土壤地理研究的发展

作者围绕14届国际土壤科学大会,介绍了国际土壤分类、土壤调查制图、世界土壤和土地数字化数据库、东亚土壤地理和土壤全球变化等方面研究的最新进展,指出我国应把土壤地理研究置于全球变化的总目标下,加强中国土壤系统分类的研究,开展1∶100万土壤—土地数字化数据库的工作、建立土壤地理信息系统以及防治土壤退化保证农业的持续发展。     

我国地理学发展的回顾与展望--地理学:方向正在变化的科学

我国地理学自新中国成立以来取得了辉煌的成就，在跨入21世纪之时面临着一系列挑战和重大任务。我国经济和社会的迅速发展，强烈地改变了我国自然结构和社会经济结构，我国及各地区的“人－地”关系协调和可持续发展是我们面临的重大任务，地理学是实现这些国家重大任务的重要支撑科学之一，肩负着责无旁贷的重任，有着广阔的发展空间。     

Dalit identity in urban Pokhara,Nepal

Urban migration by Nepalese Dalits has not only provided them with social, economic and educational opportunities, but also the possibility of escaping traditional caste-based discrimination. However, despite making the most of opportunities provided by the city, Dalits have not been able to pursue their political agenda to the extent of other ethnic communities. This study in the city of Pokhara, Nepal, explored Dalit identity using two rounds of focus group discussions involving a total of 23 individuals drawn from a range of Dalit caste groups with a variety of livelihoods. The results describe the caste-based discrimination experienced by the participants and the different strategies they employ to either reinvent themselves by changing names; or embracing their caste-heritage and taking advantage of affirmative action programmes. Whilst urban migration can provide some relief from discrimination, the study reveals that caste still remains prominent in the lives of Dalits in Pokhara. The paper argues that Dalit unity and elimination of intra-Dalit caste-based discrimination are needed in order to institutionalise their citizenship rights in post conflict Nepal.     

创新地理学研究的几个理论问题

创新地理学是研究人类创新活动与地理环境关系的地域系统,是一门独立的人文地理分支学科,具有交叉学科的性质。其研究的“人类创新活动”是人类活动的最为重要的方面,对智慧的人地关系系统建设具有重要的意义。创新地理学与其他人文地理学的分支学科具有密切的联系,也与政治学、管理学、经济学、政策学、城市规划等学科有关,创新地理学面临的主要任务是：① 创新地理学基本理论的研究;② 创新要素（人才、资本、技术等）在空间的地域分布与组合规律的研究;③ 创新环境、创新生态及评价研究;④ 创新地理测度、创新空间格局与效应的研究;⑤ 创新联系、创新网络及创新集群的研究;⑥ 多尺度的创新体系的研究;⑦ 创新、城市发展与规划的研究。     

A physically-based model of long-term food demand

Reducing hunger while staying within planetary boundaries of pollution, land use and fresh water use is one of the most urgent sustainable development goals. It is imperative to understand future food demand, the agricultural system, and the interactions with other natural and human systems. Studying such interactions in the long-term future is often done with Integrated Assessment Modelling. In this paper we develop a new food demand model to make projections several decades ahead, having 46 detailed food categories and population segmented by income and urban vs rural. The core of our model is a set of relationships between income and dietary patterns, with differences between regions and income inequalities within a region. Hereby we take a different, more long-term-oriented approach than elasticity-based macro-economic models (Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) and Partial Equilibrium (PE) models). The physical and detailed nature of our model allows for fine-grained scenario exploration. We first apply the model to the newly developed Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSP) scenarios, and then to additional sustainable development scenarios of food waste reduction and dietary change. We conclude that total demand for crops and grass could increase roughly 35–165% between 2010 and 2100, that this future demand growth can be tempered more effectively by replacing animal products than by reducing food waste, and that income-based consumption inequality persists and is a contributing factor to our estimate that 270 million people could still be undernourished in 2050.     

Man and Nature: George Perkins Marsh and Alexander Von Humboldt

George Perkins Marsh's book Man and Nature was the first work of natural history to fundamentally influence American politics. This paper establishes the powerful impact that Alexander von Humboldt's writings had on Marsh. Marsh took ideas that Humboldt introduced across his books and synthesized them into a single powerful argument regarding the dangers of deforestation. These warnings eventually led to policies that sought to more carefully manage forestland, plant trees, and spawn the 20^th century conservation movement.     

How to allocate limited healthcare resources: Lessons from the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in rural Mozambique

Proper allocation of limited healthcare resources is a challenging task for policymakers in developing countries. Allocation of and access to these resources typically varies based on how need is defined, thus determining how individuals access and acquire healthcare. Using the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in southern Mozambique as an example, we examine alternative definitions of need for rural populations and how they might impact the allocation of this vital health service. Our results show that how need is defined matters when allocating limited healthcare resources and the use of need-based metrics can help ensure more optimal distribution of services.     

大渤海地区的战略地位及整体综合开发和治理研究

本文将大渤海地区作为一个整体,从地理学角度论述了本地区开发的战略地位和在开发中必需注意的重大问题及要求。     

Area-level risk factors for heat-related illness in rural and urban locations across North Carolina,USA

An improved understanding of heat vulnerable populations and locations is needed, especially in rural communities. The objective of this study was to identify area-level risk factors for heat-related illness (HRI) at the ZIP code level for urban and rural locations. We aggregated ZIP code-level emergency department visits into rural and urban locations based on population density. Area-level risk factors included previously established heat health risk factors (e.g. poverty, minority) and unexamined area-level risk factors common to rural locations (e.g. mobile homes, agriculture). Due to high spatial autocorrelation, a spatial error regression model was applied to identify risk factors with a significant relationship with HRI. Our results suggest that rural locations are also heat vulnerable, with greater rates of HRI compared to urban locations. Previously unexamined heat-health risk factors, including the number of mobile homes, non-citizens, and the labor-intensity of the agriculture, were all associated with increases of HRI in rural locations. In urban locations, previously established risk factors for heat-related mortality, such as decreased vegetation, living in poverty, and low education attainment were associated with increases in HRI.     

莱芜市农村宅基地管理工作探析

农村宅基地面广量大,涉及广大农民的切身利益。莱芜市在探索实行宅基地有偿使用、实行宅基地跨村安置、推进集中居住区建设等方面做了有益探索,并对宅基地管理过程中存在的有关规定与发展不适应,审批、管理程序繁琐,地方性创新政策落实难等问题,提出合理化建议,以期对推进农村宅基地管理制度改革提供借鉴。