区域视角下滨海新区的空间重构

《国务院关于推进天津滨海新区开发开放有关问题的意见》颁布后．天津滨海新区的宏观环境发生了深刻变化。滨海新区成为继深圳特区、上海浦东新区之后,中国的第三个经济增长极．成为带动北方地区对外开放的门户。按照国家对滨海新区的战略定位．滨海新区应探索区域资源整合、产业集聚、利益共赢的区域协调发展模式．构建开放、弹性的空间结构。     

天津东疆港区全面加快功能开发的思考

天津东疆港区,是滨海新区开发开放的重要标志区,是建设国际航运中心和国际物流中心的核心功能区,也是综合配套改革试验区的重要组成部分。加快东疆港区功能开发,对于实现天津城市定位,推进滨海新区开发开放,具有重要的现实意义。     

创造一个人性化的场所——东疆港综合配套服务区设计随笔

一、概述 东疆港区坐落于天津滨海新区天津港陆域东北部.东临渤海湾海域.开发建设东疆港区的设想始于20世纪80年代.1987年这一设想被纳入天津港总体规划.随着滨海新区的开发开放被纳入国家总体发展战略.对东疆港的建设也进一步明确.2005年5月.东疆港区被确立为天津滨海新区开发开放和改革试验的重点区域.     

天津滨海新区文化肌理及文化资源整合方向研究

天津滨海新区作为继深圳经济特区、浦东新区之后带动区域发展的新经济增长极,肩负着重大历史使命。按照党中央和国务院的要求,应积极推进滨海新区综合配套改革试验,不断提高滨海新区的创新能力、服务能力和国际竞争力,在带动天津城市发展、推进京津冀和环渤海区域经济振兴、促进东中西互动和全国经济协调发展中发挥更大的作用。因此,“十二五”时期加快滨海新区文化产业发展成为我们关注和研究的重点。     

天津滨海新区进行综合配套改革试验的战略意义

2006年4月26日,国务院常务会议审议并通过了<关于推进滨海新区开发开放有关问题的意见>,批准滨海新区为国家综合配套改革试验区,这对推进天津滨海新区的开发开放,实现国家区域发展战略,落实科学发展观,构建和谐社会,以及探索新时代下的区域经济发展和管理新模式,都具有重要的战略意义.     

天津东疆保税港区发展自由贸易区可行性及政策建议

2006年国务院批准天津滨海新区为国家综合配套改革试验区,提出借鉴国际通行做法,设立天津东疆保税港区。天津东疆保税港区是继上海洋山之后,国家批准设立的第二个保税港区,是我国目前面积最大的保税港区。国家赋予天津东疆保税港区先行先试的权力,     

北京市与天津滨海新区的关系及合作途径

党中央、国务院立足于我国区域经济发展的需要,着眼于区域发展战略.在"十一五"规划纲要中明确提出"推进天津滨海新区等条件较好地区的开发开放",这标志着天津滨海新区正式被列入国家区域发展战略,成为继经济特区、浦东新区之后的国家级改革试点区.因此,北京作为全国政治中心、文化中心、对外交往中心,将在天津滨海新区开发开放的过程中面临着一系列新的机遇和挑战.     

基于可持续理念的天津滨海新区用海模式优化策略

正天津滨海新区作为国家级的综合配套改革试验区,从建设伊始就得到了国家政策的大力支持,这也促成了天津滨海新区成为我国拥有最大填海工程项目的地区。按照《天津滨海新区城市总体规划(2009年~2020年)》,滨海新区的填海造陆总面积将达到约340平方公里。天津滨海新区的填海工程起步早、规模大,一方面是区域港口建设和产业发展需要推动的结果,另一方面是由于滨海新区淤泥质的岸线类型为填海造陆提供了较好的条     

战略创新：滨海新区的文化发展

党的十六届五中全会把天津滨海新区纳入国家总体发展战略布局,我国"十一五"规划纲要明确提出要大力推进天津滨海新区的开发开放.这就为天津向国际现代化城市迈进提供了千载难逢的历史机遇,其中推进文化建设是滨海新区经济社会进一步改革开放的战略举措.     

战略创新:海滨新区的文化发展

党的十六届五中全会把天津滨海新区纳入国家总体发展战略布局,我国“十一五”规划纲要明确提出要大力推进天津滨海新区的开发开放。这就为天津向国际现代化城市迈进提供了千载难逢的历史机遇,其中推进文化建设是滨海新区经济社会进一步改革开放的战略举措。     

IEA/WHO toolkit for WMSDs prevention: criteria and practical tools for a step by step approach

When studying WMSDs, several determinants and their interrelationship are considered as relevant. Hence the necessity of an "holistic" approach to prevention, especially when preparing technical rules and strategic plans. There is a strong request, from OSH agencies and operators, for developing "simple" tools for risk assessment and management. In this context WHO asked IEA to develop a "Toolkit for WMSD prevention". The paper presents one of the main contribution to this WHO project, focused on selecting tools at different level for hazard identification, risk estimation and management. Proposals are based on two essential criteria: Acting on a step-by-step approach; Taking into account the presence of multiple influencing factors. The proposals consider: A Basic Step devoted to hazard identification by operative "key-enter" questions, that can be operated also by non-experts. A First Step, (quick assessment), for identifying 3 possible conditions: acceptable; high risk present; more detailed analysis (via tools presented at second step) necessary. This step can be operated by non-experts with only some specific training. A Second Step, where recognized (i.e. from international standards or guidelines) tools for risk estimation are used. This step can be operated only by persons with some specific training.     

Legalization of marijuana takes another step forward

With approval by the House Judiciary Committee of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act) last week, federal legalization of marijuana took a historic step forward. “With today's mark‐up of the MORE Act, the United States is coming one step closer to ending the devastating harms of marijuana prohibitions,” said Maria McFarland Sánchez‐Moreno, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), in a statement released by the DPA Nov. 20.     

Group home failures in juvenile justice: the next step

The author demonstrates that young people who fail in open group homes for status offenders often receive the secure placements that deinstitutionalization was designed to avoid, and that funding regulations may encourage group homes to avoid working with the most difficult youths.     

Leaving Special School: the next step and future aspirations

One of the most important changes within the life-course is the movement from 'childhood' to 'adulthood'. This takes place through many different dimensions of experience, for example, biological, legal, social, cultural, emotional and attitudinal. It is also important to recognise that the concepts, 'childhood' and 'adulthood' are ambiguous and hard to define [Jones, G. &; Wallace, C. (1992) Youth, Family and Citizenship (Buckingham, Open University Press); Coles, B. (1995) Youth and Social Policy: youth, citizenship and young carers (London, UCL Press)]. This is partly due to the fact that they are not static concepts, but are historically and culturally fluid, open to interpretation and change [Ward et al. (1991) The Transition to Adulthood of Young People with Recorded Special Education Needs, final report to The Scottish Office Education Department (Department of Education at the Universities of Edinburgh and Stirling); France, A. (1996) Youth and citizenship in the 1990s, Youth and Policy, 53, pp. 28-43]. Despite this conceptual ambiguity, the transition from 'child' to 'adult' status is viewed as an important achievement within society. However, it is a complex, involved process, which evolves over a period of time. Of course, not all-young people undertake the transition in a similar manner or at the same pace. Social ideas and prejudices, whether these are class, gender, race or disability based, can and do effect the transition experiences of different groups of young people. This paper focuses upon the transition experiences of disabled young people, a group frequently forgotten or hidden within discussions of 'youth'. In particular, it explores and evaluates traditional models of transition with the aid of data drawn from a study of disabled young people leaving special schools [Mitchell, W. (1998) Leaving School - transition experiences and routes taken by disabled young people, D.Phil. thesis, University of York]. The paper initially focuses upon young people's next educational/vocational step after school leaving in relation to the traditional ideal of a school to work transition. Taking a broader approach the paper then explores and begin to unpack the complex concept of a more independent 'adult' status from the perspective of the study's young people and their parents/carers. Have the young people taken steps towards a more 'adult' independent life and, if so, in 'what' areas and 'how'?     

Prevention of osteoporosis: one step forward, two steps back

For many years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was the mainstay for osteoporosis prevention in postmenopausal women until a large randomized clinical trial raised serious safety concerns. This resulted in a big drop in HRT use and its demotion by regulatory authorities to second-line treatment. Many clinicians now feel that HRT is not safe to use, and recommend various alternatives for the treatment of osteoporosis. But how effective are these alternative therapies, are they any safer than HRT, and how do their costs compare? This review questions the validity of the safety concerns about HRT, and highlights the safety concerns about alternative therapies. It concludes that HRT is as safe as the other treatment options, and its efficacy and low cost demand that it be restored as a first-line treatment for the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Other therapies are available for use in osteoporosis, and the bisphosphonates are particularly effective for the treatment of the established disease. However, they must be used selectively and with caution, and are best restricted to those patients who are elderly or have severe disease. New treatments are emerging, but again caution must be taken until any long-term adverse effects have been identified.     

Measuring step geometry using the Nose-to-Nose method: validity and repeatability

Precise measurement of stairway geometry is important in order to establish whether a stairway meets design goals, standards and codes. The Traditional method of measuring risers and runs (goings) does not measure the stairs in the way that codes define risers and runs, and does not measure the stairs in the way users experience them. The Nose-to-Nose method does. This study was conducted to determine the validity and repeatability of this method. Two researchers used this method to study the risers and runs on two separate stairways, one carpeted and the other not. Results demonstrated a high degree of validity and repeatability.