Chinese multinationals on the New Silk Route: Managing political risk by branding the nation

Though Chinese multinational enterprises (CMNEs) have brought investment and opportunities to countries along the Belt and Road Initiative, there has been scepticism regarding the content and context of their investment. On the one hand, infrastructural development contributes to GDP formation and enhances the efficiency of productive inputs where international trade enhances technology and export development, which jointly provides a path to economic growth. On the other hand, critical issues such as debt sustainability and national sovereignty among countries that have gone through the decolonization process mean that CMNEs need to grasp the implication of political risk when investing. This article focuses on South and Southeast Asia, where China has historical socio‐economic relationship, and proposes a nation branding model combining tradition and modernity which can be the way forward for CMNEs to mitigate political risk in relation to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investment. Nation branding of BRI could be seen as a continuity of China's unfinished business in globalization that has preceded the modern polity; nevertheless, there is a need to communicate a coherent and authentic message that reflects the reality of business operations.     

北方江河水利滨河路绿地抗涝护岸树种选择的研究

我国北方江河、水利地处寒温带、温带、暖温带,受四季气候影响较大。水岸是滨河路绿地的载体,水岸生态环境安全与护岸林树木抗涝护岸作用尤为重要。根据对树种耐湿抗涝性分析和抗涝程度,按照选择抗涝护岸树种原则,选择以乡土树种为主和适宜各省、各地区的优良外来树种。在三北地区共选择出滨河路绿地耐湿抗涝护岸树种24科52属130种。     

How will the Belt and Road initiative advance China’s exports?

We examined 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016 data from 49 countries to determine changes wrought by China’s Belt and Road initiative; we also used panel data regarding the Maritime Silk and Inland Silk Roads to test initiative effects on Chinese exports. Post-initiative infrastructure expansion and logistics performance improvements led to positive effects on China’s exports. Additionally, legal-system similarities and inland borders with trade partners had a more positive effect on Chinese exports in the Inland Silk Road, while population and free trade agreements were found to have a more positive effect on the Maritime Silk Road.     

发掘历史街区新价值构建民间文化产业群——广州恩宁路骑楼街的保护利用

恩宁路骑楼街区是广州粤剧南拳等民间文化艺术的发祥地.为抢救活态的非物质文化遗产,传承城市文脉,打造粤剧名伶故居展览一条街、民间文化艺术乐园一条街、民间艺术旅游商品一条街、西关民居民俗风情一条街,实现民间文化艺术产业化,则是恩宁路骑楼历史街区极有创意的保护规划方略.     

集装箱码头港区作业及道路系统的仿真和应用

本文运用EM—plant仿真软件对港区作业及道路系统进行仿真，以重庆寸滩港集装箱码头为工程实例进行建模。得到一系列重要的性能参数，为港区设计方案的选取起到一定的指导作用。     

山区公路水毁防治工作之浅见

依据历年山区公路水毁资料,着重从公路勘测设计、公路养护等方面分析引起山区公路水毁的原因,论述了公路水毁预防和抢修及出现水毁情况所采取的措施。     

时变路网无能力约束车辆路径优化

讨论了一类时变路网下的无能力约束车辆配送路径优化问题,建立了基于时变路网的以配送总耗时最短为优化目标的无能力约束车辆配送路径优化模型。提出了基于实时Dijkstra算法的模型求解方法。数值算例表明考虑路网时变特性得到的优化配送方案将更加符合配送实际。     

我国丝绸之路经济带物流设施效率分析--基于DEA 模型的M almqusit指数方法

“道路联通”既是实现丝绸之路经济带“贸易畅通”的基础保障,也是实现“民心相通”、“货币流通”和“政策沟通”并最终实现区域经济一体化和社会文化融合的助推器。采用DEA模型的M almqusit指数分析法对我国丝绸之路经济带物流设施效率进行了分析。分析得出结论：贸易环境负向变化是造成我国丝绸之路经济带交通基础设施效率下降的主要原因;提高经济带物流设施对经济的贡献不应只关注新增交通基础设施,更应关注现有物流设施的运营效率;为提高经济带交通基础设施的整体效率,今后交通基础设施建设的区域结构应倾向于陕西、江苏、山西、安徽等仍存在物流设施规模效率的省份。     

西北半干旱地区既有城市道路海绵化 改造模式探索——以西宁为例

西宁属于西北高海拔半干旱地区,具有年均降雨量 少、蒸发量高的气候特征。城市道路是城市径流雨水产流的主 要组成部分。西宁现状城市道路均采用传统快排方式,存在雨 水利用不佳、污染城市末端水系生态环境等问题。根据城市道 路等级、下垫面及现状植被生长情况,分析西宁海绵城市建设 试点区道路改造项目的特点,定制城市道路海绵化改造的技术 路线,分类探讨解决西北半干旱地区城市道路初期雨水的径流 污染控制及雨水利用问题。根据已完成海绵化改造的8条道路 的经验,提炼西宁城市道路海绵化改造模式,以期为西北半干 旱地区城市道路海绵化改造提供解决思路。     

Attitudes,norms and difficulties underlying road sharing intentions as drivers and cyclists: Evidence from the Czech Republic

Cycling-inclusive urban planning is attracting attention worldwide because of the environmental, health, economic, and transport benefits inherent to cycling from the individual and the societal perspectives. The Czech Republic is one of the emerging cycling countries that are trying to promote and support cycling, but cycling mode shares are low because of the poor quality of the scarce infrastructure and the psychological barrier of the perceived lack of safety when cycling in mixed traffic. This study takes a multimodal approach based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour and focuses on the factors underlying the willingness to share the road from the perspective of cyclists and drivers: positive attitudes toward cycling, positive attitudes toward cyclists’ behavior, social norms toward cycling and anxiety to share the road. A web-based questionnaire was tailor-designed and administered in the Czech Republic via social networks, web forums, and the Civinet network, and a hybrid bivariate-ordered model tested the behavioral framework. Results show that the willingness to share the road as a cyclist or as a driver relates positively to positive attitudes towards cycling and cyclists’ behavior, and negatively to the anxiety of sharing the road. Moreover, mediator effects are observed and a clear relation emerges between the experience on the road as both a cyclist and a driver on the willingness to share the road as a cyclist. Lastly, results show that the factors underlying road sharing intentions are related significantly to gender, travel habits, and perceived personal and infrastructure-related barriers to cycling.