Assessing potential land suitable for surface irrigation using groundwater in Ethiopia

Although Ethiopia has abundant land for irrigation, only a fraction of its potential land is being utilized. This study evaluates suitability of lands for irrigation using groundwater in Ethiopia using GIS-based Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) techniques in order to enhance the country's agricultural industry. Key factors that significantly affect irrigation suitability evaluated in this study include physical land features (land use, soil, and slope), climate (rainfall and evapotranspiration), and market access (proximity to roads and access to market). These factors were weighted using a pair-wise comparison matrix, then reclassified and overlaid to identify suitable areas for groundwater irrigation using a 1-km grid. Groundwater data from the British Geological Survey were used to estimate the groundwater potential, which indicates the corresponding irrigation potential for major crops. Results indicated that more than 6 million ha of land are suitable for irrigation in Ethiopia. A large portion of the irrigable land is located in the Abbay, Rift Valley, Omo Ghibe, and Awash River basins. These basins have access to shallow groundwater (i.e., depth of groundwater less than 20 m from the surface) making it easier to extract. The comparison between available groundwater and total crop water requirements indicate that groundwater alone may not be sufficient to supply all suitable land. The study estimates that only 8% of the suitable land can be irrigated with the available shallow groundwater. However, groundwater is a viable option for supplementing surface water resources for irrigation in several basins in the country.     

干湿气候区划研究进展

干湿气候区划是气候学、地理学、生态学和农学等学科的重要内容.自1900年以来,国内外学者在干湿气候等级、干湿气候区划指标及其计算方法等方面取得了长足的进展.本文综述了近100多年来国内外学者关于干湿气候区划指标、潜在蒸散量计算方法、干湿气候等级及其命名方法等方面的研究成果,提出了目前该领域存在的科学问题.     

兰州新区建设用地生态适宜性评价

在地理信息技术的支持下,修正单纯的权重叠加法,采用潜力-限制性分析法分析了兰州新区建设用地的生态潜力和生态阻力,对其生态适宜性做出科学评价,得到兰州新区可用作建设用地的理想区域。结果表明：（1）兰州新区建设用地开发的生态潜力总体以一级为主,二级次之,三级和四级区所占比重较小;（2）一级生态阻力主要分布在新区南部山地,主要表现为地形复杂、工程地质条件差、地质灾害发生频繁等;（3）兰州新区建设用地生态适宜性达一级的面积所占比重最大,为39 425.91 hm²,占新区总面积的48.91%。三级适宜区面积最小,仅为6 513.2 hm²,占新区总面积的8.08%。对应于生态适宜性评价结果,兰州新区土地应用可划分为集中建设区、重点开发区、限制建设区和禁止建设区。其中,集中建设区和重点建设区应为兰州新区建设用地开发的理想区域。     

基于栅格数据的陕西省人居环境自然适宜性测评

人居环境中的自然基础和生态背景,不仅直接关系到人的身心健康和生活质量,而且影响人类发展水平与社会进步.科学度量人居环境自然适宜性空间格局,对于界定主体功能区、引导人口合理分布与流动,促进人口与资源环境协调发展具有重要意义.运用GIS技术,采用综合指数法,基于陕西省96个气象站点1966-2005年气象数据、1990-2007年逐月NDVI和Landsat TM影像、1:25万DEM、2000年陕西省人口详查数据、2006人口数据以及其他相关资料,以100 m×100 m栅格单元构建并直观展现了陕西省人居环境自然适宜程度空间格局,在此基础上,剖析了各区的适宜性和限制性因子.结果表明:陕西省的人居环境指数介于18.55～88.97之间:从西北向东南、从山地、高原向平原、河谷人居自然适宜程度递增.一般适宜区面积最广,占陕西省总面积的63.28%;比较适宜地区居次,占26.11%;临界适宜区占10.26%:高度适宜区面积最小,仅占0.35%.陕西省总人口的68.92%分布在占全省面积26.46%的高度适宜区和比较适宜区.地表水资源和地形起伏度是引起省内人居环境自然适宜性分异的主要因子.实证分析表明该测评结果比较客观地反映了陕西省人居的自然生态背景.     

Natural environment suitability for human settlements in China based on GIS

With the degeneration of environment and acceleration of urbanization,human environment has attracted great attention worldwide.This paper sets up the Human Settlements Environment Index(HEI) model and evaluates the natural environment suitability for Human Settlements in China based on GIS technology.The results show that the HEI of China decreases from southeast to northwest in general,HEI is significantly correlated with population density at grid size and the correlation coefficient(r) between them reaches 0.93,which indicates that natural environment suitability for Human Settlements has a significant influence on population distribution.Most people in China mainly concentrate in areas with high natural environment suitability.The total suitable area is 430.47×104 km2,which accounts for nearly 45% of the total land area in China,while the proportion of people living in the area reaches 96.56%.With a population density of 18 people per square kilometer,the critical area is the transitional region for people to live in China.The critical area covers 225.11×104 km2 with a population of 41.12 million.The non-suitable area covers 304.42×104 km2 with a population of only 2.49 million.     

中国亚热带地区柑桔气候风险评估

综合考虑柑桔气候适宜性水平及其变率变化,构建柑桔的风险度模型,运用滑动建模技术对中国亚热带地区柑桔的气候风险性进行动态分析与评估。根据风险分布强度将中国亚热带地区柑桔温度、降水、日照和气候风险大致分为三类型:低风险型、中风险型和高风险型。温度风险度大致呈纬度地带性分布,除西部高山区外,由低纬向高纬风险度依次增高;降水风险度呈现亚热带中部低,北部和西部高;与降水风险度相反,日照风险度在亚热带中部高,北部和西部低;气候风险度受温度变化的主导,也大致呈现纬度地带性,呈现高纬和西部高海拔区高,低纬和东部沿海区低。柑桔气候风险在时间和空间变化上都存在着差异,近46年来,中国亚热带地区柑桔气候风险度有逐渐增加的趋势,尤其以20世纪80年代初以来增加的最快;由于全球气候变暖的影响,亚热带东部和南部风险较低的区域分布有逐渐减少的趋势,而北部和西部风险高的区域分布有进一步增大并向东部和南部扩展的可能。从中国亚热带地区柑桔减产率大于10%、20%、30%的气候风险度分布区域变动过程来看,柑桔各减产率的气候风险度分布具有很明显的区域性和连续性,大体上由东南向西北呈增高趋势。     

The effects of hazard zone information on judgements about earthquake damage

This study investigates the extent to which people's views on the causes and preventability of earthquake damage might be influenced by their degree of exposure to hazard as well as what information they have been given about the hazard. The results show that the provision of hazard zoning information influences judgements on preventability and causes of damage, but this effect depends on the degree of hazard faced by residents. In low hazard zones, information leads to the view that causes are manageable, whereas in high hazard zones information may induce a degree of fatalism. The use of public information in risk management needs to take into account the degree of risk faced by the recipients.     

中国土地适宜性评价研究进展

长期以来, 土地适宜性评价一直在土地规划利用中起着基础性作用。近十几年, 农业土地 适宜性评价持续深入开展, 城市用地、旅游用地、土地整理复垦以及其他用地的土地适宜性评价 日渐增多; 基于此, 土地适宜性评价的理论思想得到了进一步的丰富, 景观生态学被引入土地适 宜性评价, 可持续利用观深入人心; 土地适宜性评价在方法上也有新的发展, GIS 在土地适宜性 评价中得到广泛的应用, 这使得土地适宜性评价更为灵活、科学。     

沿海经济发达地区农村居民点整理适宜性研究——以福清市为例

以福建省沿海经济较发达的福清市为例,通过对样本区域农村居民点用地的现状进行调查,并在调查数据的基础上测算出农村居民点用地的整理潜力,以此为基础,选取福清市土地利用现状、自然因素、社会因素、经济因素等方面12个指标,采用因子分析和聚类分析方法对农村居民点整理的适宜性进行评价,根据聚类结果将18个评价单元划分为4个不同的适宜性类型区,结合实际情况和定量分析过程提出各类型区的整理途径和整理对策.     

海南岛土地生态适宜性评价

以海南岛为例,在区域层面上选择高度、地形坡度、土地覆被等影响工业用地的关键因子,构建工业用地的生态适宜程度评价模型,并在G IS技术支持下进行工业用地生态经济适宜性评价,为将来区域工业开发区及重点工业项目布局提供依据。结果表明:海南工业用地生态适宜性呈现出由中部山地向四周逐渐增强,限制利用区占25%,不适宜利用区占28%,基本适宜区占41%,优先利用区占5%。其中优先利用区主要分布在西部和北部沿海地带,海口、儋州和东方及其连线一带应成为海南省未来工业用地布局的重点区域。