APPLICATION OF ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS TO ASSESSING THE ECOLOGICAL VULNERABILITY OF WETLANDS IN THE JIANGHAN PLAIN

Wetlands in the Jianghan Plain are important components of wetland types in lake area in the middle and lower reaches the Changjiang (Yangtze) River and they fulfill many uses and functions related to hydrology,waste assimilation, ecosystem productivity and biodiversity. Owing to natural factors and human activities, especially excessive reclamation from lakes, the shrinking process of the lakes has been accelerated. Wetland ecosystem has shown the characteristics of vulnerability. According to the analysis of wetland ecological function in the Jianghan Plain, this paper presented an index system related to productivity, stability and environmental capacity. By using the method of Analytic Hierarchy Process, we computed the values of the relative weights of the indexes, and evaluated the vulnerability level of the wetland ecosystem by the method of multi-indexes. The case study showed that the fragile extent of wetland ecosystem in the Jianghan Plain is 5.6. This means that the wetland ecosystem in the Jiang-han Plain is laid to the state of middle vulnerability. Therefore, the wetland conservation and eco-rehabilitation in the JiangJaan Plain should be paid attention to.     

Suitability analysis for sand and gravel extraction site location in the context of a sustainable development in the surroundings of Zaragoza (Spain)

Zaragoza city is located in the central Ebro Basin, in the Iberian Peninsula. The fluvial terraces formed by the Ebro River present a valuable resource of sand and gravel deposits. However, taking advantage of these available resources implies conflicts with other land use interests like urban and industrial development as well as agricultural use, which has also traditionally occupied the alluvial terraces. These deposits represent a substantial groundwater resource that should be preserved for future generations. The development of spatial decision support systems (SDSS) has greatly assisted efforts for solving land-use conflicts. These systems combine the benefits of geographic information systems (GIS) and decision support methodologies and are therefore suitable to manage sustainable development of urban areas. In this contribution, an extraction suitability map taking into consideration a variety of environmental criteria is created with the help of a SDSS. The method used is the analytical hierarchy process which is integrated in ArcGIS. Areas most suitable to sand and gravel extraction are located in the high terraces, and in those terraces covered by pediments where the thickness of resource is relatively high. These areas are far from valuable natural areas, outside areas most vulnerable to groundwater contamination, and beneath soils with poor irrigation characteristics.     

层次分析法在生态环境综合评价应用中的优化

层次分析法（Analytical Hierarchy Process,AHP）,是一种常用的系统分析与决策方法,但在应用于青藏高原区域生态环境综合评价时,由于因素的权重值只能为正数,影响了表达效果。为此,本文对其进行了优化,改进了构造判断矩阵时的赋值方法,在评价过程中引入了负数。实验证明,优化后的方法能准确地评价青藏高原的生态环境。     

Assessment of sand encroachment in Kuwait using GIS

Assessment of sand encroachment in Kuwait using Geographical Information System (GIS) technology has been formulated as a Multi-Criteria Decision Making problem. The Delphi method and Analytical Hierarchy Process were adopted as evaluating techniques, in which experts’ judgments were analyzed for objectively estimating and weighting control factors. Seven triggering factors, depicted in the form of maps, were identified and ordered according to their priority. These factors are (1) wind energy; (2) surface sediment; (3) vegetation density; (4) land use; (5) drainage density; (6) topographic change and (7) vegetation type. The factor maps were digitized, converted to raster data and overlaid to determine their possible spatial relationships. Applying a susceptibility model, a map of sand encroachment susceptibility in Kuwait was developed. The map showed that the areas of very high and high sand encroachment susceptibility are located within the main corridor of sand pathway that coincides with the northwesterly dominant wind direction.     

中国煤层气有利区带综合评价

煤层气含气区带综合评价是一个多因素、多层次、多目标的决策过程,其评价过程受到诸多因素的影响,需要选择科学、简捷、实用的数学模型来分析处理这些繁杂因素。因此,根据煤层气含气区带综合评价涉及的各种因素建立评价指标体系,并结合层次分析法和灰聚类分析各自的优点,建立煤层气含气区带综合评价模型。应用层次分析法确定各指标的权系数,然后通过灰聚类分析法来进行综合评价,较好地保证了权系数的客观性和准确性,定性、定量地对煤层气含气区带进行综合评价。可以为整个煤层气行业的资源综合评价奠定基础,同时通过评价案例进行了验证。评价结果表明,全国121个煤层气含气区带中,最有利区带是沁水盆地和鄂尔多斯盆地东缘,有利区带为鄂尔多斯盆地南缘、宁武、安阳-鹤壁和松藻地区。     

我国城乡关联度评价指标体系构建及区域比较分析

科学评价城乡关系的发展程度和发展状况是城乡一体化研究中需要解决的关键问题。本文在分析了影响城乡融合诸多因素的基础上 ,运用层次分析法构建了一套用以反映区域城乡关系发展特征及程度的评价指标体系 ;并用此评价指标体系的综合评价值———城乡关联度对我国 31个省 (直辖市 ) 2 0 0 0年城乡关系发展状态进行了静态评价 ,评价结果比较真实地反映了城乡两大开放系统之间的要素流转情况和区域城乡关系发展的实际水平。文中对城乡关联度概念及其评价方法的提出是对城乡关系及其量化评价研究所做的有益尝试。     

南京市农业资源开发效益的评估

根据南京市农业资源开发的有关资料，参照已有的研究成果，拟定了农业资源开发效益评估的指标体系，确定其仅重分配，分别对农业资源开发后的经济效益，生态效益，社会效益及综合效益进行了评估。所得结果，为南京市农业资源的进一步开发利用提供了依据。     

城市适应气候变化能力评价—以朝阳市为例

利用朝阳市1961—2016年气温、降水资料和2007—2016年社会经济资料,采用层次分析法（AHP）构建了基于气候系统和城市系统的城市适应气候变化能力评价指标体系,根据综合指数评价结果将适应能力分为五个等级,定量评估了2007—2016年朝阳市气候系统危险度、城市系统适应度以及城市适应气候变化能力动态变化。结果表明：2007—2016年朝阳市气候系统危险度显著增加,危险度由“较低”水平至“一般”水平,气候系统危险度的增加主要是由气象灾害和极端气候危险度增加造成的;随着经济发展和城市公共服务不断完善,朝阳市城市系统适应度稳步提升,由“低”水平提高至“高”水平;在气候系统和城市系统共同作用下,朝阳市城市适应气候变化能力显著提高,年增加率为0.029,综合能力由“较低”水平提升至“较高”水平。     

基于格网的洪水灾害危险性评价分析——以巴基斯坦为例

洪水灾害已成为给当今人类带来严重损失的自然灾害之一,因此,灾害风险评价是区域经济持续发展的前提与条件。本文从致灾因子和孕灾环境两方面进行分析,综合考虑降水(累计降雨量和最大降雨量)、河流(河网密度)、地形(高程值和坡度值)、土地利用和植被(NDVI)共5种相关因子,以1km格网数据为基础,运用AHP(层次分析法)对巴基斯坦洪水灾害进行了危险性评价。结果表明:巴基斯坦洪水灾害危险性受降雨和地形的影响较大,其危险程度东南部大于西北部,并由东南部向西北部逐渐递减。     

基于地质遗迹资源保护利用价值的保护区划分——以云南盐津乌蒙峡谷地质公园为例

地质遗迹资源保护利用价值是合理划分保护区的基础.本文以盐津乌蒙峡谷地质公园地质遗迹资源为例,从地质遗迹资源利用性和脆弱性两个方面构建地质遗迹资源保护利用价值评价指标体系,运用层次分析法确定地质遗迹资源保护利用价值评价因子权重.采用专家咨询法建立地质遗迹资源保护等级划分标准.利用菲什拜因-罗森伯格模型对盐津地质公园典型地质遗迹资源进行保护利用价值评价并划分保护等级.根据保护利用价值评价结果,利用Sufer9.0软件制作地质遗迹资源保护利用等值线图,结合地质遗迹资源保护的便利性与地方相关规划的协调性,绘制出盐津乌蒙峡谷地质公园地质遗迹资源保护分区图,结果为：盐津乌蒙峡谷地质公园特级保护区面积0.06 km2,一级保护区面积11.74 km2,二级保护区面积23.47 km2,三级保护区面积75.07 km2.