In recent years, intensifying waterlogging, salt water intrusion, wetland loss, and ecosystem degradation in Chinese delta cities and adjacent regions have generated the pressing need to create an urban form that is s...In recent years, intensifying waterlogging, salt water intrusion, wetland loss, and ecosystem degradation in Chinese delta cities and adjacent regions have generated the pressing need to create an urban form that is suited to both current and future climates incorporating sea level rise. However, adaptation planning uptake is slow. This is particularly unfortunate because patterns of urban form interact with mean sea level rise (MSLR) in ways that reduce or intensify its impact. There are currently two main barriers that are significant in arresting the implementation of adaptation planning with reference to the MSLR projections composed of geomorphologic MSLR projections and eustatic MSLR projections from global climate warming, and making a comprehensive risk assessment of MSLR projections. The present review shows recent progresses in mapping MSLR projections and their risk assessment approaches on Chinese delta cities, and then a perspective of adapting these cities to MSLR projections as following six aspects. 1) The geomorphologic MSLR projections are contributed by the natural tectonic subsidence projections and the MSLR projections by anthropogenic geomorphologic change. The former needs to be updated in a global framework. The latter is accumulated by land subsidence from underground water depletion, water level fall caused by the erosion of riverbeds from a sediment supply decline attributed to the construction of watershed dams, artificial sand excavation, water level raise by engineering projects including land reclamation, deep waterway regulation, and fresh water reservoirs. 2) Controlling MSLR projections by anthropogenic geomorphologic changes. 3) The IPCC AR5 RCPs MSLRs scenarios are expected to be projected to the local eustatic MSLR projections on the Chinese deltas. 4) The MSLR projections need to be matched to a local elevation datum. 5) Modeling approaches of regional river-sea numerical with semi- analytical hydrodynamics, estuarine channel network, system dynamics and adaptation points are perspective. 6) Adaptation planning to MSLR projections requires a comprehensive risk assessment of the risk of flood, fresh water supply shortage, coastal erosion, wetland loss, siltation of ports and waterway in Chinese delta cities and adjacent regions.展开更多
The practice teaching quality of higher vocational education is an important guarantee for the quality of higher vocational education and the quality of personnel training. We put forward the framework of the four lev...The practice teaching quality of higher vocational education is an important guarantee for the quality of higher vocational education and the quality of personnel training. We put forward the framework of the four level practical teaching system, and explore the practical scheme of the system in computer application technology. There is a big gap between the employment of graduates and the social demand, which is a common problem in higher vocational colleges. In order to cultivate technical talents in social and economic development, according to the existing practice of higher vocational education in the teaching of hardware is not sufficient, system construction is not complete and other problems, this paper explores the people-oriented, with three dimensions of skill dimension, technology literacy and dimension, with training room, training center, training base, training base four layer structure.展开更多
In order to understand how the uncertainties in the output can be apportioned to different sources of uncertainties in its inputs, it is critical to investigate the sensitivity of MOVES model. The MOVES model sensitiv...In order to understand how the uncertainties in the output can be apportioned to different sources of uncertainties in its inputs, it is critical to investigate the sensitivity of MOVES model. The MOVES model sensitivity for regional level has been well studied. However, the uncertainty analysis for project level running emissions has not been well understood. In this research, the MOVES model project level sensitivity tests on running emissions were conducted thru the analysis of vehicle specific power (VSP), scaled tractive power (STP), and MOVES emission rates versus speed curves. This study tested the speed, acceleration, and grade-three most critical variables for vehicle specific power for light duty vehicles and scaled tractive power for heavy duty vehicles. For the testing of STP, four regulatory classes of heavy duty vehicles including light heavy duty (LHD), medium heavy duty (MHD), heavy heavy duty (HHD) and bus were selected. MOVES project running emission rates were also tested for CO, PM2.5, NOx, and VOC versus the operating speeds. A Latin Hypercube (LH) sampling based on method for estimation of the "Sobal" sensitivity indices shows that the speed is the most critical variable among the three inputs for both VSP and STP. Acceleration and grades show lower response to the main effects and sensitivity indices. MOVES emission rates versus speeds curves for light duty vehicles show that highest emission occurs at lower speed range. No significant differences on emission rates among the regulatory classes of heavy duty vehicles are identified.展开更多
Grand infrastructure projects,such as dam,power plant,petroleum,and gas industry projects,have several contractors working on them in several independent sub-projects.The concern of reducing the duration of these proj...Grand infrastructure projects,such as dam,power plant,petroleum,and gas industry projects,have several contractors working on them in several independent sub-projects.The concern of reducing the duration of these projects is one of the important issues among various aspects;thus,our aim is to fulfill the requirements by using the game theory approach.In this study,a mixed-integer programming model consisting of game theory and project scheduling is developed to reduce the duration of projects with a minimum increase in costs.In this model,two contractors in successive periods are entered into a step-by-step competition by the employer during dynamic games,considering an exchange in their limited resources.The optimum solution of the game in each stage are selected as the strategy,and the resources during the game are considered to be renewable and limited.The strategy of each contractor can be described as follows:1)share their resources with the other contractor and 2)not share the resources with the other contractor.This model can act dynamically in all circumstances during project implementation.If a player chooses a non-optimum strategy,then this strategy can immediately update itself at the succeeding time period.The proposed model is solved using the exact Benders decomposition method,which is coded in GAMS software.The results suggest the implementation of four step-by-step games between the contractors.Then,the results of our model are compared with those of the conventional models.The projects’duration in our model is reduced by 22.2%.The nominal revenue of both contractors has also reached a significant value of 46078 units compared with the relative value of zero units in the original model.Moreover,we observed in both projects the decreases of 19.5%,20.9%,and 19.7%in the total stagnation of resources of types 1,2,and 3,respectively.展开更多
基金Acknowledgments This study was financially supported by the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (10dz1210600), the National Sea Welfare Project (201005019-09), the Natural Science Foundation of China (41476075, 41340044), and the China Geological Survey (12120115043101 ).
文摘In recent years, intensifying waterlogging, salt water intrusion, wetland loss, and ecosystem degradation in Chinese delta cities and adjacent regions have generated the pressing need to create an urban form that is suited to both current and future climates incorporating sea level rise. However, adaptation planning uptake is slow. This is particularly unfortunate because patterns of urban form interact with mean sea level rise (MSLR) in ways that reduce or intensify its impact. There are currently two main barriers that are significant in arresting the implementation of adaptation planning with reference to the MSLR projections composed of geomorphologic MSLR projections and eustatic MSLR projections from global climate warming, and making a comprehensive risk assessment of MSLR projections. The present review shows recent progresses in mapping MSLR projections and their risk assessment approaches on Chinese delta cities, and then a perspective of adapting these cities to MSLR projections as following six aspects. 1) The geomorphologic MSLR projections are contributed by the natural tectonic subsidence projections and the MSLR projections by anthropogenic geomorphologic change. The former needs to be updated in a global framework. The latter is accumulated by land subsidence from underground water depletion, water level fall caused by the erosion of riverbeds from a sediment supply decline attributed to the construction of watershed dams, artificial sand excavation, water level raise by engineering projects including land reclamation, deep waterway regulation, and fresh water reservoirs. 2) Controlling MSLR projections by anthropogenic geomorphologic changes. 3) The IPCC AR5 RCPs MSLRs scenarios are expected to be projected to the local eustatic MSLR projections on the Chinese deltas. 4) The MSLR projections need to be matched to a local elevation datum. 5) Modeling approaches of regional river-sea numerical with semi- analytical hydrodynamics, estuarine channel network, system dynamics and adaptation points are perspective. 6) Adaptation planning to MSLR projections requires a comprehensive risk assessment of the risk of flood, fresh water supply shortage, coastal erosion, wetland loss, siltation of ports and waterway in Chinese delta cities and adjacent regions.
文摘The practice teaching quality of higher vocational education is an important guarantee for the quality of higher vocational education and the quality of personnel training. We put forward the framework of the four level practical teaching system, and explore the practical scheme of the system in computer application technology. There is a big gap between the employment of graduates and the social demand, which is a common problem in higher vocational colleges. In order to cultivate technical talents in social and economic development, according to the existing practice of higher vocational education in the teaching of hardware is not sufficient, system construction is not complete and other problems, this paper explores the people-oriented, with three dimensions of skill dimension, technology literacy and dimension, with training room, training center, training base, training base four layer structure.
基金support by U.S.Environmental Protection AgencyOhio Department of Transportation
文摘In order to understand how the uncertainties in the output can be apportioned to different sources of uncertainties in its inputs, it is critical to investigate the sensitivity of MOVES model. The MOVES model sensitivity for regional level has been well studied. However, the uncertainty analysis for project level running emissions has not been well understood. In this research, the MOVES model project level sensitivity tests on running emissions were conducted thru the analysis of vehicle specific power (VSP), scaled tractive power (STP), and MOVES emission rates versus speed curves. This study tested the speed, acceleration, and grade-three most critical variables for vehicle specific power for light duty vehicles and scaled tractive power for heavy duty vehicles. For the testing of STP, four regulatory classes of heavy duty vehicles including light heavy duty (LHD), medium heavy duty (MHD), heavy heavy duty (HHD) and bus were selected. MOVES project running emission rates were also tested for CO, PM2.5, NOx, and VOC versus the operating speeds. A Latin Hypercube (LH) sampling based on method for estimation of the "Sobal" sensitivity indices shows that the speed is the most critical variable among the three inputs for both VSP and STP. Acceleration and grades show lower response to the main effects and sensitivity indices. MOVES emission rates versus speeds curves for light duty vehicles show that highest emission occurs at lower speed range. No significant differences on emission rates among the regulatory classes of heavy duty vehicles are identified.
文摘Grand infrastructure projects,such as dam,power plant,petroleum,and gas industry projects,have several contractors working on them in several independent sub-projects.The concern of reducing the duration of these projects is one of the important issues among various aspects;thus,our aim is to fulfill the requirements by using the game theory approach.In this study,a mixed-integer programming model consisting of game theory and project scheduling is developed to reduce the duration of projects with a minimum increase in costs.In this model,two contractors in successive periods are entered into a step-by-step competition by the employer during dynamic games,considering an exchange in their limited resources.The optimum solution of the game in each stage are selected as the strategy,and the resources during the game are considered to be renewable and limited.The strategy of each contractor can be described as follows:1)share their resources with the other contractor and 2)not share the resources with the other contractor.This model can act dynamically in all circumstances during project implementation.If a player chooses a non-optimum strategy,then this strategy can immediately update itself at the succeeding time period.The proposed model is solved using the exact Benders decomposition method,which is coded in GAMS software.The results suggest the implementation of four step-by-step games between the contractors.Then,the results of our model are compared with those of the conventional models.The projects’duration in our model is reduced by 22.2%.The nominal revenue of both contractors has also reached a significant value of 46078 units compared with the relative value of zero units in the original model.Moreover,we observed in both projects the decreases of 19.5%,20.9%,and 19.7%in the total stagnation of resources of types 1,2,and 3,respectively.