简介:Aspartofacomprehensiveenvironmentalmanagementsystem,manycountriesestablishemissioncontroltargetsformassemissionsofapollutant.Suchtargetsareoftenthekeyobjectiveofanenvironmentalpolicy,suchasanemissiontradingprogram.InChina,however,itismorethanjustanobjectiveofoneparticularpolicy;ithasbecomeaconceptthathasinfluencedmanynationalenvironmentalpoliciesandactivities.Theobjectiveofthisarticleistoreviewtheimplementationofthetotalemissioncontrolpolicyinthepast10yearsandexploreemergingissuesinitsimplementation.Thearticlehasthreesections:asummaryoftheimplementationexperience,issueswiththedesignandimplementationofthepolicy,andpolicyrecommendations.
简介:Projectionsfor20yearsofeconomicgrowthandchangeinthestructureoftheThaieconomyweremadefor180sectorsusingacomputablegeneralequilibrium(CGE)modeltocomparethefollowingfourscenarios:(1)standardgrowthwithinfinitesupplyoffactors,(2)finitelandsupply,(3)fixeduseofagriculturalchemicals,and(4)combinedfinitelandsupplywithfixeduseofagriculturalchemicals.Thecomputableprojectionssuggestthattheeconomiccostofhypotheticalenvironmentalcontrolinagricultureissmallandfurtherweakenedbyurbanization.Thecomputedstructuraldevelopmentpointstoefficiencyimprovementsspecifictosectorstoreturntheeconomytobalancedgrowth.
简介:GroundlevelozonepollutionhasbecomeasignificantairpollutionprobleminBeijing.Becauseofthecomplexwayinwhichozoneisformed,itisdifficultforpolicymakerstoidentifyoptimalcontroloptionsonacost-effectivebasis.Thispaperidenti-fiesandassessesarangeofoptionsforaddressingthisproblem.WeapplytheAmbientLeastCostModelandcomparetheeco-nomiccostsofcontroloptions,thenrecommendthemosteffectivesequencetorealizepollutioncontrolatthelowestcost.ThestudyfindsthatinstallingofStageIIgasolinevaporrecoverysystematBeijing's1446gasolinestationswouldbethemostcost-effectiveoption.Overall,optionstoreduceozonepollutionbycuttingve-hicularemissionsaremuchmorecost-effectivethanoptionsto'cleanup'coal-firedpowerplants.
简介:Dongethnicpeoplehaverichindigenousknowledgeintermsoftheirdailylifeandproduction,whichplaysanimportantroleinthesustainabledevelopmentoftheirvillage.ThispaperaimstounderstandtraditionalknowledgeofDongethnicpeopleinresourcemanagementandpopulationcontrol,includingtraditionalresourcemanagement,traditionalmedicinalknowledgeandvillageregulationsinZhanliVillageinSoutheastGuizhouProvince.Theresearchmethodsincludekeyinformantinterview,groupdiscussion,participantobservationandsecondarydatacollect-ing.TheresultsshowthatZhanlivillagerstrytheirbesttoutilizeindigenousknowledgetomanagethenaturalresourcesandkeepthestablepopulationtomakethemselvesliveinasustainableway.Indigenousknowledgeplaysanimportantroleinmanagingtheirlimitednaturalresourcesandkeepingthepopulationstableunderanexcellentcondition.Zhanlivillagersemployindigenousknowledgetomanagenaturalresourcesanduselocalherbstocontrolthepopulation.Villageregulationtermssignificantlyinfluencevillagers’awarenessinresourcemanagementandbirthcontrol.Womenplaythechiefroleinemployingindigenousknowledgeinweavingaswellasmedicinalknowledgeinbirthcontrol,andthesekindsofknowledgearepasseddownthroughthefemaleline.However,theinheritancestyleoftraditionalknowledgeisdecreasing.Indig-enousknowledgeplaysanimportantroleinthesustainabledevelopmentofthisvillage,whichgivesimplicationsfordevelopmentpracticestoinvolveindigenousknowledgetoachievesustainabledevelopment.
简介:第一章总则第一条为了防治和减轻海洋工程建设项目(以下简称海洋工程)污染损害海洋环境,维护海洋生态平衡,保护海洋资源,根据《中华人民共和国海洋环境保护法》,制定本条例。第二条在中华人民共和国管辖海域内从事海洋工程污染损害海洋环境防治活动,适用本条例。