Pushing the CZMA Envelope: California: The First State to Litigate the New Federal Law

As noted often by the former California Coastal Commission Executive Director Peter Douglas, the history of how the California coast was saved is a great repository of untold stories. Although the Commission has had a dramatic and tangible impact on California's coastal geography, the public is largely unaware of many of its early accomplishments. This article begins to chronicle the rich stories of California's coastal legacy by telling the story of how the Commission utilized the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) to prevent Southern Pacific Railroad from developing a seven-mile stretch of the Monterey Bay shoreline. In so doing, the Commission helped make possible the creation of the Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail, a public bicycle and pedestrian path that has grown to sixteen miles in length and runs through the heart of John Steinbeck's world-famous Cannery Row. The controversy also was the subject of the first judicial challenge of a state's federal authority under the CZMA and precluded private commercial and residential development that would have dramatically altered the urban form of the Monterey Peninsula. It is important to tell the story as the Coastal Commission's role in this remarkable accomplishment has been almost completely overlooked.     

Public Perception of Ocean Governance and Marine Resources Management in Taiwan

Understanding public perception of the oceans, and relationship between society and the sea is an important key to the sustainable management of marine resources. This research reports the first population-based survey on Taiwanese public knowledge, attitudes, and actions on marine-related issues. The stratified random sampling by county was completed with 1,120 telephone respondents from October to December 2010. More than 60% of the respondents have heard about global warming, sea-level rising, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the coral reef bleaching crisis, and Japan whaling fisheries. However, less than 20% of the respondents are aware of Taiwanese domestic marine policies, such as the Ocean White Paper. On resources conservation, 74.7% of the respondents support the bluefin tuna catches regulations and 76.6% agree that the shark fin fisheries will impact shark resources. Education and age are the major affecting variables for resource conservation and knowledge. Higher education and age 40–49 are most supportive of conservation measures. For marine recreational activities, 42.2% of the respondents can swim, and 44.2% of the respondents had not visited the beach in the previous year. The results suggest that the government could establish a specialized agency to strengthen its marine policy and take more actions to protect ocean environment and conserve marine resources. To encourage more Taiwanese to participate in ocean recreational activities, the government could build a safe facility for marine recreation, cooperate with the private sectors in education, and provide outreach to raise public awareness of the oceans.     

The Offshore Wind Power Debate: Views from Cape Cod

Wind power resources on the eastern U.S. continental shelf are estimated to be over 400 GW, several times the electricity used by U.S. eastern coastal states. The first U.S. developer proposes to build 130 large (40 story tall) wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, just outside Massachusetts state waters. These would provide 420 MW at market prices, enough electricity for most of Cape Cod. The project is opposed by a vigorous and well-financed coalition. Polling shows local public opinion on the project almost equally divided. This article draws on semistructured interviews with residents of Cape Cod to analyze values, beliefs, and logic of supporters and opponents. For example, one value found to lead to opposition is that the ocean is a special place that should be kept natural and free of human intrusion. One line of argument found to lead to support is: The war in Iraq is problematic, this war is “really” over petroleum, Cape Cod generates electricity from oil, therefore, the wind project would improve U.S. security. Based on analysis of the values and reasoning behind our interview data, we identify four issues that are relevant but not currently part of the debate.     

民生警务背景下电动自行车治理困境与应对策略

大量的电动自行车违法行为给交通管理增加了繁重的压力的同时,也给民生警务改革、构建和谐警民关系带来了难题。在此背景下,文章首先阐述了新修订的《浙江省电动自行车管理条例》主要内容,接着分析了目前电动自行车治理存在民众对新《条例》认知不足、违法者不认同执法、电动自行车驾驶员安全意识不高和违规电动自行车生产销售等问题,最后有针对性地从宣传引导、加强执法协作和强化监管等方面提出了相应的对策建议。     

中国智慧公交示范现状分析及展望

智慧公交示范属于智能网联示范中的特色应用场景,也是智能网联开放道路示范的先行力量。本文梳理了我国现有典型智慧公交示范情况,分析其共性特点及存在问题,并对未来发展进行了展望。旨在从智慧公交视角窥见整体智能网联汽车产业发展进程,促进智能网联汽车从封闭走向开放、从示范应用走向商业化推广。     

全球化对公共行政的冲击

在全球化时代，国家主权和公共行政能力遭受到了前所未有的冲击。日益壮大的非政府组织、国际组织和跨国财团正在侵占和瓜分国家的权力。主权危机直接冲击到公共行政，全球化对公共行政所产生的影响可以归纳为：第一，全球化冲击了传统的以地理区域为单位的行政辖区，并逐渐缔造出一种以个人兴趣和利益为纽带的新的距离感；第二，全球化对传统的层级制组织模式构成严重威胁，正在出现的是一种类似于网络结构的组织模式；第三，全球化，尤其是信息全球化，改变了行政机构的决策方式；第四，全球化削弱了民族国家、尤其是发展中国家，制定和实施公共政策以满足国内需求的能力。     

太原市可持续交通发展策略研究

针对太原市社会、经济、交通现状提出发展可持续交通的思想,并从交通管理体制、制定交通规划以及具体措施几个方面提出相应的策略以求交通发展能满足当代人和后代的交通需求,实现与资源、环境的协调发展。     

上海市静安区走马塘河道的治理工程生态修复研究

河流是城市发展的灵魂,河道不仅促进了城市的发展,而且见证了城市的发展,与人们的生产生活息息相关.从生态文明的角度研究了城市河流污染的协同治理,并以上海静安区走马塘河道的治理工程为例,分析其河道治理经验、技术,分析河流综合治理中采用的协调管理方法,对城市河流污染控制具有一定的启示.     

西安市南北中轴线改造工程设计思考

该文通过西安市南北中轴线改造过程中对横断面型式的确定、旧路材料的再生利用、公交停靠站的设计等技术问题的探索和尝试,提出了解决的方法和见解,同时介绍了旧路改造设计中得到的启示。     

Toward regional transportation governance: a case study of Greater Vancouver

This paper discusses the evolving institutional structure and governance of transportation planning, policy development and transit delivery within one major North American city-region, the Greater Vancouver area. Various methods of transportation governance are explored from complete independence to full regional integration. The move away from a direct provincial role in transportation management to a greater regional transit authority is discussed and critiqued. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.