RACIALIZED TOPOGRAPHIES: ALTITUDE AND RACE IN SOUTHERN CITIES*

ABSTRACT. This study examines altitudinal residential segregation by race in 146 cities in the U.S. South. It begins by embedding the topic in recent theorizations of the social construction of nature, the geography of race, and environmental justice. Second, it focuses on how housing markets, particularly in the South, tend to segregate minorities in low‐lying, flood‐prone, and amenity‐poor segments of urban areas. It tests empirically the hypothesis that blacks are disproportionately concentrated in lower‐altitude areas using gis to correlate race and elevation by digital elevation‐model block group within each city in 1990 and 2000. The statistical results confirm the suspected trend. A map of coefficients indicates strong positive associations in cities in the interior South‐where the hypothesis is confirmed‐and an inverse relationship near the coast, where whites dominate higher‐valued coastal properties. Selected city case studies demonstrate these relationships connecting the broad dynamics of racial segregation to the particularities of individual places.     

毛乌素沙地1960-2013年极端气温变化

毛乌素沙地处于多层次生态地理景观过渡带,拥有丰富的自然及人文资源.研究该生态脆弱区极端气温变化,有利于揭示全球气温变化与局地气温响应之间的复杂关系,为当地的可持续发展和气象灾害预防提供参考。通过线性趋势分析、累计距平、Mann-Kendall法、因子分析、R/S分析等方法,分析了该地极端气温指数的变化特征\,突变特点、相互关系,探讨了该地区气温变化的空间差异和极端气温未来的变化趋势。结果表明:(1)极端最低气温、极端最高气温、夏日日数、热夜日数、暖夜日数、暖日日数分别以不同的速率上升;冰日日数、霜冻日数、冷夜日数、冷日日数分别以不同的速率下降。(2)除极端最高气温、极端最低气温外,其余8项极端气温指数均发生突变,突变年份集中在20世纪90年代。(3)冷指数大幅下降是毛乌素沙地极端气温变化的主要特点,并且各冷指数间、各暖指数间相关关系显著。(4)毛乌素沙地极端气温在空间上表现出不同的变化特点,东北方向(榆林及鄂托克旗)冷指数呈现大幅减少,西南方向(横山及盐池)暖指数呈现大幅增加。(5)ENSO事件具有使毛乌素沙地极端最高气温降低的作用以及使极端最低气温升高的作用。(6)10项极端气温指数的Hurst指数均大于0.5,表明未来毛乌素沙地极端气温仍将呈现冷指数下降、暖指数上升的变化趋势。     

基于3S技术和USLE的深圳市茜坑水库流域土壤侵蚀强度预测研究

基于RS、GPS和GIS(3S技术)的集成提出了USLE 6大因子的算法,在建立的专题地理信息数据库基础上,运用USLE对深圳市茜坑水库流域的土壤侵蚀强度进行预测和估算.结果表明:整个流域90.5%的区域土壤流失强度为中度以下,强度侵蚀以上的区域虽然仅占整个流域面积的9.5%,但是年土壤侵蚀量达到了整个流域土壤侵蚀量的49.4%.流域土壤侵蚀强度和植被覆盖情况明显相关,茜坑水库流域的东北山区部分是整个流域的严重侵蚀区.研究证明:在3S技术集成支持下,采用USLE对流域的土壤流失强度进行预测和估算的方法具有直观、方便、快捷的优点,成果能充分满足小流域水土保持工作的需要.     

The effects of temperature and substrate on ontogenetic behavior of bastard halibut, Paralichthys olivaceus (T. et S.)

1 INTRODUCTION Scientific management of aquacultural andnatural populations studies on the early life historyof flatfishes in the aspects of their metamorphosisand benthic settlement accompanying pronouncedtransitions in morphology, behavior and habitatecology have received much attention (Youson,1988). Accumulated data showed that temperatureand substrate played a main role in the recruitmentsuccess of flatfish during their early development(Rijnsdorp et al., 1995, Gibson and Robb, 2000…     

Study of Panjin wetlands along Bohai coast (II): Ecological water requirement of Shuangtaizi estuarine wetland

Shuangtaizi estuarine wetland along the Bohai Sea coast, the biggest bulrush wetland in the world, has been listed in ‘The Record of Important International Wetland Conservation District’. Taking the year of 2 000 as an example, the minimum, the most suitable and the maximum ecological water requirement of Shuangtaizi estuarine wetland are calculated in this paper based on both ecological theory and Geological Information System technology. In addition, the remote sensing technique is adopted in the data acquisition process. Moreover, the total water requirement and the unit area water requirement for different wetland types are obtained. The result is very important for water resources planning, ecological conservation and regional agriculture structure adjustment in Shuangtaizi. Meanwhile, this study can serve as a useful example for calculating the ecological water requirement in other similar estuarine wetlands.     

数字宜昌建设初探

数字地球、数字城市是近几年刚提出来的一个全新的概念 ,但数字城市的建设却以空前的速度向前发展着 ,国务院总理朱熔基在视察宜昌时提出要把宜昌建设成世界级的城市 ,未来的城市数字化程度将是衡量一个城市发达程度的重要指标 ,启动数字宜昌建设是跻身世界级城市 ,提高宜昌市综合竞争力的重要举措     

冲绳日本绒螯蟹线粒体DNA 12S rRNA序列的研究

采集日本冲绳源河川和边野古川的日本绒螯蟹样品 ,参考果蝇与蚤状氵蚤线粒体 DNA12 Sr RNA基因片段序列进行了其相同片段的引物设计、PCR扩增及序列测定。结果表明冲绳两河川 4只日本绒螯蟹的碱基序列完全相同 ,为 4 58bp,其 A、T、G、C含量分别为 16 0 bp(34.94 % )、 179bp(39.0 8% )、4 9bp(10 .70 % )、70 bp(15.2 8% ) ,同果蝇与蚤状氵蚤相同基因片段的序列含量相似。     

俄罗斯科学院N.S.库尔纳可夫普通和无机化学研究所(IGIC RAS)简介

俄罗斯科学院Ｎ．Ｓ．库尔纳可夫普通和无机化学研究所,是由铂和其它贵金属研究所的普通化学研究室与物理化学分析研究所及物理化学部的高压实验室在１９３４年合并而成。由于上述两个研究所均创建于１９１８年,所以,该研究所的创建日定为１９１８年５月１１日。由于科学院士Ｎ．Ｓ．Ｋｕｒｎａｋｖ,Ｌ．Ａ．Ｃｈｕｇａｅｖ教授,Ｉ．Ｉ．Ｃｈｅｒｎｙａｅｖ院士,Ｎ．Ｍ．Ｚｈａ－ｖｏｒｏｎｋｏｖ,Ａ．Ａ．Ｇｒｉｎｂｅｒｇ,Ｉ．Ｖ．Ｏｂｒｅｉｍｏｖ,Ｙａ．Ｋ．Ｓｙｒｋｉｎ,Ｇ．Ｇ．Ｕｒａｚｏｖ和Ｉ．Ｖ．Ｔａｎａｎａｅｖ等人…     

Morphological and genetic comparison of two strains of a Prorocentrum species isolated from Zhejiang coastal water of China and Masan Bay of Korea

In this paper, we examined the detailed morphology of two strains of Prorocentrum isolated from the coastal waters of Zhejiang (Wenling area), China, and Masan Bay of Korea. A taxonomic comparison was made among strains on the basis of morphological and molecular data. The cellular dimensions of the Chinese Wenling strain (LAMB090508) and Korean strain (PDKS0206) were similar and the cells of both strains were of asymmetric and elongated shape. The posterior end of most cells was rounded. Megacytic zones of aged cells were broader with dense tiny knobs. The roundish nucleus was located in the posterior part of the cell. A few irregular shaped chloroplasts were distributed within the cell. The nucleotide similarity of the two strains, determined from the 5.8S rDNA-ITS sequences, was 99.83%. The comparative results of morphology and molecular analysis suggest that both strains isolated from China and Korea were the identical species, Prorocentrum donghaiense Lu.