Strategic coupling in ‘next wave cities’: Local institutional actors and the offshore service sector in the Philippines

The outsourcing and offshoring of services to developing countries has created new opportunities for economic development for countries in the global South. This paper looks at the scope for agency of local institutional actors in the investment attraction of business process outsourcing companies. Drawing on empirical work from the Philippines, an analysis of the process of integrating lower‐tier cities into global service production networks is presented. Specifically, the roles of local institutional actors in facilitating FDI attraction and strategically coupling local assets with the needs of multinational service corporations are discussed. Two contrasting cases, the cities of Baguio and Bacolod, show that considerable scope for intervention rests with local institutional actors. The findings have implications for policymaking and research concerned with the newest phase of outsourcing and offshoring in developing countries.     

No Development,No Conservation: Elements from the Conservation of Farm Animal Genetic Resources

Using concrete examples of conservation of farm animal genetic resources, we show that conservation and development should not be considered as two opposing processes. On the contrary, their synergies can facilitate conservation dynamics. We discuss conservation and development dynamics, and provide examples of synergies between the two dynamics to underline how development dynamics can help conservation programs.     

Community Action and Tiger Conservation: Assessing the Role of Social Capital

Tiger conservation often requires local-level support to avoid facing serious political challenges. In order to address the political challenges, the social capital of communities can be utilized to create community action and to help understand local dynamics. We studied the social capital in two villages bordering Corbett Tiger Reserve, India. Our results indicate that social capital of local communities is a significant determinant of potential for community action to support or oppose tiger conservation outcomes. Our results also indicate that specific components of social capital (solidarity, reciprocity and cooperation, networks, and mutual support) were critical in this potential community action. Further, the data suggest that the decline of social capital was led by the financial disparities created by unplanned growth of tourism outside the reserve boundaries. We suggest that policy and management interventions should consider social capital of local communities and ways in which it may support tiger conservation in India.     

海南省地方坐标到国家2000坐标转换方法研究

自2011年7月1日起,海南连续运行卫星定位综合服务系统（简称HiCORS ）正式进入试运行阶段,并向用户提供CGCS2000坐标服务。但目前,海南省测绘局所提供的数据均采用海南平面坐标系,这给海南省使用CGCS2000坐标服务的用户带来了很大的不便。因此,本文提出了一种将海南平面坐标下的数据转换为2000国家大地坐标系下的方法,并通过实例验证了这种转换方法可行且精度较高。     

地方坐标系与CGCS2000坐标系转换方法的研究

探讨我国常用坐标系与CGCS2000坐标系的转换方法.以平面四参数、三维七参数数学模型为基础,分析其不同转换模型的内涵和适用性,并以MATLAB为平台实现常用坐标系到CGCS2000国家大地坐标系的转换,转换结果达到厘米级,满足实际工作的精度要求.     

基于WorldView-2遥感卫星影像局部控制纠正精度分析

利用不同数量平面控制点对0.5 m WorldView-2卫星影像进行纠正,并对产生的误差进行比较。     

北冰洋太平洋扇区碳循环过程对环境变化响应的研究进展与展望

全球碳增汇需求高涨,海冰消退后的北冰洋被期待是一个主要的潜在碳增汇区。北冰洋太平洋扇区因受控于楚科奇海及其邻近海域较高的海洋固碳效率和碳深海封存量,在整个北冰洋碳循环中起着举足轻重的作用。开展该海域碳循环过程对环境快速变化的响应机制研究是实现北冰洋碳汇精准预测的基础。本文重点阐述了楚科奇海及其邻近海域碳循环过程（即海洋对大气二氧化碳的吸收、生物固碳、太平洋入流携带碳经陆架生物地化过程后向深海输出封存的陆架泵）对北冰洋环境快速变化的响应,并提出未来研究需要聚焦的关键科学问题。     

局部动态最优Voronoi图的NNI算法及其在格网数字水深模型中的应用

在分析传统自然邻点插值(NNI)算法局限性的基础上,依据Voronoi单胞和Delaunay三角形的几何特性,提出基于局部动态最优Voronoi图的NNI算法。阐述该算法的基本原理和实现步骤,并在VC++环境下结合多波束测深数据对其在格网数字水深模型(Grid-DDM)中的应用进行了验证。试验表明该算法具有执行效率高、插值精度不丢失等优点。     

从车载激光扫描数据中提取复杂建筑物立面的方法

提出一种从车载激光扫描数据中提取复杂建筑物立面的新方法。该方法首先利用"维数特征"方法确定每个扫描点的最佳邻域,进而计算得到每个扫描点精确的局部几何特征(法向量、主方向、维数特征);然后基于"维数特征"对扫描点进行粗分类,并设置相应的生长准则对不同类别的扫描数据分别进行分割;最后综合建筑物立面的语义知识对建筑物立面区域进行精确提取。试验结果和比较分析表明,本文的方法不但能提取建筑物平面和非平面立面,而且可消除点密度差异(变化)对建筑物立面提取结果的影响,提高建筑物立面提取的正确率和完整性。     

基于CGCS2000下地方大地坐标基准的建立与应用

随着现代空间定位技术的发展,原有地方独立坐标系统和控制测量成果存在诸多的问题,迫切需要建立基于CGCS2000下的新一代地方大地坐标基准。文中对地方坐标系的建设要求进行分析,研究新一代地方坐标系的参数选择和首级控制网的布设方法,并运用实际案例进行说明。