简介：Overthepastthousandsofyears,humansocietyhasexperiencedevolutionfromtheprimitivecivilization,theagriculturalcivilization,theindustrialcivilizationandtotheecologicalcivilization,whichisahistoryfromlow-leveltoadvanceddevelopment.Thecoreoftheecologicalcivilizationis"respectingnature,complyingwithnatureandprotectingnature",whichisessentialtoharmoniousco-existencebetweenmanandnature.Thisharmoniousco-existencerequiresconstantlyimprovingsystemandmechanismforthedevelopmentofnationalspace,naturalresourceconservationandutilization,andecologicalenvironmentprotection,torealizethewin-winofresourcedevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection.Itisathousand-yearplafftoachieveecologicalcivilizationbasedonunifiedmanagementofnaturalresources.

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简介：Groundwaterisastrategicresourceduetoitsusuallyhighqualityandperennialavailability.However,groundwatermanagementallovertheworldoftenlackssustainabilityasevidencedbyfallingwatertables,dryingwetlands,increasingsea-waterintrusionandgeneraldeteriorationofwaterquality.Asgroundwatercannotberenewedartificiallyonalargescale,sustainablemanagementofthisresourceisvital.Anumberofscientifictoolsareavailabletoassistinhistask.Threeitemsarediscussedhere.Theyincludemethodsforthedeterminationofgroundwaterrecharge,groundwatermodelingincludingtheestimationofitsuncertainty,andthenterfacingtothesocio-economicfield.Generallythequalityofwatermanagementworkcanbelargelyenhancedwithnewtoolsavailable,includingremotesensing,digitalterrainmodels,differentialGPS,environmentaltracers,automaticdatacollection,modelingandthecouplingofmodelsfromdifferentdisciplines

简介：AttheInternationalGeologicalCongressheldinFlorence,ItalyinAugust2004theIUGSCouncilapprovedtheformationofanewCommissiononGeoscienceforEnvironmentalManagement.ThisnewCommissionwasformedtocontinueIUGSactivitiesintheenvironmentfollowingtheclosureoftheIUGSCommissiononGeologicalSciencesforEnvironmentalPlanning(COGEOENVIRONMENT)whichhadcompleteditsterm(refertoseparatearticleinthisissue).

简介：ThehugewinterstormofDecember23–29,2015deliveredheavyrainfallinabroadswathacrosstheUSA,delugingEast-CentralMissouri.Recordhighriverlevelsweresetatmanysites,butdamagesweremostpronouncedindevelopedfloodplainareas,particularlywherehighleveeswerebuiltorriverchannelsgreatlynarrowed.Anaverageof20cmofrainthatmostlyfellinthreedaysimpactedtheentire10300km2MeramecBasin.Comparedtothepriorrecordfloodof1982,thehighestrelativestage(+1.3m)onMeramecRiveroccurredatValleyParkproximalto(1)anewlevee,(2)alandfillinthefloodway,(3)largefloodplainconstructionfills,and(4)tributarycreekbasinsimpactedbysuburbansprawl.Eventhoughonlyasmallfractionofthe1.8millionkm2MississippiRiverwatershedaboveSt.Louisreceivedextraordinaryrainfallduringthisevent,thehugechannelizedrivernearandbelowSt.Louisrapidlyrosetosetthe3rd-highesttothehigheststagesever,exhibitingtheflashyresponsetypicalofamuchsmallerriver.

简介：The3^rdInternationalConferenceonContinentalEarthquakes,Mechanism,Prediction,EmergencyManagement&Insurance(the3^rdICCE)washeldonJuly9-14,2004inBeijing,China.TheICCEhasbeenheldeverydecadesinceitwaslaunchedovertwentyyearsago.ThefirstICCE,withthetitle""""InternationalSymposiumonContinentalSeismicityandEarthquakePrediction""""(ISCSEP),hadinternationalsponsorshipandwassupportedbye.g.,UNESCOandhostedbytheSeismologicalSocietyofChina(SSC)inBeijingin1982.In1992inresponsetotheinitiativesfromtheUN'sInternationalDecadeforNaturalDisasterReduction(IDNDR),