Design energy input spectra for moderate-to-high seismicity regions based on Colombian earthquakes

Energy input spectra applicable to the seismic design of structures in moderate-to-high seismicity regions are proposed. Such design inputs are derived from the bilinear envelope of individual spectra obtained for 144 ground motions recorded in Colombia. In the short period region the spectra account for the increase of input energy, due to plastification of the structure, through a new formula derived from extensive nonlinear analyses. The proposed energy input design spectra are compared with the provisions of the Colombian seismic code, and with those proposed for Japan, Spain, Iran and Greece. It is found that the proposed spectra are more demanding than the current Colombian seismic code, and that they agree with those developed recently for six cities in Greece, yet applying a different approach. An empirical equation for estimating the portion of the total seismic input energy that contributes to structural damage is also developed.     

民族餐馆中的主客角色冲突 ——以丽江白沙村为例

文章以社会角色与角色冲突的相关理论为指导,以云南丽江白沙村的2个纳西族民族餐馆为研究对象,对当地居民与游客在互动过程中的角色冲突进行质性研究。研究发现,当地少数民族居民与汉族游客在互动过程中存在多种角色冲突。除东道主和游客各自存在角色内冲突现象外,双方之间还存在2种角色间冲突的现象。互动双方在处理这些角色冲突的过程中,既反映出当地居民对经济利益的诉求,也反映出当地居民与游客在互动过程中的地位与权力关系。     

The continuity of Basque political violence: A geographical perspective on the legitimisation of violence

After twenty years of parliamentary democracy in Spain the Basque liberation movement ETA is still using violent methods. Considerable support for ETA has persisted in the Spanish Basque Country. Based on voting patterns in Euskadi the persistent support for ETA is studied. ETA support through voting for its political wing Herri Batasuna is concentrated in specific areas. Through ecological analysis the relative weight of cultural, socio-economic, demographic and locational factors in voting patterns is determined. At a local level particular cultural contexts reproduce support for violent separatism. The continuity of violence legitimisation is a Spanish Basque phenomenon as it is confined to the Basque-speaking parts of Spain. The small-size settlements of the Basque Country offer a context of social control which enables mass legitimisation of political violence.     

地图线状要素自动注记的算法设计与实现

在地图自动注记的研究中,线状要素由于其形状复杂、灵活性大,难度较大,在注记自动研究问题中占有较大的比重。本文探讨了线状要素自动注记的问题,提出了一种解决线状要素自动注记问题的思路和方法。     

黄河北干流晋陕蒙接壤地区环境冲突分析研究

黄河北干流晋陕蒙接壤地区在全国能源工业发展和能源基地建设布局中具有特殊重要的战略地位。但是, 由于富足的能矿资源与干旱、风沙、严重的水土流失等脆弱生态环境并存, 且呈异向关系, 历来生态问题比较突出, 近年来, 随着区内煤炭资源的大量开发和能源基地建设的快速发展,产生了一系列新的环境冲突,成为区域可持续发展的重要障碍。本文对研究区的环境脆弱形势和环境冲突因素进行了初步分析,指出了缓解环境冲突, 促进区域可持续发展的途径。     

尼泊尔Koshi Tappu野生动物保护区中村落人类与野生动物冲突（英文）

人类与野生动物的冲突一直是尼泊尔许多地区（包括尼泊尔东部）面临的最棘手的问题之一。本研究评估了尼泊尔Sunsari区Koshi Tappu野生动物保护区Paschim Kusaha村的人类与野生动物冲突状况。通过问卷调查和正式/非正式访谈,从不同家庭的47名受访者中收集数据。结果显示,破坏力最大的野生动物为野象、野猪和野水牛,袭击最多的农作物为水稻（63.83%）、玉米（19.15%）和马铃薯（17.02%）。人类与野生动物之间的大部分相遇发生在夜间（黄昏后和黎明前）,有记录显示夜间相遇占总相遇次数的78.72%。当地居民受到的主要负面影响包括财产损失、动物骚扰以及野生动物对农田的破坏等。尽管保护区和周边地区的人类死亡率记录令人不安（在过去5年中有22人死亡）,但仍有70%的受访者对野生动物保护持积极态度。建议提高对野生动物行为的认识以及保护,设立容易获得补偿的计划和项目,以尽量减少该地区的人类与野生动物的冲突。     

No peace for the forest: Rapid,widespread land changes in the Andes-Amazon region following the Colombian civil war

Negative environmental impacts of violent conflict have been observed worldwide. Whether or not active global conflicts are declining in number remains hotly debated, the number of countries entering post-conflict periods is on the rise, and the impact of this transition on land cover changes remains poorly understood. In Colombia, though large-scale armed conflict has concluded, the post-conflict period represents an ongoing threat to forest conservation, putting at risk commitments to meet global conservation goals and even those stipulated in the peace accord. This paper aims to assess land cover change associated with the Colombian conflict in the Andes-Amazon region between 1988 and 2019. First, we use the Landsat archive to map land cover and characterize the spatial patterns of change at the regional level. Second, to empirically identify the effect of conflict on land cover change, we employ a difference-in-difference approach using local conflict events data. During conflict (1988–2011), land cover in the Andes-Amazon remained relatively stable, however during the post-conflict period (2012–2019), the conversion from forest to agriculture increased by 40%. We find that forest cover surrounding conflict events (1 km radius) decreased significantly, on average by ~ 19% during conflict, which accelerated to ~ 30% in the post-conflict period. Similarly, agriculture expansion is most substantial during the post-conflict period, but exclusively in municipalities with population below the 50th percentile. Landscape metrics show that in peripheral municipalities (<50th), agriculture occurs in clumped distributions during the conflict period. Meanwhile, during the post-conflict period, this expansion happens more quickly, with significantly greater agricultural patch sizes than during the conflict period. We conclude that a slow implementation of conservation governance, the emergence of illegal land markets, and illicit land uses (i.e., coca and illegal cattle ranching) may accelerate land cover change in the coming years.     

Projecting long-term armed conflict risk: An underappreciated field of inquiry?

Little research has been done on projecting long-term conflict risks. Such projections are currently neither included in the development of socioeconomic scenarios or climate change impact assessments nor part of global agenda-setting policy processes. In contrast, in other fields of inquiry, long-term projections and scenario studies are established and relevant for both strategical agenda-setting and applied policies. Although making projections of armed conflict risk in response to climate change is surrounded by uncertainty, there are good reasons to further develop such scenario-based projections. In this perspective article we discuss why quantifying implications of climate change for future armed conflict risk is inherently uncertain, but necessary for shaping sustainable future policy agendas. We argue that both quantitative and qualitative projections can have a purpose in future climate change impact assessments and put out the challenges this poses for future research.     

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用计算机模拟人类制图员解决地图缩编中的图形冲突

针对地图综合中因道路符号的夸大表示而引起的道路与建筑物的图形冲突,提出了让计算机模拟人类制图员具备视觉及分析功能的具体方法,设计了一种新颖的栅格-矢量混合数据结构,以便通过将移位区内的所有建筑物分类,进行制图移位和受控变形等解决图形冲突。