The routes to fruit: Governance of urban food trees in Canada

Interest in planting urban food trees (UFTs) in public spaces is growing in popularity as a form of urban greening and a potential food source. Currently there is minimal research on the governance and policy aspects of integrating food trees into cities. To fill this gap, we investigated the characteristics of UFT site governance and how it compares to current urban forest governance. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with relevant municipal officials in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Victoria about their perspectives and involvement with UFT sites in their city. A scan of policy documents was completed to supplement the interviews. The interviews were analyzed using a deductive coding framework based on the Policy Arrangement Approach. We found that key actors at the UFT sites were local organizations and site champions, with minimal municipal engagement. Most site resources provided by municipalities were in-kind. There are also basic knowledge gaps about how to care for UFTs. Currently municipal by-laws prohibit the harvesting and removal of plant material, and are at odds with the purpose of UFT sites, with few municipalities fully integrating UFTs in policies. The primary discussion around UFTs centre concerns for public health and safety, management, and use of public space with limited discussions of benefits. This research demonstrates the value of co-governance models to support UFTs, while a shift in focus from risks to benefits could encourage additional resources and policy integration. Further, including UFTs into policy would also support foraging and food tree maintenance in public spaces, and more fully reflect the plurality of urban forest engagement.     

Citizens’ perception of and satisfaction with urban forests and green space: Results from selected Southeast European cities

In this paper the results of the first comprehensive study on perception of and satisfaction with urban forests and green space in seven Southeast European cities are presented. The aims of the paper are to analyse 1) citizen perceptions of the current state of urban forests and green space in their cities, 2) to what extent current urban forests and green space meet their needs and how this can be improved. A cross-sectional study was conducted by using a common face-to-face survey questionnaire. Respondents were selected based on census data though a stratified sampling procedure by taking into account age, gender and city district (n = 384 in each city). The results showed that citizens genuinely care for urban forests and green space in their cities, but are not satisfied with their current state. The respondents found issues related to misbehaviour of other users, the presence and quality of facilities, as well as the presence and quality of management or maintenance the most pressing. There were more statistically significant differences than similarities between cities. Socioeconomic variables explained perceptions only to some extent. Citizens were very supportive of educational campaigns about the importance of urban forests and green space as well as of better enforcement of the existing regulations though having more community wardens that were expected to tackle current unsatisfactory situations. Urban planning and urban forest and green space management in these cities are facing many problems characteristic for post-socialist countries. Study findings are expected to contribute to decision making in urban planning and natural resource management.     

湖南桃花源国家森林公园森林景观改造规划

通过对湖南桃花源国家森林公园植被及森林景观的现状分析,在剖析其设计理念与构思的基础上,结合森林公园总体规划布局,采取补植、封育、更新、抚育、综合改造等具体植被改造措施,达到绿化、美化、多样化的森林景观的提质改造建设目标。     

公司治理、管理者动机与衍生金融工具使用

基于中国上市公司2007~2013年财务数据，研究公司治理对管理者使用衍生金融工具的影响，并结合中国制度背景，深入分析和检验企业产权、政策监管对公司治理效应的影响。实证结果表明，公司治理对管理者使用衍生金融工具的动机存在重要影响，公司治理水平越高，管理者越倾向于利用衍生金融工具避免财务困境风险；相反，管理者越倾向于利用衍生金融工具规避薪酬风险。研究还发现，公司治理的作用机制会受到所有权性质的影响，国有控制属性会弱化公司治理效应，对衍生金融工具交易的政策监管差异是重要原因。     

农村社会服务人才的研究述评和基本厘定

“三农”问题的根本解决、农村社会的繁荣稳定,都需要大量的农村社会服务人才参与其中.目前只“就农村改革”谈农村实用人才、只“为农业建设”说农业管理者和指导者、只“据农民发展”论农民带头人和专合组织负责人,都不是真正而完全的农村社会服务人才.农村社会服务人才应是具有一定专业知识或专门技能,面向或立足于农村这一微型社会,为其经济、科技、教育、卫生、文化、体育、生态等的科学发展提供创造性、价值性服务的各类劳动者,它具有自身的特点和地位.     

生态文明视野下欠发达地区小城镇规划设计探讨——以江西省吉水县水南镇为例

小城镇是我国农村经济发展和社会进步的重要载体,也是带动一定区域内农村经济社会发展的中心,随着目前城市化速度的快速发展和小城镇规模的增大,带来各式各样的生态环境问题.文章以党的十八大提出的建设生态文明为背景,分析了国内小城镇规划建设进程中遇到的问题,并以江西省吉水县水南镇为案例,从规模预测、生态集约用地布局、田园式景观生态格局、保护与更新人文生态等内容论述了规划建设生态型小城镇的策略.     

南京市绿地规划发展方向初探--以南京市绿地系统规划（2013-2020）为例

对最新版本的《南京市绿地系统规划》(2013-2020)进行分析与研究，综合相关规划文件，对南京市近几年绿地规划、建设内容进行回顾与评价，总结南京市在绿地规划方面的可取与不足之处。对南京城市的历史沿革、山水格局、绿地现状、自身定位、发展趋势进行思考，结合国内政策、国外理念等因素统筹地对南京未来的绿地发展方向进行展望与研究，包括绿地宏观布局层面、中观联系层面、微观建设层面3方面。     

中国国土空间规划研究进展与展望——基于CiteSpace知识图谱分析

【目的/意义】国土空间规划对促进可持续发展具有重要意义。通过梳理国土空间规划研究网络,可理清不同时期的研究内容及热点演化趋势,并对后续研究者提供参考。【方法/过程】利用CiteSpace知识图谱和文献计量分析方法,对国土空间规划进行计量统计分析,探究当前发展情况,进而分阶段探讨国土空间规划研究内容。【结果/结论】结果表明:(1)1992年以来国土空间规划文献发文量显著上升,多学科交叉日益加强,其中地理学和城乡规划学排在前两位。(2)研究人员和研究机构多集中在东部大城市地区,研究者之间合作较少,合作化程度较低。(3)国土空间规划研究分为缓慢发展、快速增长和日趋成熟三个阶段,具有鲜明的时代特征。研究内容不断深入,由分散趋向统一,但政策导向性明显,生态理念逐渐凸显。     

互联网+环境下饲料品牌的策划和实践

随着市场环境的不断发展变化,消费者越来越重视产品的品牌效益,品牌建设已成为当前饲料企业市场竞争中取胜的重要法宝,饲料企业可通过品牌策划与实践提升产品的知名度,加强企业自身的商业信誉,从而提升饲料产品的销售份额,有效扩大消费群体,为企业的长远发展提供广阔的潜力。因此,饲料企业要重视互联网+环境下品牌的策划与实践,通过优化策划方案、创新推广路径等方式加强企业品牌建设。