THE ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY OF CARIBBEAN ISLAND NATIONS*

ABSTRACT. Within the hazards‐ and disaster‐research community consensus exists as to factors that magnify or attenuate the effects of extreme natural events on local places. But less agreement and understanding exist concerning the methods or techniques for comparing hazard vulnerability within or between places, especially small‐island developing states. Using two Caribbean nations, Saint Vincent and Barbados, as study sites, we asked which island has the greater level of hazard vulnerability, and why. Results indicate that, although neither island has a large portion of its population living in extremely hazardous locations, Barbados has many more residents in risk‐prone areas. The methods used in this research provide valuable tools for local emergency managers in assessing vulnerability, especially through the delineation of highly vulnerable hot spots. They can also help donor organizations interested in vulnerability reduction on islands use their resources more efficiently.     

海南岛的湿地类型及其特点

海南岛为我国的第二大岛, 地理位置独特, 有丰富的湿地类型及资源。本文用遥感技术, 把海南岛的湿地分为４ 个大类, ２０ 个类型。海南岛以近岸及海岸湿地为主, 占海南湿地总面积的５０ ％ , 其中的浅海水域占海南湿地总面积的２５ ％ 。海南的珊瑚礁湿地、红树林湿地在全国同类湿地中发育最好。本文还对海南岛湿地的生物多样性进行了描述及概括。     

PATRIMONY OF THE SEA AND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA

Data from transportation studies are used to examine changes in accessibility to employment opportunities in the Milwaukee urban area from 1927 to 1963. Low-status areas of the city tended to experience the greatest decreases in employment accessibility compared with other parts of the urban area. Furthermore, increasing levels of employment accessibility were associated with greater amounts of new housing, whereas decreases in housing vacancies and population occured in areas with declining accessibility to employment.     

历史上北京城市场变迁及其区位研究

本文论述了历史上北京城市场的发展变迁，运用中地论于历史地理学的研究，分析了历代北京城市场空间分布的中心地结构的形成演变及影响市场区位的主要因素。     

西南极纳尔逊岛Stansbury半岛火山岩地质和岩石学基本特征

西南极纳尔逊岛Stansbury半岛基本被玄武质、玄武安山质熔岩以及火山角砾岩和含植物化石的火山-碎屑沉积岩所覆盖。地层接触关系和火山岩岩石组合显示,该半岛的熔岩和火山角砾岩主要形成于第一阶段的火山活动,可与菲尔德斯半岛的碧玉山段以及玛瑙滩段地层对比;含化石的火山-碎屑沉积岩和角砾熔岩、火山角砾岩分别相当于长城站地区的化石山段和岩块山段的岩层,它们是晚期火山作用的产物。stansbury半岛和菲尔德斯半岛发育有基本相同的火山岩地层,并且都在化石山段地层中发现了植物化石,这表明两个半岛上的火山岩可能是早第三纪区域火山作用的共同产物。 半岛所出露的断裂大致平行菲尔德斯海峡并且控制了次火山岩的分布。 岩石学特征说明,Stansbury半岛的熔岩和次火山岩主要为玄武质和玄武安山质,岩石中的斑晶矿物包括偏基性的斜长石、单斜辉石。岩石化学成分中,随着SiO_2含量增高,Al_2O_3、CaO、MgO和铁含量下降,碱质则升高。和菲尔德斯半岛的火山岩一样,这个半岛的火山岩也基本沿着钙碱趋势演化。微量元素和稀土元素的丰度以及配分模式证明,这套岩石具有同源岩浆的亲缘关系并且可能经历了分离结晶作用过程。     

海坛岛风成沙基本特征及其开发利用意义

海坛岛是福建省的主要风沙分布区,风成沙同花岗岩、风力并列为岛上的三大自然资源。风成沙是海坛岛风沙土的成土母质,也是高质量的石英砂矿源,但是如果开发利用不当极易酿成沙害。根据风沙地貌类型及其分布特征、风成沙成分特征等,提出了以防风固沙为前提,把风沙地划分为东部沿岸防护林区、内侧农业开发区和西部砂矿开采区三个不同功能区。     

DEPOSITIONAL CHARACTER AND SHORELINE CHANGES OF THE NANDUJIANG DELTA,HAINAN ISLAND,CHINA

.Introducti0nTheNandujianghiver,withalengthOf3llkIn,adrainageareaof684lkm2andanaverageannunldischargOf60xl09m',isthelargstriveronHainanIsland.IttransportsanaveragannualsedimentloadOfO.68xlO6tonsnorthwdintoQangrhouStrait,wherethetidalrangnisca1.Om,andwavesandlongrhorecurrentsarerelativelystrong.TheNandujiangdeltacoves20OkIn2.ThedePOsitionalSystemOfthedeltaconsistsofrivermouthbars,distribotarymouthbars,marshdepositsfOrmedinbaysandlagoons,sandridges,sandsPitsanddunes.ThedistributionPatt…     

海南岛,台湾岛河流水化学比较研究

本文对我国两大岛屿——海南岛和台湾岛河流的主要离子化学及河流的物理和化学侵蚀率进行了比较研究,对两岛河流水化学的共同点和差异及其成因进行了探讨。研究表明,无论是河水离子总量,还是物理侵蚀率和化学侵蚀率,台湾岛均显著地高于海南岛。两岛河水中氯离子含量、物理侵蚀率和化学侵蚀率均为东部水系高于西部水系。     

THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF URBAN LANDSCAPES AND THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND

The cause or causes of urban heat islands have puzzled scientists for more than a century. Investigators have observed a close relation between urban land cover and urban temperature patterns. A proposed explanation of this relation is that the thermal inertia of urban surfaces is larger than rural interface thermal inertia. However, recent METROMEX and remote sensor satellite observations do not appear to support this view. The thermal inertia model of the urban interface ignores urban canopy structure and composition. Specifically the hollow structure of buildings reduces the thermal mass and thus the apparent thermal inertia of these structures compared with pavements. Numerical modeling results of the thermal behavior of a two-layer interface and aircraft far-infrared remote sensor observations of urban landscapes demonstrate the differential thermal behavior of buildings versus pavements. Accounting for the structure and configuration of urban canopies explains observed urban landscape thermal behavior and should assist in explaining the urban heat island phenomenon.     

ISLAND MAGIC AND THE MAKING OF A TRANSNATIONAL REGION*

ABSTRACT. How can an artificial island and a bridge‐building project shape the dreams and plans for a transnational region? In this article I examine the making of the öresund region of Denmark and Sweden by analyzing the intertwining of bridge construction and region building, from the early dreams and plans, to the actual construction phase, to the ceremonial opening in 2000, and to the difficult transition into an everyday transportation system. The ways in which the construction was organized and staged came to mirror some important trends of the so‐called new economy and many of its buzzwords. Engineering and imagineering were combined in new ways.     

西南极乔治王岛菲尔德斯半岛火山岩同位素年代及地层对比

以K-Ar,(39)~Ar-(40)~Ar和Rb-Sr法对菲尔德斯半岛的火山岩进行了同位素测年。实验结果表明,半岛的火山作用从晚古新世开始,可能一直延续至中中新世的早期。其间,碧玉山段的岩石分别以Rb-Sr和(39)~Ar-(40)~Ar法测定了形成年龄,年龄值为54Ma和55Ma,属于晚古新世;岛上广泛分布的玛瑙滩段熔岩的K-Ar年龄区间为45～50Ma,为早始新世;化石山段从中始新世到渐新世;而最晚形成的岩块山段的时代为中中新世的早期。这些数据,与地质和古生物证据一起,对了解该区地层的相互关系和讨论火山作用提出了正确的认识。     

南极菲尔德斯半岛海鸟与种群分布

2000/2001-2002/2003南极夏季期间,对中国南极长城站所在地乔治王岛菲尔德斯半岛及邻近区海鸟群落组成与种群分布特征进行了观测研究。本文报道了对该地区三次考察期间记录的海鸟共11科25种。其中,有繁殖活动的海鸟12种,优势种有白眉企鹅(Pygoscelispapua)和黄蹼洋海燕(Oceanitesoceanicus),常见种有纹颊企鹅(Pygoscelisantarctica)、巨鹱(Macronectesgiganteus)、花斑鹱(Daptioncapenis)、南极燕鸥(Sternavittata)和灰贼鸥(Catharactaantarctica)等。     

北京城市热状况及热岛形成原因的探讨

本文利用1982—1985年期间在北京所设的城市气候站观测资料,讨论了城市热状况,指出城郊升降温速率的差异、城市建筑物的阻挡作用是形成城市热岛的原因之一。     

崇明岛的变迁

本文讨论了崇明岛何时设镇、崇明县址的迁移及崇明岛的变迁等三个问题,澄清了历代县志记载混乱而产生的一些问题。     

西南极利文斯顿岛中部中－新生代火山岩的岩相学和矿物学特征

出露在利文斯顿岛中部的中－晚白垩世火山碎屑岩为多源的角砾凝灰岩、角砾岩和集块碎屑岩，成分以安山质为主。橄榄玄武岩主要在史莱夫角出露，为全晶质斑状构造；主要出露在中利文斯顿和汉那角的安山岩、玄武安山岩多具细晶微斑构造。更新世至现代的火山岩为全晶质斑状的橄榄玄武岩和火山碎屑岩。熔岩的基本矿物组合大致相似，均为斜长石＋辉石（＋橄榄石）＋铁的氧化物，但矿物的含量比例因岩性不同而有所区别。岩石中的斜长石斑晶多具正环带；随着岩石ＳｉＯ２含量的增加，斜长石中Ｏｒ和Ａｂ组分增加而Ａｎ含量下降，斑晶边缘成分一般与基质里长石的成分相近。安山岩和玄武安山岩含有中长石－拉长石斑晶，玄武岩主要含拉长石斑晶，但橄榄玄武岩和粗玄岩中斜长石斑晶的核部为富钙的倍长石。更新世－现代的橄榄玄武岩，其所含斜长石斑晶和基质长石亦比较富钙。玄武安山岩中的辉石多为普通辉石，橄榄玄武岩和玄武岩中含有透辉石斑晶。辉石的Ｔｉ含量低，这是钙碱性火山岩的共同特点。史莱夫角的橄榄玄武岩含有贵橄榄石斑晶。粗玄岩中橄榄石成分与史莱夫角基质橄榄石成分相近。更新世至现代的橄榄玄武岩中既有正常结晶的橄榄石斑晶，还见到高Ｆｏ组分的深源捕掳晶。上述玄武岩中矿物组合的基本特征证明     

广东省海岛资源开发与相关产业选择

本文对广东海岛优势资源及开发条件进行综合评价，依据产业的科学性提出建立以港口为中心的交通运输业，以基础工业为主体的港口工业，以及海洋水产业、海洋生物工程和旅游业。