简介:TheprimaryconservationobjectiveinChinaistoestablishnaturereservestoprotectbiologicalresourcesandnaturalheritage,protectecosystemswhichareofglobalimportanceorhaveuniqueregionalfeatures,protectendangeredandthreatenedspeciesandtheirhabitat,andsafeguardthegeneticresources.By2000,thenumberofnaturereservesincreasedto1,276,whileatthesametime,thetotalareaprotectedinnaturereserveswasupto123millionha.Ofthetotalnumberofreserves,908sites...
简介:Thefeasibilityofthetechnologieshasbeendiscussedinthepaperthatbambooisusedformiddlingandtop-gradebuildingconstruction,architecturedecorating,andothermajorapplications.Thecontentincludesthecurrentapplicationofbamboomaterialsinconstructionfield;thebamboobearingmaterialtechnologicalprocesssuchasthelaminatedbambooboard,bamboomatplywoodprocesses;bambooceilingandwallmaterialtechnologiessuchasthebambooparticleboard,cement-bondedbambooparticlebo...
简介:Greeninfrastructureisclassicpublicgoodswhichcanbeutilizedbyeverybodysimultaneouslyatanytimeoftheday.Greeninfrastructurewhichistheinterconnectedsystemofgreenspacesthatconservesnaturalecosystemvaluesandfunctions,sustainscleanairandwater,notonlyprovideapleasantandnaturalenvironmentbutalsocontributetoimprovingqualityoflifeinurbanareas.Inotherwordsgreeninfrastructureisthecommunity'snaturallifesupportsystemandtheecologicalframeworkneededforenvironmentalandeconomicsustainabilityinurbanareas.Withinthiscontext,thispaperoffersanoverviewofgreeninfrastructuredevelopmentinMalaysia,itsstatus,constraint,potentialandfuturedirections.ThecasestudyofKualaLumpurcity,whichisoneofthefastestgrowingcitiesinthecountry,highlightsthescenarioofurbanareasdevelopmentinMalaysia.Thisincludestheroleplayedbythegovernmentagenciesandnon-governmentorganizationsindevelopingandpromotingforestareasaspublicparks.Theprovisionsofrecreationalandeducationalfacilitiesintheparksaswellastheprotectionmeasuresoftheresourcesundertakenbyrelevantauthoritiesarealsodiscussed.Thispaperalsohighlightstheresponseofthepublictotheopportunitiesbeingprovidedintheseareasforrecreationandeducationpurposes.