简介:Aformalpolicydevelopmentframework,basedonasystemofsystems(SoS)approach,issynthesizedtosystematicallyaddress,inanintegrativeandadaptivefashion,majorglobalchallenges,suchasthecurrentfoodandfinancialcrises,andtheirinteractionswithotherkeynatural,societal,andtechnologicalsystems.ASoSapproachseekstorespectthedifferentvaluesystemsofmultipleparticipants,toharnesscomplexitythrougheffectiveintegration,andtoengagetheworldofuncertaintyandunpredictabilitywithanadaptiveresponse.Facedwiththepresentglobalchallenges,whatisneededarestrategicandoperationalmethodswhichleadtoethicalpolicies,enhanceintegrativeandadaptivemanagementpractices,andareabletodirectconflictresolutioninapositivedirection.Policymakersneedtoolstomodelandanalyzecomplexsystemswhichtheyaretryingtoresponsiblygovern,takingintoaccountvaluesandriskstodesignandevaluatedifferentpolicies.ApreliminaryinvestigationintotheglobalfoodsystemisundertakentounderstandtheSoSandtoprovideinsightsonhowtocarryoutpolicydevelopmentusingtheproposedframework.
简介:BackgroundoftheNewsOnJanuary14,2013,NationalConferenceonPopulationandFamilyPlanningWorkwillbeconvenedinBeijing.TheconferencewilldeepenanddevelopunderstandingofrelevantspiritsoftheParty'sEighteenthCongressandarrangeimplementationofrelatedwork.Afterkeepingthelowfertilityrateformorethan10years,shallChinacontinuetoadheretothebasicnationalpolicyoffamilyplanning?Howshallweimprovethequalityoflifeofthenewbornsandreducebirthdefects?
简介:Culturalheritagedoesnothavedirecteconomicbenefits.However,ifproperlymanageditcanstimulatesocialcohesions,improvingtheenvironmentandhavebeneficialeconomicspinoffsforthelocalcommunities.Thispaperdiscussestheroleofcommunitiesintheformulationofthepoliciesconcerningtheirlocalenvironment.Itarguesthatcommunityengagementbypolicymakersisimportantingivinglegitimacyandownershipofthepolicies.Furthermore,thispaperdiscussesthepotentialofculturalheritageindiversifyingtheeconomyinBotswana.Thispaperrecommendsforthere-assessmentoftherelationshipbetweenthestateandlocalcommunitieswhichiscriticalinresuscitatingtheseeminglyailingcommunitybusinessorganizations.Inconclusion,itarguesforthesustainablemanagementofculturalheritageasasocialandeconomicresourceinthenext50yearsofBotswana’sindependence.
简介:Performanceenhancementisconsideredanessentialpartofsport.1However,intheworldofcompetitiveandhigh-performancesports,thereisincreasingevidenceofahighprevalenceofperformance-enhancingdrugabuse.2-4Theuseofdrugsthatis,bannedsubstances-hasbecomeaseriousproblemwithsignificantsocial,ethical,policy,andpersonalconsequences,5-7andconsequentlycompromisestheintegrityofsportsandsportsmanshipatalllevelsofcompetition,aswellasthehealthandwell-beingofindividualathletesandpublichealthingeneral.
简介:Thestudyofairemissioninmaritimetransportationisnew,andtherecognitionofitsimportancehasbeenrisingintherecentdecade.TheemissionsofCO2,SO2,NO2andparticulatemattersfrommaritimetransportationhavecontributedtoclimatechangeandenvironmentaldegradation.Scientifically,analystsstillhavecontroversiesregardinghowtocalculatetheemissionsandhowtochoosethebaselineandmethodologies.Threemethodsaregenerallyused,namelythe'bottomup'approach,the'topdown'approachandtheSTEEM,whichproduceverydifferentresults,leadingtovariouspaperswithgreatuncertainties.This,inturn,resultsingreatdifficultiestopolicymakerswhoattempttoregulatetheemissions.Arecenttechnique,theSTEEM,isintendedtocombinetheformertwomethodstoreducetheirdrawbacks.However,theregulationsbasedonitsresultsmayincreasethecostsofshippingcompaniesandcausethecompetitivenessoftheportstatesandcoastalstates.Quiteafewpapershavefocusedonthisareaandprovidedanotherfreshperspectivefortheairemissiontobeincorporatedinmaritimetransportationregulations;thesefactsdeservemoreattention.Thispaperistoreviewtheliteratureonthedebatesoverairemissioncalculation,withparticularattentiongiventotheSTEEMandtherefinedestimationmethods.Italsoreviewsrelatedliteratureontheeconomicanalysisofmaritimetransportationemissionregulations,andprovidesaninsightintosuchanalysis.Attheendofthispaper,basedonareviewandanalysisofpreviousliterature,weconcludewiththepolicyindicationsinthefutureandworkthatshouldbedone.AstherelatedregulationsinmaritimetransportationemissionsarestillattheirbeginningstageinChina,thispaperprovidesspecificsuggestionsonhowChinashouldregulateemissionsinthemaritimetransportationsector.
简介:Inthispaper,thecontrolpolicyforenvironmentwithtwokindsofirreversibility,whichworkinoppositedirectionsanduncertaintyofcostisregardedasaninvestmentdecision.Byusingreal-optiontheory,thepaperpresentsthemodeloftheoptimalcontrolpolicyforenvironmentunderthescienceandtechnologythatcanreduceenvironmentpollutionstochasticoccur.Thepaperhasdiscussedtheeffectsofchangesinthevariousparametersonthecriticalvalueatwhichthepolicyshouldbeadopted.Theresultsshowthattheoptimalcontrolpolicyisquitesensitivetothescienceandtechnologywhichcanreduceenvironmentpollutionstochasticoccur,pointingtotheimportanceofcarefullyaccountingforitsimpactindeterminingthecontrolpolicyforenvironment.
简介:TheSituationinAsia-PacificRegionandChina'sPolicy¥ZhangXiangshan(VicePresidentoftheChineseAssociationforInternationalUnderstan...