Escapism. Yi-Fu Tuan; Transnationalism from Below. Michael Peter Smith and Luis Eduardo Guarnizo,editors; Race,Place, and the Law 1836-1948. David Delaney; Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity,Gender, and the Sociology of Disasters. Walter Gillis Peacock,Betty Hearn Morrow,and Hugh Gladwin,editors

In the second half of the 20th century, considerable resources and efforts have been devoted to revitalizing American central cities. In these redevelopment processes, however, the common byproduct of physical upgrading is social upgrading, the displacement of many of the original residents, who are often low-income and minority, from their traditional neighborhoods. This article explores the various processes of physical and social upgrading—including locally driven urban renewal, private sector "blockbusting," and gentrification—occurring in late 20th century Houston, Texas. This research also examines the neighborhood characteristics and demographic patterns that influence the occurrence of specific upgrading processes. One location of particular interest in the study is Houston's historic African American community of Freedmen's Town, which has experienced decades of conflict over land and space. Most recently, Freedmen's Town has been at the focus of Houston's urban revival, where physical upgrading has been accompanied by the displacement of the community's traditional population and the destruction of this historic neighborhood.     

Modeling the morphology of gully cross sections in the Yuanmou Dry-hot Valley

Abstract

Characterizing gully cross sections (GCs) is essential for calculating the volume and erosion rate of the gully. However, little research has focused on modeling the morphology of GCs. This study investigated 456 GCs with a laser distance meter located at the mouth, middle, and head of 152 gullies in the Yuanmou Dry-hot Valley of China; mapped them with AutoCAD software; fitted them with 2nd–6th degree polynomial functions, and discussed the correlation between the coefficients and the morphology of GCs. The results showed that: (1) using a 2nd-degree polynomial function (y = ax² + bx + c) to describe the morphology of GCs produced a better result than other polynomial functions; (2) the coefficient a of 2nd-degree polynomial function was correlated with depth (r = ?0.226, p < 0.01), gradient (r = 0.545, p < 0.01), and activities; and (3) the symmetry axis (?b/2a) of 2nd-degree polynomial function increased with gully change from left-deflection to right-skewed, and the absolute value showed the asymmetrical degree (r = 0.216, p < 0.01). This study will not only help to understand the morphology and evolution of gullies, but will also provide a scientific basis for prevention of gully erosion.     

The Biogeography of Geographers: A Content Visualization of Journal Publications

Biogeographers choose to align their scholarship within different domains, from ecological or historical biogeography, to landscape ecology, macroecology, or the analytical perspective initiated with the theory of island biogeography. Biogeography is also practiced under the umbrella of geography, as geographical biogeography. Using the ISI Web of Science journal article database, I performed content visualizations of research authored by those biogeographers with an identity or interest aligned with geography. Content affinities with ecological biogeography were strong. However, physical geography materialized as the core of biogeographical inquiry for geographers based upon the central location of physical geography within these visualizations, and upon the ranking of journals where these geographers publish. I argue that the systems legacy of physical geography provides geographical biogeographers with an identity and an invitation to connect with the field of scholars advancing the study of complex systems.     

基于层次任务网络规划的分布式协同地理建模任务分解方法研究

为了有效地实现分布式协同地理建模中的合作规划和资源共享,通过分析分布式协同地理建模中任务分解过程,探讨地理建模任务的功能结构、计算复杂性、组织多方性和时空尺度等分解依据,采用层次任务网络(HTN)规划形式化表达地理建模任务,设计了基于顺序任务分解(OTD)的地理建模任务的递归分解算法,模拟领域专家寻求合作规划地理建模任务的思考方式。以分布式流域水文模型SWAT作为试验案例,开发并实现了地理建模任务HTN规划器,为分布式协同地理建模环境中的任务分解方法提供了新的思路。     

非等间距无偏GM（1,1）模型在建筑沉降预测中的应用

将非等间距数列转化为等间距数列,并建立无偏GM（1,1）模型.通过对非等间距数列的处理,得到适合GM（1,1）建模的等时距数列,并在GM（1,1）模型的基础上,给出非等间距无偏GM（1,1）建模的具体步骤.从理论上证明无偏GM（1,1）能消除GM（1,1）模型的固有偏差,拓宽GM（1,1）的使用范围.最后将模型应用于实际建筑沉降预测中,研究结果表明非等间距无偏（1,1）模型精度高、实用性强.     

基于建设工程三维可视化规划报建技术应用研究

三维可视化是建设工程规划报建的最新发展方向,本文重点研究和总结一套基于建设工程规划报建的三维模型构建技术,并介绍了其基础数据的获取方法、三维可视化规划管理分析及网络发布的技术。     

Riegl VZ-400三维激光扫描仪数据的建模的研究

三维激光扫描技术是近年来发展起来的一门新技术,其在众多领域中有非常广阔的应用前景。本文介绍了三维激光扫描仪目前的应用现状,以及原理和数据后处理方法。最后通过青海玉树山体建模实例叙述了Riegl VZ-400扫描仪如何获取数据、点云数据的拼接及三维模型的建立。     

网络三维虚拟校园建设及应用

本文以ArcGIS Server平台为基础,将WebGIS融合于三维数字校园中,设计出B/S模式的数字校园系统;系统采用JavaScript技术、Ajax技术以及地图切片等关键技术,完成了数字校园系统设计,从数据准备、三维建模,到系统设计的过程中,总结了一些新思路、新方法,并结合实际情况进行了一系列优化。     

线性参照模型在铁路空间数据库中的应用

线性参照模型是以线性参考系统为基础,以动态分段技术为核心的一维空间数据模型。本文针对铁路空间数据的一维线性分布特征与铁路部门以一维线路为主体的运维管理模式,探讨了铁路空间数据的线性建模方法,利用空间数据库技术实现铁路空间数据、属性数据及业务数据的一维线性存储与管理,并提出了基于一套多尺度线性参照模型的铁路空间数据库的设计方案。试验表明,该方案能够为全路提供一套统一的一维管理基准,在动态数据管理、数据更新和共享等方面具有较大优势。     

Data model and visualization of 3D city landscape based on integrated databases

Data acquisition and modeling are the two important, difficult and costful aspects in a Cybercity project. 2D-GIS is mature and can manage a lot of spatial data. Thus 3D-GIS should make the best of data and technology of 2D-GIS. Construction of a useful synthetic environment requires integration of multiple types of information like DEM, texture images and 3D representation of objects such as buildings. In this paper, the method for 3D city landscape data model and visualization based on integrated databases is presented. Since, the data volume of raster are very huge, special strategies (for example, pyramid gridded method) must be adopted in order to manage raster data efficiently. Three different methods of data acquisition, the proper data structure and a simple modeling method are presented as well. At last, a pilot project of Shanghai Cybercity is illustrated.