Policy and practice in karst landscape protection: Bohol, the Philippines

The karst landscape in the interior of the Philippines' Bohol Province represents one of the world's premier kegelkarst (cone karst) environments. Government efforts to protect some of this karst, exemplified by the establishment of the Rajah Sikatuna National Park and the Chocolate Hills Natural Monument, have proven to be significant catalysts of social conflict. In Bohol there is a long history of traditional land tenure, which has recently been supplanted by a Westernized model. Protected area establishment is a response to deforestation, agricultural exploitation and uncontrolled quarrying. However, the imposition of protective legislation to prevent further degradation has disenfranchized and marginalized many local farmers and residents. The conflict between the obligation of the State to ensure environmental protection and the perceived property rights of landowners and farmers has provoked an escalation in civil unrest and armed conflict.     

浙江天目山自然保护区珍稀濒危植物及其利用与保护

天目山是浙江省珍稀濒危植物最丰富的地区，共有国家保护的珍稀濒危植物２５科、３４属、３７种，其中属二级保护１３种，三级保护２４种．论述了天目山珍稀濒危植物的区系特点、类型及地理分布，列举了它们的一些利用价值，最后提出了保护天目山珍稀濒危植物的一系列建议．     

中国传统民居建筑文化的自然地理背景

讨论了气候、地貌与水文、地质与植被等自然地理要素对中国传统民居建筑的格局、型式、风格、特色等方面的影响。在此基础上分析了以功利观、审美观和生态观为内涵的中国传统民居建筑文化的自然观。     

Revisiting Sustainable Development of Dry Valleys in Hengduan Mountains Region

Dry valleys are a striking geographic landscape in Hengduan Mountains Region and are characterized by low rainfall, desert type of vegetation and fragile environment. Past efforts and resources have been concentrated mainly on rehabilitation of degraded ecosystem and fragile environment, particularly reforestation, while socio-economic development has been largely overlooked. Despite successes in pocket areas, the overall trend of unsustainability and environmental deterioration are continuing. It is important to understand that uplift of the Tibetan Plateau is the root cause of development of dry valleys, and development and formation of dry valleys is a natural process. Human intervention has played a secondary role in development of dry valleys and degradation of dry valleys though human intervention in many cases has speeded up environmental degradation of the dry valleys. It is important to understand that dry valleys are climatic enclaves and an integrated approach that combines rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems and socio-economic development should be adopted if the overall goal of sustainable development of dry valleys is to be achieved. Promotion of niche-based cash crops, rural energy including hydropower, solar energy, biogas and fuelwood plantation is recommended as the priority activities.     

Correlations of natural radionuclides in sediment from Danube

The correlation between specific activities of some natural radionuclides (²³⁸U, ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, ⁴⁰K) measured in sediment taken from river bottom was studied. The sediment was taken from the Serbian part of the Danube River. Good correlation between some of the isotopes is observed, so that their specific activity ratios are spread over a lower range than specific activities themselves. This suggests that evaluation of specific activity ratios of some natural radionuclides could be a more sensitive method for the determination of increased levels of some of them than the straightforward analysis of specific activities.     

Quantitative analysis of springs

Growing demand for groundwater resources and stringent environmental concerns has led to large groundwater investigations, including characterization of aquifer systems that are hydraulically connected to springs. A pumping test is one of the most reliable means of quantifying hydraulic characteristics and the response of natural springs to pumping because it yields results that, in general, are representative of a larger area than are results from a single point observation. Recharge to the aquifer sustaining discharge from springs must be evaluated prior to the utilization of springs. The spring hydrograph is analyzed, as the shape of a hydrograph is a reflection of the response of the aquifer to recharge. The form and rate of recession provide significant information on the storage, lithological composition, and structural characteristics of the aquifer system sustaining the spring. Water tracing techniques have been developed and used over a period of centuries to delineate catchment boundaries, estimate groundwater flow velocities, determine areas of recharge, and identify sources of pollution of spring water.     

利用铀矿床进行天然类似物研究

天然类似物研究是国际上新兴起的一门边缘科学。本文结合我国实际情况，综述研究的意义以及我国开展这项研究的有利条件、课题优选和具体开发内容。     

城市建筑环境--浅谈长沙市中医医院方案设计

本文以长沙市中医医院的方案设计为例,对如何利用自然环境划分、组织建筑空间以及结合当地人文、地理环境塑造合理的建筑造型进行了详尽的描述。     

四川盆地天然气藏的破坏与保存条件剖析

天然气藏勘探的成功或失利,取决于气藏圈闭的封堵系统和散失系统。介绍了四川盆地气藏圈闭封堵系统和散失系统的类型、分布范围和对气藏圈闭的保存和破坏作用。气藏圈闭封堵系统的优劣取决于圈闭的有效封堵面与区域盖层的有效整体封闭条件和区域水动力停滞带环境条件,封堵系统良好的圈闭,勘探成功率高。气藏圈闭散失系统由缺乏区域盖层有效整体封闭条件的剥蚀区、区域水动力自由交替带环境、通天断层或潜伏通天断层组成。散失系统导致圈闭失效,从而造成勘探失利。通过对四川盆地天然气藏的破坏与保存条件的多个实例剖析,提出在四川盆地及我国南方海相天然气勘探中应当重视对天然气藏破坏与保存条件的研究,以利于天然气藏勘探区块、目标的选择和勘探效率的提高。     

酸碱滴定法测定天然石膏中的碳酸盐(无水碳酸)

建立了用溴百里酚蓝—酚红作指示剂,酸碱滴定法测定天然石膏中碳酸盐的方法。在确定了试验条件的基础上,对石膏国家一级标准物质GBW03109a和GBE03110分析,相对标准偏差分别为0.08%、1.05%;分析3个天然石膏样品,相对标准偏差分别为1.47%、1.67%和0.25%;对试样进行加标回收,回收率在95.53%～97.02%之间;方法检出限为0.15%。表明用该方法测试,结果准确可靠。