Urban Networks of Leisure Activities: Using Douban Event to Measure Interaction in the Megacity Region of the Pearl River Delta

2018 ◽  
pp. 165-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miaoxi Zhao ◽  
Wenmin Liang ◽  
Gaofeng Xu ◽  
Zhifeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Pearl River Delta ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Pearl River ◽  
Urban Networks ◽  
The Pearl River Delta ◽  
The Pearl River

Multiple creators of knowledge-intensive service networks: A case study of the Pearl River Delta city-region

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 2000-2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Pearl River Delta ◽  
Functional Differentiation ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Pearl River ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
City Region ◽  
Urban Networks ◽  
The Pearl River Delta ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
The Pearl River

Functional differentiation between cities and the characteristics of their inter-urban networks in the emerging knowledge-intensive service economy have attracted extensive attention in urban studies. However, research on urban networks generated by advanced producer services (APS) activities has focused either on the structures of the networks in general or on the patterns created by various service sectors. In comparison, whether advanced services originating from different regions might generate different inter-city networks is less well studied. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative methods, this paper explores how APS firms with headquarters in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), in mainland China or overseas impact the internal urban system and the external relations of the PRD through their business networks. The findings indicate that while cities in the PRD are connected with each other and with other Chinese cities primarily through the business networks of local and national APS firms, the region’s linkages with overseas services centres are shaped predominantly by major international firms from the developed world. The variegated service geographies created by different types of APS firms within and outside China not only reflect the firms’ different development histories, client orientations in specific markets and home regions’ economic conditions, but they are also significantly shaped by China’s unique regulatory environment and complex state–market relations.

EVOLUTION OF SEDIMENTARY FACIES AND PALEOENVIRONMENT DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY IN WANQINGSHA AREA OF THE PEARL RIVER DELTA

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Jianhua WANG ◽  
Linglong CAO ◽  
Xiaojing WANG ◽  
Xiaoqiang YANG ◽  
Jie YANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearl River Delta ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
Sedimentary Facies ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Pearl River ◽  
The Pearl River Delta ◽  
The Pearl River

scholarly journals An Effective Method for Wetland Park Health Assessment: a Case Study of the Guangdong Xinhui National Wetland Park in the Pearl River Delta, China

Wetlands ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Shan Fang ◽  
Shuang Liu ◽  
Wei-Zhi Chen ◽  
Ren-Zhi Wu
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Pearl River Delta ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Holistic Health ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Pearl River ◽  
Landscape Indicators ◽  
The Pearl River Delta ◽  
The Pearl River

AbstractThe Guangdong Xinhui National Wetland Park (GXNWP) in the Pearl River Delta is an important stopover for migratory birds in China and East Asia. Due to high levels of interference, high sensitivity and fragile environmental constraints, an efficient method to assess the health status of wetland parks such as the GXNWP is urgently needed for sustainable development. In this study, we proposed a habitat-landscape-service (HLS) conceptual model that can be used at the site scale to evaluate health status in terms of habitats, landscapes and services by considering the complex ecosystem of wetland parks. This HLS model included 28 evaluation indicators, and the indicator weights and health-grade divisions were based on expert scores using both the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy comprehension evaluation (FCE) methods. The results showed that the health status of the GXNWP was at the “subhealthy” level, with a membership function of 0.4643. This study found that habitat indicators (0.5715) were the key factors affecting the GXNWP health status, followed by service indicators (0.2856) and landscape indicators (0.1429). The HLS-AHP-FCE method provides a holistic health evaluation indicator system and diagnostic approach for rapidly developing wetland parks in the Pearl River Delta, China.

scholarly journals Population Characteristics of Brachionus calyciflorus and Their Potential Application for Evaluating River Health in the Pearl River Delta, China

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 749
Author(s):  
Yuan Gao ◽  
Zini Lai ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Haiyan Li ◽  
Yongzhan Mai
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Pearl River Delta ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Pearl River ◽  
River Health ◽  
The Pearl River Delta ◽  
The Pearl River

Water pollution can be monitored through the use of indicator species, including Brachionus calyciflorus. To do this, it is necessary to understand the species’ population ecology. Four surveys of zooplankton were conducted in May, August, and December 2018 and February 2019 in the Pearl River Delta, China, to examine the population characteristics of B. calyciflorus. The temporal and spatial distribution of abundance, biomass, dominance, and occurrence frequency were compared with those from 2012 to investigate the relationship between changes in the population of B. calyciflorus and environmental factors. The average abundance, dominance, and occurrence of B. calyciflorus in this survey were significantly higher than those of 2012 in all seasons. Principal component analysis showed that environmental factors such as the temperature, transparency, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus of water had a major impact on the abundance of B. calyciflorus. There was a significant positive correlation with transparency, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus of water, and a very significant positive correlation with water temperature. Overall, these results demonstrated that the distribution characteristics of B. calyciflorus can reflect pollution in water bodies and can be used to evaluate water quality. These research results provide a reference for evaluating China’s river health and can help to manage water quality in the Pearl River Delta.

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