Policy Performance and Brownfield Redevelopment in Milwaukee,Wisconsin*

The redevelopment of brownfield sites has become a central focus of government efforts aimed at developing and revitalizing urban areas in the U.S. This article examines brownfield redevelopment efforts in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, which gained momentum in the mid‐1990s, in order to determine how Milwaukee is performing in terms of redevelopment activities, what the effects of government support of such activities have been, and how performance outcomes are currently being measured. Through an examination of government data and interviews with key stakeholders, the Milwaukee case reveals that redevelopment is indeed progressing well as government becomes more effective at tackling the barriers to private‐sector redevelopment. However, progress in redeveloping brownfields is still being measured primarily in terms of economic development outcomes rather than in terms of the broader social, economic, and environmental objectives that both policy makers and private‐sector stakeholders associate with such redevelopment.     

Geography's Profile in Public Debate “Inside the Beltway” and the National Academies*

Geographers continue to engage in public debate “inside the Beltway” by participation within and through federal agencies and through the National Research Council. Several examples illustrate the level and kind of this engagement, which has been concentrated on environmental and spatial data and analysis themes. Most professional geographers have the opportunity to engage in this form of public debate through participation in the activities of the National Research Council. The level of this participation has been surprisingly strong, given the small size of the community of professional geographers, and has helped to shape both U.S. and international research agendas relevant to geographic research. Participation, however, is concentrated in a few programs and individuals, raising questions about the sustainability of geography's voice in this public activity.     

国内外耕地利用与保护的理论基础及其进展

文章较系统地总结了国内外耕地保护相关的理论及研究进展 ,分析了耕地保护的科学基础和历史演变过程。指出土地生产力是制定耕地保护数量的科学依据 ,土地评价是耕地保护规划的科学基础 ,土地规划、法规体系的落实是耕地保护顺利实施的保障。在此基础上 ,进一步分析了我国耕地利用与保护中面临的几个理论和实践问题 ,并提出相应的对策和建议。     

工业部门地质勘查单位转企改制若干问题的思考

当前工业部门地质勘查队伍改制工作存在问题主要是人员观念滞后、人员结构不合理、多种经营效果不理想、改制所需的部分配套政策缺位等。在分析当前企业改制的三种基本方式 ,并考虑到改制应坚持的几个基本原则的基础上 ,认为当前转企改制需要重点解决好企业组织形式或经营方式、企业与职工新型劳动关系的建立、新的分配制度及完善改制相关配套政策等问题。     

Local environmental action plans and the `glocalisation' of post-socialist governance: The Macedonian experience

Local Environmental Action Plans (LEAPs) are a useful starting point for the theoretical and empirical unravelling of the global post-Fordist socio-economic drive, within the framework of environmental policy devolution in Transition. Accordingly, this paper aims to identify the interconnected economic, social and political specifities involved in the formulation and institutionalisation of such projects in the Republic of Macedonia. Seven LEAPs - broadly representative of the immense micro-scale physical and social diversity of the country - have been selected for detailed review, so as to provide more fine-tuned insights that should be relevant for the wider LEAP process in Macedonia and beyond. Preliminary evidence about the realisation of these initiatives indicates that comprehensive implementation is highly dependent upon the realistic political and economic abilities (and interests) of local and national elites, plus international organisations. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

有关外商投资勘查开采矿产资源的政策及程序

介绍了国家对外商投资勘查开采矿产资源的产业指导政策，外商投资勘查开采矿产资源的程序，审批权限，以及鼓励外商投资勘查开采矿产资源的有关政策。     

Global climate policy: will cities lead the way?

While the Conference of the Parties wrangle at an international scale with climate policy, a quiet set of policies and measures is being implemented at a local scale by municipalities across the globe. This study examines the motivation municipalities have for undertaking policies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, when the theory of free-riding would predict that local administrations should find it difficult to unilaterally reduce their emissions for the benefit of the global climate. Through interviews with officials and/or staff in 23 municipalities in the United States enacting climate policy, data are gathered that suggest local government abatement policies are primarily a top–down decision based on what officials or staff members believe to be “good business” or rational policy choices. They are primarily driven by the potential for realised or perceived cost savings and co-benefits rather than by public pressure. Economic data from some dozen municipal projects are analyzed, finding, while municipalities lack sophisticated accounting techniques, some justification for the often-disputed claim that at least initial reductions in emissions can be made at cost savings. In the United States, with the lack of national abatement policies, it is municipalities that are leading the way in beginning to implement mitigation strategies, even if only for initial reductions.     

紧急救援有关问题的探讨与思考

首先简要回顾了紧急救援的发展过程；简述了与紧急救援有关的一些概念；讨论了城市搜索与救援、地震灾害紧急救援两个概念的由来和区别；回顾了国家地震灾害紧急救援队的设计并提出了地方救援力量建立的原则。最后是关于紧急救援未来发展的思考，并对保障措施提出了建议。     

修正GOMPERTZ峰型开发模型

修正Gompertz峰型开发模型，包括开发速度、采出程度等油气开发指标。利用修正Gompertz峰型开发模型进行开发早期决策。修正Gompertz峰型开发模型亦可用于中晚期的匹配拟合的三种典型图版，即logVD-logRP典型图版，logVD-log(at)典型图版和10gRP-log(at)典型图版。