Biodiversity conservation in the Brazilian social sciences: an analysis of epistemological paths and conditions of possibility

This article aims to present the analysis of a carefully chosen literature in social sciences on the subject of biodiversity conservation. The purpose was to recognize some of the methods and epistemological conceptions which underlie the arguments published in the main academic journals of Sociology, Anthropology and Political Sciences. The analysis is based on a confrontation of Foucault’s concept of “conditions of possibility” with the discursive practices present in the survey. This exercise enabled us to demonstrate that even though we specifically targeted the social sciences, it is possible to recognize the presence of different conditions possibility that are not necessarily compatible and can be critic of each other. These criticisms arise in a context in which the objectivist view was widely accessed in order to corroborate restrictive and punitive actions on biodiversity conservation. This mapping can thus contribute to problematize the dialogue between disciplines in a scenario where each science has a particular political weight.     

用中华优秀传统文化涵养社会主义核心价值观

文章从思想道德和价值观层面阐述了中华优秀传统文化的精髓和当代意义,主张针对种种关于传统文化的错误认识进行正本清源、拨乱反正,引导公民准确把握中华优秀传统文化与培育弘扬社会主义核心价值观的关系。     

National Park Policy and Wildlife Problems in Nepal and Bhutan

In this paper the National Park policies of the two Himalayan Kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan are put in a complementary perspective. It aims at investigating the effects of national parks, established by initiatives based on a global discourse having evolved from economically developed countries, on food sufficiency and economic security of the people living in these protected areas. The history and socio-economic perspectives of these policies in general and recently emerging wildlife problems in particular are highlighted. The administrative and financial capacities of both countries turn out not to be adequate to meet emerging stress in the sphere of protecting nature, and wildlife in particular. To meet the goal of integrating prospects of human survival and the conservation of habitats for rare plants and animals locally accepted and appropriate ways of management have to be developed. The management of protected areas in Nepal and Bhutan shows a rather poor capacity or a low degree of acceptance on the side of government administration. The daily life of farmers in protected areas is threatened either by policing or abundance of wildlife and inadequate measures to assist the local population to overcome the shortcomings of nature conservation administration. Compensation schemes for wildlife damages, for instance, could be a helpful instrument to meet ambitious schemes to protect nature and relief the local population in remote areas of least developed countries, where means to make a living from other than subsistence farming are not easily available.     

对我国现阶段开发区发展问题的几点思考

目前我国各大中小城市都争相设立各类开发区,开发区的建设与发展是我国城市化进程的重要组成部分。但我国现阶段的各类开发区,存在着大量亟待解决的难题。这些难题的解决不仅需要政府相关部门和有关专家的深入研究,并制订出可行性的方案,而更重要的是如何有效地把这些方案切实的执行下去,形成制度化和规范化,使其得到真正的“运行化”,从而提升我国开发区的整体实力和水平。     

武陵山经济协作区的旅游产业协调发展

产业集聚是当今旅游产业发展最主要的特征之一,是提升区域旅游产业竞争力的重要途径,是增强区域经济综合竞争力的主要方式。运用区位商和产业集聚绩效增长指数．分别测定武陵山经济协作区各主体城市的旅游产业集聚程度和增长态势发现,武陵山经济协作区各主体城市的旅游发展极不平衡。需要从旅游产业空间布局、政府合作以及旅游产品多样化等方面进行战略和结构调整,从而提升该地区旅游产业集聚竞争力,带动区域经济的全面综合发展。     

三次思想论争与经济特区的发展

在我国经济特区30年的发展史上,围绕着特区的创办与发展,思想理论界曾经展开了三次关于特区发展前途命运的大论争。三次论争分别解决了特区创办的合法性、发展的目标性、模式的创新性三个主要问题。都切中了特区每一个发展阶段上的肯綮,引起了思想理论界乃至中央高层的高度关注;而这些思想论争的深入开展又进一步解放了人们的思想．推动了特区健康高速发展。     

Saving water to save the environment: contrasting the effectiveness of environmental and monetary appeals in a residential water saving intervention

To convince people to reduce their energy consumption, two types of persuasive appeals often are used by environmental organizations: Monetary appeals (i.e., ‘conserving energy will save you money’) and environmental appeals (i.e., ‘conserving energy will protect the environment’). In this field study we aimed to compare the effects of monetary and environmental appeals on showering habits. During two weeks we measured showering behavior in one hundred households. As compared to monetary appeals, environmental appeals were more effective in decreasing participants’ shower frequency. Interestingly, the monetary appeal was judged as somewhat more motivating to save water than the environmental appeal. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of these findings.     

New procedures for selecting the k-best exponential populations

Suppose exponential populations π_i with parameters (μ_i,σ_i) (i = 1, 2, …, K) are given. The σ_i can be unknown and unequal. This article discusses how to select the k (≥1) best populations. Under the subset selection formulation, a one-stage procedure is proposed. Under the indifference zone formulation, a two-stage procedure is proposed. An appealing feature of these procedures is that no statistical tables are needed for their implementation.     

海峡西岸经济区政府再造面临的难题及其对策

海峡西岸经济区建设进程中,实施地方政府再造工程正面临着诸如时代感不足、海峡西岸经济区特色不足、行政能力不足、政府间协作不足和技术创新性不足等方面的难题。在科学发展观统领下,解决难题的基本对策就是搞好行政观念再造,有效建构服务型政府;立足地方基本实际,科学建构生态型政府;强化行政能力建设,及时建构效率型政府;搞好区域横向协作,切实建构合作型政府;优化区域行政体制,建构创新型政府。     

建设海洋经济强省：高校图书馆数字化建设与社会责任研究

高校图书馆肩负着以文献信息资源服务社会的责任,通过发展图书馆技术和数字化目录实现高质量的文献、信息、知识资源的数字化建设,充分发挥数字化资源在建设＂海洋经济强省＂中＂耳目、尖兵、参谋＂的作用,为建设＂海洋经济强省＂作出科学决策提供有力依据。