南京市可持续发展评价指标体系及其实践

本文运用目标层、准则层、领域层和指标层的递级层次结构模式构建了南京市可持续发展指标体系 ,并应用此体系对南京市可持续发展进行综合评价与分析。     

三峡库区全面小康社会建设中的特色农业发展探讨

三峡库区农村面积广、农业人口多、经济发展落后的实际,决定了该区域农业的发展、农村的繁荣进步在实现全面小康进程中的重要地位,而发展特色农业是三峡库区实现全面小康的必然路径。分析了三峡库区发展特色农业的必要性,剖析了三峡库区发展特色农业的现实基础,最后提出了特色农业可持续发展的基本策略及模式。     

关于中国水安全问题的战略思考——解决好水安全问题是实现可持续发展的关键

水是基础性的自然资源和战略性的经济资源,水资源的可持续利用,是经济社会可持续发展的重要保证,也是维系自然生态系统的重要保证。本文阐述了水资源的现状及其存在的主要水安全问题,提出水安全是一种比较客观的水资源开发利用和管理理念,同时着眼于在一定时间内重构水资源的可持续利用状态,对合理利用水资源提出了相应的建议。     

树立大能源系统观，促进能源可持续发展

本文从传统能源系统入手，阐述了在资源，环境与发展之间矛盾日益突出的今天，树立大能源系统观的必要性。指出：在可持续能源系统中，经济因素，生态因素等不再仅仅是能源系统的外部环境，而因将其内在化在系统的组成要素。并对可持续能源发展战略的目标，原则及总体战略作了探讨。     

供方审核的过程、方法与标准

介绍了供方审核的类别、过程与方法，提出了供方质量体系中审核的标准。     

基于可持续发展理念的新兴陶瓷产业园区(基地)发展研究

在各地生产资料成本尤其是运输成本大幅上涨,以及中央对各地政府将环保水平纳入考核体系的背景下,各地的陶瓷企业开始了向内陆地区的大规模转移。若各欠发达地区新兴陶瓷工业园依然延续产业发展初期的粗放式生产经营模式,这种不符合发展规律的行为在各种矛盾再次被激发后,就必将导致产业的再次转移。本文从陶瓷产业园区可持续发展的角度,对新兴陶瓷产业园区的选址、企业布局、如何处理现有高能耗的企业、引入园区企业的控制、园区的集中供气等涉及产业园可持续性发展的核心问题给出了解决的思路与对策。     

新疆农村土地整治的特点和对策

新疆以其独特的地理区位、重要的战略地位和丰富的自然资源禀赋成为我国土地整治的重点地区和国家土地整治重大项目工程的实施地区。2001年以来,新疆累计投入资金50×108元,实施土地开发整治项目292个,新增耕地面积7.15×104hm2。要结合新疆土地利用,树立环保优先、生态立区的理念,坚持走资源开发可持续、生态环境可持续的道路,以改善民生为目标,围绕高标准基本农田建设、安居富民、定居兴牧等民生工程,积极探索有效利用土地资源的新机制,扎实有效推进新疆土地整治工作。     

公众力量在城市社区可持续更新中的作用

政府及开发商通过权力与资本结盟的方式来推动城市社区的更新,公众参与和合作的作用往往被完全忽视.田子坊城市社区更新的事例充分证明,在单纯公众主事的城市社区更新中需要一个多方参与的、开放的更新模式,这种公众力量参与其中的城市社区更新模式是一种可持续的模式,对于今后的城市社区更新具有广泛的启示意义和示范价值.     

The Interaction of Global Value Chains and Rural Livelihoods: The Case of Smallholder Raspberry Growers in Chile

This paper integrates aspects of global value chain and sustainable rural livelihoods analyses in an exploration of the local impacts of agri‐food globalization in Chile. In particular, it examines the evolution of the raspberry export sector in the context of Chile's non‐traditional agricultural export boom, and considers its importance to smallholder growers and rural households in central Chile. The paper first outlines the geography and structural configuration of the global value chain for Chilean raspberries, and considers modes of governance and forms of coordination between key actors within the chain. Second, the terms and implications of smallholder grower participation in the value chain are explored in a discussion of access to key livelihoods assets. The paper concludes that institutional support to smallholders, even in the case of a crop that is widely seen to have a small‐scale ‘size bias’, remains integral to their capacity to comply with required safety and quality standards and gain and retain market access via the value chain.     

Stakeholders' Engagement in Promoting Sustainable Development: Businesses and Urban Forest Carbon

To better understand how businesses' motivation and support for green projects varies by their organizational objectives and characteristics, this study investigates a case of urban forestry carbon credits in a broader context of climate change mitigation efforts. Companies and organizations currently participating in the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) were surveyed regarding their perception of consumers' concerns with climate change, attitudes toward government regulations, factors important to their emission management decisions, and their interest in buying and paying premiums for carbon credits sourced from urban forestry. Statistical analysis of the responses reveals noticeable differences among various types of business organizations. The findings are useful for understanding how businesses respond to different kinds of green products and will help in the development of green product markets. Finally, the results will help in developing effective environmental policies that respond well to businesses' objectives and preferences. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.