scholarly journals Ecological Efficiency of Urban Industrial Land in Metropolitan Areas: Evidence from China

Land ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Lei Li ◽  
Chenzi Pan ◽  
Shuai Ling ◽  
Mingqi Li
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Central Zone ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Undesirable Output ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Coverage Area ◽  
Industrial Land ◽  
Economic Zones

Industrial land is an indispensable strategic resource in urban development that plays an indispensable role in ensuring the industrial space of urban construction and development. Measuring and analyzing the eco-efficiency of industrial land utilization (ECILU) can provide insights into how to maximize the input–output ratio of industrial land and ensure the sustainable development of land resources and economies. Based on the undesirable output slacks-based measure (SBM) model, choosing land, capital, and labor as input indicators, and the industrial added value and carbon emissions as desirable and undesirable output indicators, this study measured the ECILUs in 78 cities and 13 metropolitan areas in four Chinese major economic zones from 2007 to 2018, analyzed their spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and regional differences, and constructed a Tobit regression model to test the influence mechanism of each variable on the ECILUs in different regions. This has important theoretical and practical significance for the Chinese government in formulating relevant policies and realizing the green utilization of urban land in the future. Empirical results showed that the ECILUs in most cities were low and that the differences between regions were large. The ECILU in the Western Economic Zone was relatively high, followed by the Eastern, Central, and Northeastern Economic Zones. According to the ECILU value and urban synergy degree of each metropolitan area, this study divided the 13 metropolitan areas into four categories. The regression analysis results showed that the variables had different effects on the ECILUs of all cities and the four economic zones in China. It is suggested that all economic zones should reinforce the optimization of industrial structure, control industrial pollutant discharge, and solve the phenomenon of labor surplus. The Eastern Zone should maintain the growth of its economy while focusing on soil quality. The Central Zone should focus on the efficient use of infrastructure, and the Western, Northeastern, and Central Zones should balance the green coverage area and the industrial land area to ensure the efficient use of urban industrial land.

scholarly journals Ecological and biological characteristics of the dendroflora of Cheboksary in the greening system of the city

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-111
Author(s):  
Konstantin Vitalyevich Samokhvalov ◽  
Evgeny Arkadievich Sinichkin ◽  
Aleksandr Petrovich Arsentiev
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
Woody Plant ◽  
Central Zone ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Degree Of Participation ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
The City

The paper presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of the species composition of Cheboksary. The analysis of the dendroflora of the urban environment was carried out according to 3 indicators: the territory of woody plants, the occurrence of woody plant species in landscaping, the structure of the landscaping system. The arboreal vegetation of Cheboksary is represented by 73 species belonging to 43 genera and 20 families. The predominant part of the dendroflora is represented by the covered-seeded plants (86,3%), the gymnosperms - 13,7%. In the dendroflora of green areas of the city, the most widely represented families are Rosaceae, Pinaceae, Salicaceae (48%). The analysis of the species composition of woody plants showed that in the functional and economic zones of Cheboksary plantings of general use are represented by 65 species, plantings of limited use - 52 species, plantings along the streets and main roads - 50 species. The analysis of the species composition of woody plants depending on the share of their participation in landscaping revealed that the greatest number of woody plants is used with low (51 species) and medium (50 species) share. The analysis of the degree of participation of woody plants in landscaping in the four identified functional and economic zones of Cheboksary found that the greatest number of taxa prevail with an average participation in the central zone (37 species), the coastal and suburban zones (36 species). The largest number of species of woody plants grow in the green areas of the central functional and economic zone, where the landscaping involved 66 species, the smallest number grow in the green areas of the industrial area (36 species).

scholarly journals IMPACT OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES ON THE VISUAL IMAGE OF A CITY

2019 ◽  
pp. 70-72
Author(s):  
A. M. Tormakhova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Visual Image ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
City Development ◽  
Modern City ◽  
The City

The aim of the article is to highlight the specificity of visual transformations that occur in the modern urban space under the influence of the development of creative industries. The research methodology involves an interdisciplinary approach and engaging a range of cultural, sociological, and philosophical works. The works of modern foreign researchers Z.Bauman, Ch. Landry, D.Hezmondhalsh are attracted.The sphere of urban planning and the problem of creative industries are being studied. Thanks to creative industries is appears new jobs, the solution of social problems (especially in poor areas), as well as the transformation of urban space. The modern city is a reflection of the transformational processes taking place in the world. There is a change in the form of regulation of the city development policy, from the state to the municipal. There are conditions for activating creative industries that can be defined as an individual creative background, skill or talent that can create added value and jobs through the production and exploitation of intellectual property. The development of creative industries has economic feasibility, but this process is accompanied by a change in the image of the city. Urban space is the text of culture, which often combines non-interconnected components. The visual image of the modern city is repulsive and attractive, it is difficult to bring it to a single concept, but it continues to be the center of human life. Scientific novelty lies in the study of the relationship of the development of creative industries in the urban space and their impact on the visual image of the city. Practical significance is connected with the emphasis on the need to invent an individual development strategy for each city as a “creative city”, where the sphere of cultural production is leading. Promising is the direction of creative industries in a single direction and minimizing the factors influencing the negative perception of the vision of the city.

Brief analysis of educational policy of the People’s Republic of China

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
T. Sharenkova ◽  
◽  
K. Tarabarko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Policy ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
The West ◽  
Public Consciousness ◽  
Systemic Crisis ◽  
General Dynamics

The study is devoted to the problems of education, since education is a strategic area, as it forms public consciousness and a system of values. According to the authors, the importance of education and the importance of its reform should not be underestimated, since the goals, content of education and the degree of its impact on all respondents of the educational process determine the present and future of society. The reform process in this area currently covers all countries and states without exception. Education reflects the general dynamics of integrating intellectual property into market relations and becomes an integral part of the “consumer society”. The subject of this research is the educational policy of the Chinese leadership. If earlier the countries of the East paid attention and borrowed a lot from the West - the market economy, political systems, as well as the education system, now, in the 21st century, on the contrary, the countries of the West are studying the East. According to the authors, despite the variety of works devoted to the problems of education considered in the article, the experience of China currently requires a deeper study and rethinking. The Chinese government prioritizes education, closely linking the economic success of society with education reforms. In this regard, the topic of this article seems to be very relevant. The research methodology is based on a combination of descriptive and structural analysis. This article examines the micro and macro trends in the development of education in China in the near future, which is the practical significance of the study. The authors conclude that the measures taken by the leadership of the PRC in the field of education are very successful and can be useful for overcoming the systemic crisis in education in Russia. Today, in the opinion of many scientists, in the context of globalization, the convergence of the eastern and western education systems will contribute to a paradigm shift: the technocratic vector of education will be replaced by an anthropological one, and the main resource of the educational process will be the eastern philosophy and the educational system of Asian countries, in particular China. The analytical base of the study includes legislative and regulatory acts, materials from periodicals, a review of scientific articles by experts in the field of education

AM/FM: An Open or Closed Case?

1986 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-40
Author(s):  
Lindy Annakin
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Penetration Rate ◽  
Coverage Area ◽  
Current Affairs ◽  
The Future ◽  
Commercial Radio ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Limited Coverage ◽  
Technical Considerations ◽  
Fm Broadcast

In this article I attempt to highlight the main issues and arguments which surround the question of establishing commercial FM broadcasting services in regional areas. I mope to provide a guide to the complex and delicate questions concerning the future of commercial radio, particularly AM/FM conversion in regional areas. It is necessary to consider regional and metropolitan areas separately because of the very different characteristics of the (markets involved. It seems unquestionable that there will not be any wholesale conversion to FM in the metropolitan areas because of a) technical considerations, including frequency availability, and b) successfully established programming which would not benefit from FM broadcast; for example, mainly current affairs/news formats. In regional areas wholesale conversion would not occur primarily because of FM's limited coverage area and also because of the lower penetration rate of FM receivers.

Going global in groups: a relevant market entry strategy?

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilmar Masiero ◽  
Mario Henrique Ogasavara ◽  
Marcelo Luiz Risso
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Market Entry ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Entry Modes ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Relevant Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Zones

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify whether the new Chinese phenomenon of going global in groups represents a more advantageous market entry mode than the phenomena considered in previous studies. Design/methodology/approach In this empirical research paper, the authors draw upon the literature in academic journals and books regarding the Chinese special economic zones overseas to analyze and compare collective internationalization (i.e. going global in groups) with traditional market entry modes as per the ownership, location and internalization paradigm (OLI) and transaction cost approach (TCA). Findings The authors identified that financial and diplomatic support provided by the Chinese Government has reinforced internationalization in groups, thereby minimizing some structural risks in host countries. Pre-operational and operating costs have been lowered or shared among group members, and weighted average cost of capital has dropped due to the availability of specific funding lines with subsidized interest rates. Research limitations/implications Given the lack of available literature on the topic, the authors based their study of the collective internationalization of Chinese firms on very few cases, most of which represent market entry in African countries. Practical implications The study calls attention to a new, more efficient and less risky characteristic of international entry modes, which implies that companies can reap multiple benefits by entering markets in global groups. Originality/value As literature addressing market entry modes focuses mostly on individual enterprises, this paper contributes to the identification of advantages in collective internationalization.

Poplar Wood Stain Research

2014 ◽  
Vol 962-965 ◽  
pp. 672-676
Author(s):  
De Jun Shen ◽  
Wei Qiao Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Chromatic Aberration ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Poplar Wood ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Wood Color ◽  
Bright Color

With the high quality natural forest resources dwindling , since some species of wood with natural colors, such as pumping wood , ebony, rosewood , etc., not only material of high value , but also very expensive wood color . However, these are expensive and precious wood in short supply and will therefore valuable timber and wood stain to meet the market demand is similar . Low-quality hardwood stained only bright color, texture clear , three-dimensional sense of strong, but without losing the characteristics of natural wood , and organize production according to market demand the formation of industrialized products in order to improve the utilization of low-quality wood , decorative building materials to increase the existing varieties purposes. Therefore, the use of poplar simulate the market needed precious wood has important practical significance . In addition, light color white poplar wood , in the natural growth process still exists heartwood and sapwood and sooner or later material defects such as chromatic aberration , especially wood treatment is not promptly will result in discoloration, the direct use of the logs are often unable to meet the requirements of decoration . Therefore . The thicker sheet dyed precious poplar wood color , and then prepared to meet the customer poplar wood timber strength and decorative requirements, improve the added value of the use of wood , particularly after dyeing material available performance has been greatly improved.

scholarly journals Hyper-local extreme temperature and wind modeling in the Basque Country

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan R. Gelpi ◽  
Xabier Pedruzo ◽  
Aurelio Diaz de Arcaya ◽  
Jose Daniel Gomez de Segura ◽  
Santiago Gaztelumendi
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Added Value ◽  
General Nature ◽  
Wind Analysis

<p>The sustainability of economic development and living conditions depends to a large extent on our ability to manage the risks associated with extreme events. In that sense, many practical problems require knowledge of the behaviour of extreme meteo-climatic variables at a high level of spatial and temporal detail. This is particularly true around highly populated areas where most part of the socio-economic activity takes place. Those metropolitan areas seem to be more vulnerable to extreme meteo-climatic conditions in the coming decades.</p><p> </p><p>In this paper, we present some results of the implementation of operational high-resolution tools (down to 100m) for temperature and wind analysis at local level. Here we focus on different systems we have developed for its applications at local level in the Basque Country based on WRF and CALMET but we also include a brief descriptive analysis of some others available tools for thermal and wind analysis at high spatial resolution.</p><p>In order to test their operational capabilities, the behaviour of the different systems is analysed in diverse experiments corresponding to high impact weather scenarios, affecting the three largest metropolitan areas of the Basque Country, i.e. the metropolitan areas of Bilbao, Donostia-San Sebastian and Vitoria-Gasteiz, where more than half of the Basque population lives.  </p><p>The aim of this study is to evaluate and provide plausible tools and methodologies for very high resolution meteo-climatic analysis in the Basque Country area, focusing on wind and temperature extremes. With the final objective of identifying the benefit of hyperlocal modelling, finding under which conditions and spatio-temporal resolutions these highly computation demanding tools for wind and thermal characterisation are fully useful and provide sufficient added value. It is important to note that some results and main conclusions are of a general nature and could be extrapolated to other areas.</p>

scholarly journals Study on the Use of Chinese Advertising English and Its Translation Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
Jing Xiang ◽  
◽  
Jing Chu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Chinese Market ◽  
Chinese Translation ◽  
Translation Techniques ◽  
Chinese Advertising ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Research Situation

Nowadays, with the globalization of world economy, knowing how to use advertising English in opening up overseas markets is of very practical significance. The purpose of advertising is to promote business sales and services, which creates added value in customer’s mind and lead to consumption, usually paid for by related sponsors through various media. Taking Coca-Cola for example, during its growth over a century, it has been supporting the advertising campaign in one stage after another, and in one country after another. Therein, 可口可乐, the Chinese translation soon became a household name in China, and it also played an important role in helping Coca-Cola tap into Chinese market. Admittedly, the competitive quality of product itself is important, but advertising is of much more importance to promote itself to be recognized worldwide. In translation, its techniques should be taken into account, which will help us to better use advertising English. It is true that good translation in advertising brings business great fortune, whereas bad one may result in severe losses and poor reputation, so we can see advertising translation is bound up with enterprise’s prosperity and decline. Therefore, the use of advertising English and its translation techniques should be valued. In this paper, the writer is doing study on the use of advertising English and its translation techniques, whereby current research situation of that in China and abroad, factual methodologies and related materials have all contributed to its completion. The writer believes that both one’s ability of ingenious thinking and the growth of economic globalization are benefiting from a better use of advertising English and its translation techniques.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL DEA METHOD FOR ASSESSING PRODUCTIVITY OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 589-607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa CHODAKOWSKA ◽  
Joanicjusz NAZARKO
Keyword(s):  
European Countries ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Dea Method ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Considerations ◽  
Tobit Regression Model

The article presents the concept of environmental efficiency analysis based on the method of Data Envelopment Analysis in the case of the existence of desirable and undesirable results. Theoretical considerations are illustrated by a case study of European countries and evaluation of productivity taking into account not only economic growth but also effects which are undesirable and impossible to eliminate entirely, such as the impact on the environment. The differences in the results are explained by the relationship between policies aiming at supporting research and development with the use of the Tobit regression model. The added value of this work is to propose an integration of environmental DEA method with the concept of technological competitors. The possibility of applying the concept of DEA to technological competition was presented in the form of classification and benchmarking of the European countries. It is concluded that European countries are highly diversified in regard to the efficiency of environmental performance.

Chinese Investment in Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Klaver ◽  
Michael Trebilcock
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
The West ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
African Development ◽  
Chinese Investment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economic Zones

Chinese investment in Africa has increased rapidly over the past two decades. This paper asks how, why, whether it is good or bad, and what Africans can do about it. On how, the Chinese government actively promotes liberal investment regulations in Africa. It also keeps close contact with major Chinese enterprises investing on the continent. On why, the motivation behind Chinese investment in Africa is self-interested: China primarily wants Africa’s natural resources. China also seeks to access local markets, and to capitalize on Africa's preferential trade access to the West. On whether Chinese investment is good or bad for Africa, African economies are growing at unprecedented rates, partly due to Chinese investment. This paper highlights seven reasons Chinese investment contributes to African growth. But it also reveals three drawbacks to Chinese investment in Africa. On what Africans can do about Chinese investment, Africa can capitalize on it by proactively promulgating a tax code that promotes African development. The tax code's goal should be to use Chinese investment and natural resource revenues to develop Africa’s manufacturing sector through infrastructure, special economic zones, and education. Thus, this paper maintains that although Chinese investment in Africa is not unambiguously advantageous, it presents major opportunities for African development.

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