtravelexpenditureandTOC)andCStocometotheRVsofeachportfolio.WethenapplysuitableproportionstocalculatetheRVsbetweendifferentdestinationsintheportfolio.Intheend,weaddupalltheRVscalculatedfortheobjectivedestination.Usingthismethod,wedrawconclusionsthatJiayuguan'sRVin2006includesnationalandinternationalvalues,summingupto738.4762millionyuan.Thetouristexpenditure,CSandTOCofJiayuguanisproportionating62.96,32.28and4.76%,respectively.Thisstudyisalsoanexampleofnon-marketvaluationofculturaltourismresources.
简介:WhenaccountingtheCO2emissionsresponsibilityoftheelectricitysectorattheprovinciallevelinChina,itisofgreatsignificancetoconsiderthescopeofbothproducers’andtheconsumers’responsibility,sincethiswillpromotefairnessindefiningemissionresponsibilityandenhancecooperationinemissionreductionamongprovinces.Thispaperproposesanewmethodforcalculatingcarbonemissionsfromthepowersectorattheprovinciallevelbasedonthesharedresponsibilityprincipleandtakingintoaccountinterregionalpowerexchange.Thismethodcannotonlybeusedtoaccounttheemissionresponsibilitysharedbyboththeelectricityproductionsideandtheconsumptionside,butitisalsoapplicableforcalculatingthecorrespondingemissionresponsibilityundertakenbythoseprovinceswithnetelectricityoutflowandinflow.ThismethodhasbeenusedtoaccountforthecarbonemissionsresponsibilitiesofthepowersectorattheprovinciallevelinChinasince2011.Theempiricalresultsindicatethatcomparedwiththeproduction-basedaccountingmethod,thecarbonemissionsofmajorpower-generationprovincesinChinacalculatedbythesharedresponsibilityaccountingmethodarereducedbyatleast10%,butthoseofotherpower-consumptionprovincesareincreasedby20%ormore.Secondly,basedontheprincipleofsharedresponsibilityaccounting,InnerMongoliahasthehighestcarbonemissionsfromthepowersectorwhileHainanhasthelowest.Thirdly,fourprovinces,includingInnerMongolia,Shanxi,HubeiandAnhui,havethehighestcarbonemissionsfromnetelectricityoutflow-14milliontin2011,accountingfor74.42%oftotalcarbonemissionsfromnetelectricityoutflowinChina.Sixprovinces,includingHebei,Beijing,Guangdong,Liaoning,Shandong,andJiangsu,havethehighestcarbonemissionsfromnetelectricityinflow-11milliontin2011,accountingfor71.44%oftotalcarbonemissionsfromnetelectricityinflowinChina.Lastly,thispaperhasestimatedtheemissionfactorsofelectricity
简介:Thesmallhydropower(SHP)willbelesscompetitiveintheabsenceofenvironmentalvalue.Thelackofinformationhasbecomeanimportantobstaclechallengingdecision-makersinresource-usechoices.Thispaperisanapplicationofcontingentvaluationmethod(CVM)inruralChinatoestimatethewillingness-to-pay(WTP)forenvironmentalservicesprovidedbyexitinghydropowerstation.Usingthesingle-boundedanddichotomouschoiceCVM,theecologicalvalueofTongjiqiaoReservoir(TJQR)isestimated,andtheannualmeanWTPsofsingle-boundedanddouble-boundedCVMestimationare141.05and219.52Yuan(RMB)/a,respectively.The95%confidenceintervalofannualWTPonanaverageis118.47,166.79Yuan(RMB)/aand204.41,236.22(YuanRMB)/a,respectively.Incontrast,double-boundedmodelcouldobtainmuchmoreinformationofWTPoftheinvestigated,thusreducingtheconfidenceintervalofestimation,andenhancingtheestimationaccuracyoftheWTP.AccordingtotheestimatedmeanWTPofthedouble-boundedCVM,thetotalecosystemservicevalueoftheTJQRis15.54millionYuan(RMB).Comparedwiththeconventionalelectricityoffossilpowerandlargehydropower,theSHPwillbelesscompetitiveintheabsenceofnon-marketvalue,ignoringthattheenvironmentalimpactsofexistingSHPwillunderminethehealthydevelopmentofcleanenergysector.
简介:采用混凝-砂滤-固定化生物活性炭纤维的组合处理工艺来处理洗浴废水。利用聚合氯化铝和聚丙烯酰胺为混凝剂对废水进行混凝处理,之后将废水通人砂滤柱,废水在曝气池进行曝气后进入固定化生物活性炭纤维(IBACF)单元。IBACF固定化完成后,连续运行30d,去除率稳定之后,处理后的浊度、LAS、CODm平均值分别为2.2NTU、0.12mg·L^-1、2.33mg·L^-1,平均去除率分别为95.2%、94.7%、84.8%。经处理后的洗浴废水各项指标均可以达到生活饮用水卫生标准或城市供水水质标准,可以直接回用于洗浴用水和其他生活杂用水。
简介:通过溶液培养试验,研究外源添加Mo对2种价态砷(As(Ⅲ)和As(Ⅴ))胁迫下水稻吸收积累Mo和As的影响。结果表明,这2种价态的As对水稻生长均有抑制作用,As(Ⅲ)比As(Ⅴ)对水稻毒害更明显,添加Mo可缓解As对水稻的毒害。As添加可影响水稻根系和茎叶对Mo的吸收积累,但是不同价态As对Mo积累量的影响不一致。同时,Mo的添加也可以显著地降低水稻根系和茎叶对2个价态As的吸收积累。在100μmol·L^-1As(Ⅲ)处理下,添加0.1和0.5mg·L^-1的Mo可导致水稻根系As积累量分别比对照处理降低38.8%和52.8%,茎叶As积累量分别降低5.1%和10.6%;当As(V)浓度为100μmol·L^-1时,添加0.1和0.5mg·L^-1的Mo可导致水稻根系As积累量分别比对照处理降低15.4%和62.4%,茎叶As积累量分别降低11.9%和23.7%。Mo的添加还能显著地降低2种价态As在水稻根系和茎叶中的富集系数。因此,通过施用适量的Mo肥可以用来防治农田As污染,降低As对人体健康的危害。