Luoping Zhang

Xiamen University | XMU · College of Environment and Ecology

The sustainability approach commits to conserving natural resources and biodiversity. In ports, many efforts that encourage improvement in sustainability exist, such as sustainable ports, eco-ports, or green ports. However, whether the current planning approaches for sustainable ports, eco-ports, and green ports can effectively achieve sustainabili...

Sustainability is a long-term and ultimate goal for international shipping, although it is slowly making progress. The shipping perspective that moves away from "port-to-port" operations to "door-to-door" services also requires international shipping to take a long-term and holistic view instead of fragmented efforts. How to achieve the long-term s...

Sustainability should be viewed as the ultimate goal of human beings. However, the reality is still not optimistic. Over the years, sustainability in shipping has attracted growing attention through green or sustainable shipping, similar to sustainable development and green development being the prominent approaches to sustainability in development...

Comprehensive recognition and scientific evaluation of ecosystem value are fundamental for sustainable decision-making and nature conservation. The most popular concept, ecosystem services value (ESV), however, is based on the utility of ecosystems to humans and thus would bias ecosystem value. Here we compared and discussed the concept of ecosyste...

Sustainability is a necessity for the future earth. As international shipping, the lifeblood of the global economy, moves toward door-to-door, strategic planning for sustainability of such movements becomes extremely important and challenging. Extant research on strategic planning for sustainability in shipping is rare. This study adopts a structur...

Agricultural decision-making to control nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution may not be efficiently implemented, if there is no appropriate cost-benefit analysis on agricultural management practices. This paper presents an interval-fuzzy linear programming (IFLP) model to deal with the trade-off between agricultural revenue, NPS pollution control,...

More than 28,000 marine species have been recorded in China, which accounts for approximately 10% of all marine organisms in the world and plays a potentially important role in protecting global marine biodiversity. However, knowledge of marine biodiversity patterns in China is limited, and in particular, no comparative diversity analysis has been...

Ecological risk assessment has been regarded as an important tool for environmental management. Ecological risk assessment was conducted using Relative Risk Model in Xiamen Bay, China, the results of which were applied to inform coastal environmental management. The study area was divided into seven sub-regions, and the potentially ecological risks...

Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) is a powerful technical and analytical set of instruments for analyzing adverse environmental impacts, and has found some application in supporting the decision-making process over the last two decades. In this paper, the progress of ERA, including history, types, approaches and methods, are introduced, and the c...

A systematic approach was developed to quantify land-based pollutant loads in selected bays in China where there is sparse or limited relevant data. The approach was applied to Luoyuan Bay and Xiamen Bay. Despite the data limitations in the two study areas, the approach was able to show that in Luoyuan Bay, the chemical oxygen demand (CODMn) load w...

Recently, there has been growing concerns about environmental issues related to urbanization in China. The intense natural resources utilization and increasing population has brought great pressure, especially in coastal areas, consequently affecting the sustainable development of coastal cities. In 2002, Environmental Impact Assessment Act (EIA Ac...

Along with the industrial development, adverse impacts on the natural environment become more serious, and ecosystem health and ecological security have also been deteriorated. The traditional environment management focused on the short-term and economic benefits. Such managing pattern is not accommodating to the new situation of increasingly globa...

Retrospective water quality assessment plays an essential role in identifying trends and causal associations between exposures and risks, thus it can be a guide for water resources management. We have developed empirical relationships between several time-varying social and economic factors of economic development, water quality variables such as n...

With rapid socioeconomic development in coastal and marine areas, degradation of the marine environment and destruction of marine ecosystems have received widespread attention. Traditional sector-by-sector management cannot effectively solve the problems in the various uses of sea areas. Marine spatial planning (MSP) is increasingly considered an e...

Riverine, estuarine and coastal environment are important habitats for aquatic and marine life.However, long-term industrial developments with economic growth in coastal regions have resulted in environmental degradation, habitat loss and geomorphologic alteration in riverine, estuarine and coastal systems globally.Due to coastal development such a...

Marine environment and resources have always been and continue to be an important support for human existence and development. However, the increasing interferences by various types of human activities have made marine and coastal ecosystem under heavier pressure. With the rapid development of shipping industry, especially ship transportation of pe...

An improved method, suitable for collecting nitrate from surface waters in the watershed for 15N isotope tracing analysis, was developed on the basis of the anion exchange coupled with diffusion through systematic simulation and comparison experiments. The results showed that the nitrate could be separated and enriched from the waters efficiently b...

Economic valuation of ecosystem damages is an important building block in the development of full cost accounting which may lead to improvements in environmental policy making. Based on an analysis of the negative impacts of land reclamation on coastal ecosystem services and a review of different valuation techniques, this study develops a framewor...

Coastal engineering planning (CEP) must deal with routine and non-routine hazardous conditions, particularly from cumulative hazards or from events with low probability but large consequences. We develop and exemplify a risk-based assessment to support coastal engineering planning, which is consistent with the precautionary principle, and provides...

Bankline decision is one of the most vital factors for port planning. There is complex multisource information of bankline determination because of its variety of impacts on environment, economy and society, which might be quantified or qualitative, interdisciplinary or contradictory. The controversial information brings uncertainties and then risk...

The ecological footprint (EF) analysis is a quantitative method to assess the sustainability of regional development. On the basis of the theories and methodology of EF, the procedure and the relevant models were developed for estimating the cumulative changes of ecological capacity caused by sea reclamation. And then they were applied to the case...

Hydropower development brings many negative impacts on watershed ecosystems which are not fully integrated into current decision-making largely because in practice few accept the cost and benefit beyond market. In this paper, a framework was proposed to valuate the effects on watershed ecosystem services caused by hydropower development. Watershed...

A surface sediment sample (<5cm) was collected from a sewage sludge contaminated site (118 degrees 02.711'E, 24 degrees 32.585'N) within western Xiamen Bay, China, in July 2005 for a sediment decontamination study. A series of laboratory-based experiments under various conditions were performed using chemical complexation reagents (e.g., H2C2O4, ED...

Human activities have become so extensive that all ecosystems on the planet have been altered to some extent. The fate of humankind will be determined by how sustainable ecosystems and renewable resource species in them are managed. The implication of this is obvious: humanity must live within nature's carrying capacity. In recent years, we have re...

Excessive reactive nitrogen (N) additions from human activities have resulted in serious and long-term environmental consequences for large regions of the Earth. An understanding of N sources and their export pattern is important for selecting the proper remedial strategies to control nutrient losses from the watershed. In this study, the N sources...

With urbanization and economic development in coastal area, metal pollution incoastal environment has been a problem. Estuaries and coastal intertidal zone areimportant habitats for aquatic and marine life. In the meantime, sediment is a repositoryof contaminants and records the pollution history. Sediment quality reflects the long-termhealth statu...

Environmental planning at different levels has been called for by environmental departments in China during last years to integrate environment consideration to economic development. Based on the accomplished environmental planning practice in Xiamen China, the paper suggests a general environmental planning process with ecological function zoning...

The nitrogen (N) budget was developed for Jiulong River Watershed (JRW), an agricultural watershed in a warm and humid area of southeast China. Water quality monitoring, field surveys, modelling and GIS techniques were applied to estimate N flux of atmospheric deposition, mineralization, runoff, denitrification, and ammonia volatilization. Over the...

This study tested and evaluated the agricultural non-point source (AGNPS) model for the Wuchuan catchment, a typical agricultural area in the Jiulong River watershed, Fujian Province, China. The AGNPS model was calibrated and validated for the study area with observed data on ten storms. The data on eight storms in 2002 were used for calibration wh...

This paper presents the study carried out for controlling agricultural non-point source pollution (NSP) in a medium-sized watershed covering 1.47 × 104 km2 in Southeast China using quantitative analysis coupled with geographic information system (GIS), universal soil loss equation (USLE), soil conservation service-curve number (SCS-CN), nutrient lo...

Concentrations of selected heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni and Fe) in surface sediments from nine sites in western Xiamen Bay and its vicinity were studied in order to understand current metal contamination due to urbanization and economic development in Xiamen, China. The sediment samples were collected in December 2004 and July 2005 respecti...

Nitrogen loss from non-point sources is the important pollution source of water and remarkably affected by the pattern of land use. Four small watersheds with various land use patterns, located at Jiulong River, Fujian Province, are selected as the typical watersheds to investigate the characteristics of nitrogen loss and the influencing factors in...

In China, concern is growing with regard to environmental issues related to the growth of peri-urban towns. Rapid urbanization and the backlog in constructing needed environmental infrastructure have resulted in severe environmental issues for many peri-urban towns, affecting their sustainable development. In Xiamen, a coastal city, town-level envi...

The prevailing systems for decision-making in many countries tend to separate environmental factors at the policy, planning and management levels, a practice that has important implications for sustainable development. Among many methods, at different decision-making levels, environmental planning and environmental assess-ment are currently the mos...

Swine finishing produces a large contribution of manure to nearby surface water and ground water in Jiulong upstream watershed, south Fujian Province, China. It is urgent to find a comprehensive, cost-effective way, not only to solve the manure pollution problem, but also to utilize the nutrients of manure for local farming. Gekou, a small hoggery...

This paper presents the experience of institutional capacity building in environmental education, and the achievement of the participatory approach in environmental management for the Canadian International Development Agency funded project ‘Community-Based Conservation Management: China and Vietnam’ in Xiamen. The project has enhanced teaching cap...

It is widely believed that resource use conflicts are the main problems and obstacles in regional sustainable development. Most development models used by regional governments are demand-oriented approaches to determine regional socio-economic development objectives. Such approaches are short-sighted, and may cause conflicts and disputes in natural...

Samples of surface sediment and shellfish were collected from Minjiang Estuary-Mazu and Xiamen-Jinmen sea areas and were analyzed for hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), dichlorodiphenyl-trichlorophenyl (DDT) and its degraded derivatives dichloro-diphenyl-dichloroethane (DDT) and dichloro-dichlorophenyl-ethylene (DDE), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB...

An interface , in which ArcView Geographic Information System ( GIS) was integrated with Annualized Agricultural Non2Point Source Model (AnnAGNPS) , was used as a procedure to input , analyze , and visualize spatial data that agricultural Non2point source pollution concerned. Four typical sub2 watersheds in southeast of China were chosen to test An...

The Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) is a scientific advisory body sponsored by eight United Nations Agencies. Its reports and reviews are the basis of policy decision-making for United Nations Agencies. Although achieving much progress, GESAMP's viewpoint is still limited for promoting ac...

In this study, an information system was developed to manage the agricultural non-point source pollution information of Jiulong river watershed, Fujian province, southeast China. The system was developed using Visual Basic programming language, integrated with GIS technology. It was comprised of three modules, the information inquiry module, the An...

The challenge of efficiently controlling agricultural non-point source pollution confronts many difficulties when only engineering and technical methods are implemented, regardless of the outstanding conflict between economic development and environment protection in watersheds in China. An interval numbers optimization model was adopted to study t...

Currently in China there are growing concerns about environmental issues related to the growth of suburban towns. Rapid urbanization and lagged environmental infrastructures resulted in severe environment issues for suburban towns, consequently affecting the sustainable development of suburban areas. In Xiamen, a southeastern coastal city of China,...

This paper uses the travel cost method to evaluate the recreational benefits of a beach along the eastern coast of Xiamen Island in China. Our results indicate that the total value for the beach and its associated recreation is in excess of US$53 million. This paper also discusses the protection of this significant tourism resource and considers th...

The concentrations of Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd in surface sediments from Minjiang Estuary-Mazu and Xiamen-Jinmen sea areas of China were investigated during 1995-1996. The concentration ranges of Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd in the Minjiang Estuary-Mazu sea area were 16.4-37.2, 33.4-69.6, 92.1-128, 0.087-0.336 mg/kg(dry wt.), respectively; those for Xiamen-Jinmen se...

This paper describes the results of the environmental risk assessment of the pesticides used in agriculture in Xiamen, China. The goal was to assess the impact on water resources, particularly on fisheries and mariculture. Data on ecotoxicological properties of the pesticides and their physico-chemical profile were collected. The simulation of the...

Shellfish samples were collected from the coastal cultivating areas of east Xiamen Island and Minjing Estuary, China and analyzed for hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), DDTs and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by GC. Concentration ranges of HCHs, DDTs and PCBs in the coastal area of east Xiamen Island were 0.18-345, 75.2-2143 and ND-23 ng g(-1) dry wt...

Shellfish samples were collected from 7 stations set in the coastal cultivating areas of eastern Xiamen Island and Minjing Estuary during 1995～1996. The samples were shelled and blended to paste , then freeze2dried , extracted , concentrated , cleaned up and fractionated succes2 sively , afterward were analyzed for HCHs , DD Ts and PCBs by GC. Conc...

Trace organic pollutants (PAHs, DDTs, HCHs, PCBs) in sediments, suspended particulate matter and bivalves were studied during 1994 and 1997 in three estuaries of China: the Jiulong River, the Minjiang River and the Pearl River estuaries. Results indicated that there were some differences between the composition characteristics of the trace organic...

Samples of surface sediment and suspended particulate matter (SPM) were collected from the Pearl River estuary, China, and the distribution and concentration of hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), DDTs and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were extensively studied. The concentration ranges of HCHs, DDTs and PCBs in the sediments were 0.28–1.23 ng g−1, 1....

This study on the vertical distributions and sources of sixteen PAHs in Xiamen Bay after their separation and determination in sediment cores from No. 1 and No. 5 Stations , showed that PAHs concentrations varied from 158 to 337 ngΠg dry weight , and thatΣPAHs varied from 1. 1 to 6. 0μgΠ g. The vertical concentration distributions at No. 1 Station...

[摘要]：基于围( 填) 海负面生态影响的分析，针对海岸带生态系统各类服务自身的特点，运用直接市场法、替代市场法、调查评价 法和成果参照法，构建了围( 填) 海造成的海岸带生态系统服务损害的货币化评估模型，并应用于厦门同安湾的案例研究。尝 试对同安湾4 个围( 填) 海规划方案可能造成的海岸带生态系统服务损害进行货币化评估。结果显示，从方案一至方案四，随 着围( 填) 海面积的增大，其导致的生态系统服务损失依次为13593 万元/a、54392 万元/a、67937 万元/a 和147848 万元/a，单位 面积损失依次为68． 65 元/( m2·a) 、70． 36 元/( m2·a) 、72． 43 元/( m2·a) 和76． 84 元/( m2·a) 。基于评估结果，针对厦门围(...

[摘要]：基于罗源湾远期油轮的发展预测，运用概率与数理统计方法计算出罗源湾海域未来 S 年中发生船舶溢油事故的概率基础值 为 0.361×10-4／S，进而对罗源湾船舶溢油风险进行预测评价，结果显示：罗源湾海域船舶溢油概率约为每 10 a 一次，每次产生的 溢油量约为 57.3 t 原油，经过一个潮周期，油膜面积理论估算值为 0.64 km2。针对罗源湾海域的实际情况，还提出了相应的风险防 范措施。[Abstract]:Based on the predicted number of ships and oil tankers in the Luoyuan Bay in the future, at first this paper estimates the foundational pr...

[摘要]：联合国海洋环境保护科学问题联合专家组( GESAMP) 是一个由八个联合国机构发起的科学顾问团体,它的 报告和述评是各个联合国组织制定有关海洋政策和决策的基础. 尽管GESAMP 的观点近年来有很大进展,但在如何 促进和改善保护海洋环境的行动等问题仍有它的局限性. 本文提出了“海洋环境安全”的概念,以促进海洋环境保护 和海洋资源的可持续利用,并讨论了海洋环境研究和海洋环境管理应采取的行动.[Abstract]:The Joint Group of Expert s on the Scientific Aspect s of Marine Environncental Protection ( GESAMP) is a scientific advisory body sponsor...

[摘要]:从环境经济学这一新的视角探讨了沿海农业区的农药污染问题. 选择濒临同安湾的厦门同安区为案例研究 区,以1999 年7 月至2000 年6 月为研究年限,对该地区施用农药的环境费用加以货币化评估. 本研究将环境经济学 的评估技术与EQC 和SoilFug 模型以及层次分析法结合使用,使环境费用的货币化估算更具科学性. 结果表明,施用 农药产生的外部费用与私人成本的比值大于0. 8. 基于环境费用分析和SoilFug 模型的运算结果,运用线性规划模型 求出研究区主要农作物的最佳种植面积,即在减少、控制农药用量的前提下又使经济效益最大的种植结构,以期寻 求经济与环境协调发展的新途径. 此外,还就征收农药产品税以及发挥价格杠杆作用控制农药污染问题作了探讨.[Abstract]:Pestic...

[摘要]：为探讨我国最大的河口湾珠江口中持久性有机氯的残留水平与分布,1996 年7 月和1997 年3 月在珠江 口分别进行了两个航次的现场调查,从布设的十多个站位采集了表层沉积物和悬浮颗粒物样品. 样品经冷冻干燥、 萃取浓缩和净化分离后,用GC 法分析其有机氯农药六六六(HCH) 和滴滴涕(DDT) 以及多氯联苯( PCBs) 的含量. 结 果表明:表层沉积物中HCHs、PCBs 和DDTs 的浓度范围分别为0. 28～1. 23 ,0. 18～1. 82 和1. 36～8. 99 ng/ g (干 重) ,与其他河口相比,珠江口沉积物的有机氯含量较低. 悬浮颗粒物中有机氯的含量随不同采样站位和季节而异, 但平均含量高于沉积物. 本文基于两个航次的调研,综合报道了这些有机氯化合物在研究海...

[摘要]：由于人们对自然生态环境认识的局限性,往往在对环境问题的决策中出现失误. 预警原则( Precautionary Principle) 要求即使没有科学的证据,只要假设某些人为活动有可能对生命资源产生某些危险或危害的效应,就应采 取适用的技术或措施减缓或直至取消这些影响. 预警原则是维护生态系统健康和生态安全的重要原则. 本文将预警 原则应用于厦门和浙江象山港等地的战略环境评价、环境容量研究和城市规划中,取得了显著的效果. 证明预警原 则是维护资源和生态安全、避免决策失误、促进社会经济迈向永续发展之路的必要手段,是环境规划与管理的有效 工具.[Abstract]:The precautionary principle (PP) can be found in internationa...

[摘要]：溢油鉴别是海洋环境保护的一个重要课题。一旦 发现海上溢油, 如果能及时、快速、准确地查明其来 源, 对于尽快采取有效的控制和治理对策, 依法追究 肇事者的责任至关重要。